we've arriveed

Happily I go with senti's sentiments when it comes to water. Give me a bevy instead any time ;o)

I guess they have to claw back some money the lose by giving the bubbly away :D

Seriously, though, in UK bottled water in restaurants is always a ridiculous price - I always ask for tap water (unfortunately can't do that here - too yuk).

However, bottled water in Doha is so cheap it's a bit of a rip off to overcharge for it in restaurants. Be thankful you weren't paying for the vino! lol

Even i am intrigued as to why its charged so high in a restaurant

There are three sides to every argument: your side, my side and the right side

for your welcoming comments. Now back from Brunch and it was great - but hey, that water is expensive!!! Weird that they have endless free champagne but whack on an huge charge for bottled water. Quite funny really. Beautiful view.

I'm a pretty positive person generally - and why go to another country and not give it your best shot. If you want to spend your life complaining you can do that at home! But as I say, so far all good. We drove around a little this morning - we took someone's advice to get used to driving around and get our bearings on a Friday morning when it's quiet, and that was good advice.

I feel very privileged that I'm a white female foreign worker, however, and not an Asian construction worker as I'm sure those poor buggers don't get treated any where near as well as I am and I really do appreciate it - to the point of feeling rather guilty about it. You see those poor guys working outside in this heat, that's pretty tough. And we would not have our nice air conditioned apartments to live in without them.

welcome to Doha - hope to meet you both sometime at one of the social gatherings :D

I'm also a Londoner by birth, mez.

welcome Mez ... give it at least a year before u decide wether u like the place or not :D

Welcome!! And keep up that positive attitude, it will make your stay a lot more fun :D

tra la la

very refreshing to hear that you are enjoying your stay in Qatar....:D

good morning and see ya around..:D

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and I love it too. Had a lousy cold and wet summer in Norway and enjoying the heat. Haven't been around much yet but lookin forward to that. And everything I'am wondering about is possible to find in old posts here. Brilliant!

Just to add to the previous comments, in my opinion, Sheraton's Brunch on Fridays at Shaheen's at the top, is one of the best for the quality/price ratio. I've been to all brunches once, but i've returned to the Sheraton 4 or 5 times in a year and a half. The view is fantastic if you ask to sit by the Four Seasons' side. Unlimited bubbly also helps.

Landmark has a lot of stuff for Brits, like the food mart has lot of British imports and so on, and there's of course Marks and Spencers (if that's the kinda place you go to...).

Enjoy your stay.

Mez, I know you'll get used to Doha, Qatar and Trust me Doha, is not bad as what you obviously read about those complains and it's a matter of you try to see and appreciate the things that you have here and that Qatar has to offer :D

Besides, no country doesn't have a flaws ;-)Doha is getting better and better, you are lucky you just came at this stage of their development and continuous development.

May you have a nice weekend too.

Cheers!

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"I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be alone, I never find a companionable solitude"

almost by end of 2009 most of the current projects will be completed which right now are under construction. and still more will come up, hmm you have been to Al khor and Sealine. now go to Umbaab and Dukhan they are about 80km from here go to shamal the north end of Qatar. Go to zubara also. but not in this heat wait a month.go to zakreet also i love the beach there you can walk 1km the sea is shallow there no body knows that much about zakreet beach.

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Yes, City Center (great), Villagio (cute but won't be doing weekly shopping there), Hyatt Plaza (must be missing something as not much there). Not been to Landmark yet. Been to Sealine (not too impressed) and up to Al Khor. We're going to be driving quite slowly first off anyway until we get used to the roads so radars not too much of a worry. I'm sure that it won't be long before I'm driving like a local. We've been living in a small town with not one traffic light so traffic is a novelty - and not a pleasant one. However, I'm a Londonder originally so used to sitting in traffic for ever trying to go a couple of kilometres.

One question: does anyone think that Doha will ever be finished? Talk about building projects! The place is one big building site!

Great good Morning so at last you landed here in doha great.

Welcome where r u lets go to corniche for walk :D and tea.

well you still have to see alot here guss u have been to city center and Mall only and Villagio. should go to land mark too. the major hotel and their bars and restaurants the dunes umsaeed today that place is fully jammed packed as its a weekend. you can drive but drive safely around and watch out for the radars and cams.

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