A random weekend trip brought us to Doha, Qatar. Only a 40-minute flight away, Doha is home to…err…the 2022 World Cup? It was a nice getaway, offering the chance to visit Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service campus, a really cool made-to-look-old-but-actually-pretty-new souk, an art museum and more. Some highlights below…
Fabulous Doha (CLICK for panoramic)
Stop #1: GU’s SFS Qatar (my donations built a nice facility!)
GU’s new and bigger facility is only a few months old
Greeting us on the way to the Pearl development
The Pearl development: eating at Gordon Ramsey’s Maze, browsing Gucci, checking out a yacht…all in a normal day
Evening stroll along the Corniche
Evening sunset from our hotel beach
Souk Waqif – a jumping spot with shops, entertainment and food!
A sample shop at the souk – smell those spices!
Bright new morning in Doha!
Back to the Souk Waqif for lunch
Old shops renovated as new at Souk Waqif
Shisha was smoked by EVERYONE!
The Islamic Art Museum was a vision inside and out
Great Falls, VA photo in our Doha paper…random much?!
