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May 11, 2018

A last trip to Bahrain

Last weekend was our last trip to Bahrain. Not forever, I’m sure, but certainly for this school year as with Ramadan coming a trip to Bahrain just isn’t the same. We picked up some clothes and shoes at the mall, saw the Avengers movie (liked it) and then hung out at the motel and beach. We took the kids our to a rare fancy dinner at the Meat Co. Overall a great weekend.

It is like Forever 21 is never going to open.

Stopping at Starbucks for a treat before the stores open in the mall.

I guess it is cold in the Meat Co. Kai cleans up nice in a collared shirt.

Kai Crystal and Nora at the Meat Co.

Nora fighting the tangles in her hair after the beach.

Bug-boy

July 2, 2017

Spring Family Pics

Here is a gallery of spring pictures I’ve cleared off the camera to make way for summer galleries… enjoy!

June 15, 2016

Random June Photos

Summer break is fast approaching and so I am clearing off the camera memory in preparation. Here are a few pictures from the last month or so I thought I would share. Enjoy!

Nora the photographer

Dinner at the Ritz Steakhouse. Dry ice in the desert.

Kai walking Rocky, the neighbors' dog.

Nora with her new Aqua Safe badge

Kai after a hair cut

Kai working on his pull up for scouts

Kai after earning his second class rank in scouts

Nora the photographer

March 13, 2016

Bahrain Weekend

Given a 3 day weekend and a long stretch of time since the last one we decided to do something special and head over to Bahrain for a couple of nights. The weather was excellent for pool and beach and we even hit some cultural highlights that Crystal and I had not seen in over a decade including the Bahraini fort (ancient Dilum city with a Portuguese fort built over it) and the Grand Mosque of Bahrain. The Grand Mosque used to have the world’s largest fiberglass dome, but, apparently, Dubai liked so much that they made one that is bigger. Enjoy the pictures.

Kai in the Bahrain Fort Museum.

Kai, Nora and Crystal in the Museum.

New low tide by the fort.

Flag above the Bahraini fort.

At the fort entrance.

Juxtaposition of the ancient ruins and modern skyline.

The tower in the fort.

Kai and Nora returning from the fort.

Kai and Nora at the fort.

A scrap metal sculputre of wasps outside the museum.

Kai and Nora paddle boating on the lagoon.

Paddle boating on the lagoon.

Nora with her head scarf.

The grand mosque.

A minaret and the Grand Mosque.

Kai, Nora and Crystal getting ready to enter the mosque. There were multiple tour coaches of german tourists entering at the same time. Who knew?

Nora goes hijab. She couldn't wait.

This 3.5 ton chandelier hangs from the world's second largest fiberglass dome. Aparently from an aluminum support and not the dome itself. So cool but not as amazing as it once was.

There are over 1000 of these hand blows French globes in the mosque.

French blown glass blubs with Iranian stained glass.

Ben, Kai and Nora near the qibla.

Perspective shot down the archway.

Crystal, Kai and Nora on the balcony where the women pray.

Panorama from the balcony of the grand mosque.

Panorama from the second floor.

Crystal, Kai and Nora on the balcony in the Grand Mosque.

Kai outside the Grand Mosque.

Ritz girl.

Nora has on her best dress and even gets some makeup.

Crystal and Kai dressed up for fancy dinner out.

Crystal and Nora waiting for our car to head out to Bushido.

Kai tries his hand at Tepanyaki

June 4, 2015

Bahrain Trip

At the end of May we took a weekend trip over to the Ritz Carlton in Bahrain for a bit of R&R before the end-of-year crunch sets in. We booked a club room but ended up being upgraded to the diplotatic suite which gave us plenty of room. Dinner was a Trader Vic’s nearby which had a fabulous menu. All Kai wanted was a cheeseburger and Nora ordered off menu. Noodles. Just Noodles. Totally plain, nothing on them at all.