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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.

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The Golf Course Hotel

This last weekend we took a trip over to the Gulf Hotel in Bahrain.   They have a nice kid’s pool there were we take Kai and Nora for a teppanyaki dinner at the Japanese restaurant now and again as a special treat.  They are both convinced that it is the fanciest restaurant on the entire planet.  Nora doesn’t need an excuse to get dressed up but Kai is a different story.  Teppanyaki is the only thing I know of that he will willingly put on a collared shirt for.

In the week leading up to the trip Nora started referring to the hotel as the Golf Course Hotel.  She probably heard “Gulf” hotel and thought “Golf Course”.  Anyway, the name has now stuck.

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A Bahrain trip with the kids

As a reward for a sustained improvement in table manners and general decorum Kai and Nora earned a trip over to Bahrain for a movie, dinner and a stay at the Gulf hotel which has a pool they love.   The movie was Rango and dinner was a Tepanyaki treat.  Kai and Nora were absolutely transfixed by the food being prepared at the table though Nora ate about a pound of edemame and little else.