A quick stop in Bahrain

We made a very quick stop in Manama, Bahrain on our way from Kathmandu to Amman. We only have a few photos as we arrived after dark and left reasonably early the next day. It is certainly a place we wouild all like to go back to and spend some more time, but that would be after winning the lottery. Man, is it ever expensive. But it is very cool seeing the incredibly old right beside the ultra-modern.

Here is a view of Bahrain from the plane as we headed out towards Amman. The main island is onlhy 53 sq. kms. but they pack a lot into a small space.

The best Christmas decorations we have seen were in the Bahrain airport. Seems a bit weird having beautiful Christmas decorations in a Muslim country. We asked a few of the staff at the airport about this and they say they are catering to the Philipino and European tourists. I guess if you have the money...why not?

A photo through the front window of the taxi on our way back to the airport. The city is sparkling clean with wide boulevards, old buildings, ultra-modern building, fresh water, salt water and everything else you could possibly want. Assuming you have money to pay for it all.