{"id":2215,"date":"2023-01-31T19:48:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T18:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redhairedgoon.com\/?page_id=2215"},"modified":"2024-01-01T23:39:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T22:39:59","slug":"qatar-doha-al-khor-june-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redhairedgoon.com\/index.php\/photographs\/qatar-doha-al-khor-june-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar (Doha\/Al Khor) – June-August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A nearly three months trip (longest work trip ever, obviously), most of it during Ramadan. Good colleagues. Interesting experience in many ways (and what convinced me to get an automatic as next car, heh), but I honestly had very little clue about the job. I actually enjoyed the heat, it doesn’t bother me at all to be out walking in ridiculous temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doha Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking grand at night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yeah, they have Carrefour too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And Salt & Vinegar Walker’s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Local cats are a bit skinny<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Active cat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orry the Oryx, Mascot for the Arab Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looks more sinister at night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Doha Corniche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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All these buildings, lots in construction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cheap Indian food in local workers restaurant. No cutlery provided.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My second hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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La Croisette? In The Pearl, not Cannes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Not the Mustang I drove in the US.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Garish, you said?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Corniche at night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Al Mourjan Restaurant at night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Villaggio Mall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Complete with Gondolas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gunners!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some Stadium….<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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…too small to be used for the World Cup years later.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fanar (Islamic Cultural Centre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From a little further out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Gold Souk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Years before we had the same in Paris…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Museum of Islamic Arts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Surrounded by the sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A little trip further North to Al-Khor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A nearly three months trip (longest work trip ever, obviously), most of it during Ramadan. Good colleagues. Interesting experience in many ways (and what convinced me to get an automatic as next car, heh), but I honestly had very little clue about the job. I actually enjoyed the heat, it doesn’t bother me at all …<\/p>\n

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