Photo-journalism at its finest: lots of pictures of a cute kiddo to describe our most recent adventure! |
| Cool Koala backpack? Check! Ready to go! |
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| The brown-track-suit kiddo climbing over the brown-blob-guy at the Amsterdam airport |
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| Army men? What a cool plane toy! |
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| The plane didn't crash, but Noah did... |
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| The best part of the trip? Playmates! |
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| Mmmmm... sand! |
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| National Evangelical Church |
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| The hospital right next door |
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| Mainly music |
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| Play play play... |
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| One of the preferred activities in 110 degree heat: pool time! |
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| Bahrain had some impressive skyscrapers |
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| Some had pictures of royalty... |
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| Some had cryptic messages |
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| Some were half-finished... |
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| Cultural Center |
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| World Trade Center - the windmills in the center were supposed to power the building... we were told, however, the first time they let them rotate, though, the windows from the top five stories of the buildings all came crashing down... oops. Good idea, but it didn't work out. |
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| There were lots of old housing buildings near where we stayed. |
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| The Grand Mosque |
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| Courtyard in the Grand Mosque |
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| Handblown light fixtures in the Grand Mosque |
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| Bahrain Fort |
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| Why not ride horses at a fort? |
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| Super old fort in the foreground. Super new buildings in the background |
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| Not everything was unfamiliar... |
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| Most things were in English and Arabic |
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| Noah loved his Little Caesar's pasta |
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| Noah's Pop-pop would love it here! |
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| We didn't get a blizzard or pizza, but I was tempted... |
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| All the modern conveniences, really! |
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| But some things were less familiar - the souq! |
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| The souq is the outdoor market |
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| Lots of places to get delicious fresh juice to cool you on a hot day! |
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| The Arab ladies loved our little boy |
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| And the shop keepers sometimes gave him treats, too! |
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| Cures for a wide range of maladies, as described in the Bahrain National Museum |
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| I just liked the description... "Foul Sewer" |
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| Random boat, probably hasn't seen water in awhile |
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| Note the graffiti. I didn't do it! |
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| There was an impressive showing of law enforcement... police every 1/4 mile on the highway... |
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| Never moving, but ever-present |
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| Pictures of the king everywhere... |
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| Graffitti, which had been painted over |
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| A main intersection, shut-down completely because it's a popular gathering place |
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| Some people have Bahraini national pride |
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| Or just a love for hats |
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| Bahrain has a Formula One track... and a super awesome go-kart track! |
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| These little carts go about 50-60mph! |
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| Fire retardant suits, helmets, gloves... it was the real deal! |
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| JPE Day went international! Complete with a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake! |
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| Followed by a fancy dinner without the kiddos |
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| A Bahraini park... the action didn't really get started until about 7 or 8pm! |
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| And when all else fails, pool time again! |
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| Story time! |
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| National Evangelical Church |
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| Dates were plentiful |
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| Noah sort of learned how to hula hoop |
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| The school |
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| Graduation |
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| The king's camel farm |
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| He has more than 600 camels |
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| 1-week-old camel... so big! |
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| A day at the beach! |
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| Snorkeling! |
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| And... exhaustion! |
