Qatar

On our way to Dubai, we stopped one night/day in Doha, Qatar...and the heat began :-) We had a lovely walk around the Souk Waqif straight from our hotel where it had all different areas - gold where mummy bought a necklace, birds/tortoises/parrots/all sorts of animals for pets, clothing, perfumes, spices, nuts etc...we also walked to the falcon souq. Wow, you walk into the 'shops' and there are a number of falcons on display, most of them with their eyes protected...bizarre for me. We visited the Islamic Art Museum which is a beautiful building, located on the estuary so a great view across to the modern skyline. It had a special exhibition called Kings and Prawns explaining the history of chess - very interesting - beyond the wonderful permanent exhibitions. Then back to the hotel for the luggage and onto the modern 'hub' airport to continue to Dubai.