Every year CPChem has a plant managers meeting in an over-seas country where they have plants. It just so happens that this year that meeting was in Doha! We lucked out that Dad had to come visit and of course Mom was able to tag along. I was very excited to have them here to do some exploring with us and to play with Jacob. Jacob thoroughly enjoyed the extra love and attention.
Mom arrived on a Monday night a few days earlier than Dad so that we could have more time together doing girly stuff during the day. On Tuesday we just relaxed and played with Jacob. We literally didn't leave the house all day. It was fun just to catch up and watch Jacob enjoy having two people dote on him all day. Wednesday morning, Inez flew in from Saudi to spend a couple days exploring with us. After picking her up from the airport, we headed straight for Souq Waqif and just wandered around for a while. Then we met their friend, Susan, for lunch at Damasca. It was fun day.
Thursday we headed out to explore "Katara Cultural Village". I had never been here either so I didn't really know what to expect. It is a very nice area with lots of offices of cultural type things like music and arts. It has several restaurants, a nice beach, an amphitheatre, and indoor theatre for opera and orchestra concerts. I think when stuff is going on it can be a very happening place but on a Tuesday morning it was pretty empty. It was nice to see and explore. Katara also has a small museum with changing exhibits. At this time it was the exhibit of "Crying Woman". It was a very strange museum. Not really sure what else to say about that. After exploring Katara, we headed over to The Pearl for lunch and a stroll along the water.
We spent Friday the way our family typically does with a late yummy breakfast and church. After church Inez headed back to Saudi and then later Friday night Papa flew in from Houston. We were really excited to have Papa with us in Qatar. Saturday we headed out to show Nana and Papa the singing sand dunes and the desert camping. Sadly, the sand wouldn't really sing for us this time.
The next week my Dad had meetings during the day so Mom and I had a little more time to shop, decorate my house, and play with Jacob. We went to a play area at the mall that was the perfect size for Jacob. He loved being free to run around and play with all sorts of new toys. Sadly, my Mom's camera is being weird and we don't have the pictures from that day. When Dad was with us we explored some new restaurants, one fish house that was more interesting than anything else. When you walk in the door you pick out the fish you want to eat and then they cook it how you ask. The other was a SUPER fancy, nice, restaurant where I had possibly the best steak I've ever had in my life! Also, the apple thing is a fully edible, apple pie. It was a very fun night. Thanks Mom and Dad!
We also went exploring one more time. This time we went out to "Purple Island" which is a little land mass area surrounded by mangroves. It's a fun short hike from the entrance on what used to be a dirt causeway. However, many parts of the causeway have been washed out so we had to hike through the water which was actually very fun and refreshment from the heat. Mom had pictures of us in the water but once again, her camera decided we shouldn't want those pictures. But we did get some pictures on the island side and a couple during the hike. After the hike we had planned to go find a secluded beach, have a picnic, and do some swimming but Jacob woke up that morning with a runny nose and cough so we decided swimming may not be the best idea. So instead we picked up KFC, had a quick lunch in the qatar and briefly visited a beach. It was a fun day exploring.
We LOVED having Nana and Papa here with us in Qatar. I wish the visit could have been longer but we will take what we can get.
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