Bahrain Goals

Bahrain Goals

General Goals (for every country)

1. Go camping! (Went camping in the desert with my Saudi friend and his Filipino girlfriend Rachel).
2. Dine with locals. 
3. Dine with foreigners: (Lots of meals with Yousif, Rachel and Connie - an American expat).
4. Read non-fiction.
5. Read fiction.
6. See sunrise.
7. See sunset.

Lonely Planet Goals

1. Visit Sar burial grounds.
2. See high-profile building projects: Driving around Manama it was impossible to miss!
3. Walk on land reclaimed from the sea: Went to a few including a new suburb of Manama.
4. See the Bahrain National Museum: Excellent and very well-funded museum. Surprisingly, it was Rachel's first time going to a museum ever in her life. She picked a good one to start!
5. Look at agate beads at the Bahrain National Museum.
6. Find carnelian beads at the Bahrain National Museum.
7. Check out earthenware burial jars at the Bahrain National Museum.
8. See the postmodern architecture at the Bahrain National Museum.
9. Go to see Bahrain Fort at night: Cool exhibits, but don't go too late! We got locked inside!
10. Go to al-Fatih Mosque.
11. Appreciate the interior design of al-Fatih Mosque.
12. Appreciate the marble, glass and wood at al-Fatih Mosque.
13. Learn about Islam at the al-Fatih Mosque.
14. Eat Khabees (dates in various states of ripeness).
15. Eat Makbus.
16. Eat Rangena.

Personal Goals

1. See an art exhibit at Bahrain National Theater: Some beautiful artwork that we stumbled across.
2. Find a pearl.
3. Go to Bait al-Qur'an (Quran Museum): Sad we couldn't take pictures, but it was still really cool.
4. Go see Arad Fort: Had a pleasant wander around.
5. Go see the Tree of Life.
6. Visit Bab al-Bahrain and the Manama Souq: Super chaotic, but fun and we had a pomegranate shaved ice desert.
7. See the corniche: It was nice enough. Not really highlight, but not bad.
8. Go to Shaikh Isa bin Ali House: Beautiful architecture.
9. Stand in the center of the causeway: Someday I will get to the other side...
10. Go to al-Dar Island: Next time will will find a pearl!
11. Go to a club for expats: Went to lots of them...eh. Probably alright, but I am not into clubbing.
12. Go to a club for locals: This was much more interesting. This might have been mostly Saudis there for the weekend, but Rachel and I were the only females there that weren't prostitutes. The other girls (and a few lady-boys) were Thai prostitutes. It was a seedy place, but interesting to observe. Far more so than the expat clubs.