A Little Oryx in Qatar

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

An evening at the souq and Bandar Aden, Yemeni Restaurant

bread, salad, lamb fahsa, chicken ogda, and soup

Dinner at Bandar Aden again in the souq. Great as always and they got new menus! We tried a new dish, recommended by the waiter, called Fahsa.

Bandar Aden Yemeni Restaurant
http://www.bandaraden.com/

Fahsa is a Yemeni stew. It is a stew made of lamb cutlets with lamb soup, spices and "holba," fenugreek, after it’s cooked.

Souq Waqif busy at night

camels and construction

The camels are hard to see here but there were loads of them, all sitting down.

Computational Cities: Geometrical Modeling for Urban Design and Simulation

Attended a seminar, "Computational Cities: Geometrical Modeling for Urban Design and Simulation," by Professor Daniel G. Aliaga, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Purdue University, USA at the Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute, Qatar Computing Research Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. It was very interesting and I learned about geometrical modeling vs. behavioral modeling for urban design.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Sweets

These sweets were filled with dates and pistachios. Really soft and yummy!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!

I was quite surprised to find all this American Easter chocolate at Lulu Hypermarket, the Indian supermarket!

How cute, Dove fairy bunnies!

Even MilkyWay!!!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Al-Mashaheer Restaurants & Bakeries

Went for dinner Al-Mashaheer Restaurants & Bakeries. They have little private rooms where you can sit with pillows in traditional style.

While we waited for the private room, we walked along the street and found a stationary shop with some Japanese and Korean character goods.

appetizers

ful and bread

The ful was really good with the feta cheese and tomato.

Fūl medammis (فول مدمّس), or simply fūl, is an Egyptian dish of cooked and mashed fava beans served with olive oil, chopped parsley, onion, garlic, and lemon juice. A staple meal in Egypt, it is popular in the cuisines of the Levant, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan and Saudi Arabia.

liver

My friend said the liver was great, but I don't eat liver, so have to take his word for it!

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A stroll around Landmark Shopping Mall

There was this cute, hot pink car parked right outside.

Exciting news!!! Victoria's Secret is coming to Qatar!!! Apparently by Retail International Co.

ILoveQatar.net was doing a fundraiser at the Information Booth for Japan. I donated 50 QR and got this cute t-shirt that says "hope" in Japanese and Arabic.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Qatar National Library

On a quest to find a specific book in Qatar, I become quite acquainted with a few of the libraries. I figured the natural solution for a book would be from Georgetown University library. At SFS-Q, anyone can get a library card for 50 QR which allows for them to check out some books from what's available in Qatar. SFS-Q alumni get to pay 250 QR for a library card and can order and check out books from main campus. Note: this is only for Qatar alumni, not main campus alumni. Hmm. So the book was located on main campus... So then I tried the Qatar National Library. Luckily, my elementary school DID have a card catalog so I actually knew how to use the one at Qatar National Library. Unfortunately, they also didn't have the book, but the gentlemen working at the library were very kind and helpful in trying to find it. They have a great collection of books though and a beautiful library. It's a really great resource that could be used by more. They also tell me they are in the process of computerizing the catalog and it's about half done.

At Qatar National Library, with a 100 QR deposit and copy of the QID, anyone can get a little paper library card which allows for 2 books to be borrowed at a time for 1 month.

Opening Hours:
Sunday-Thursday 7:30am-12:30pm, 4pm-6pm
Friday, Saturday closed