11.11.11 - tarikh hari ni sangat cantik, terpaksa tulis entry jugak ;p
By the way, we are still on festive hols til this weekend:) Other than helping with my son's school project which he needs to submit a scrap book on the Victorian Era, we went around the small city of Doha and stopped by the Corniche for lunch. It is getting colder and it's expecting to further experience the temperature drop til February next year. Love the weather now and wish it could just stay as it is ;)
Since, I'm now in Doha, it triggers me about how far I actually know about it. Well, not much really. So, I googled;) Here's some brief information about Doha:
Yeah, everyone knows Doha is a capital city of Qatar. It's actually the largest city in Qatar, covering the area of 132km2 with population of 1.45M. It's interesting to know that Doha is from Arabic word of ad-Dawha, meaning 'the big tree' and it could also be from the word 'Dohat' in Arabic which means 'bay' or 'gulf'.
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| Aspire Tower in Doha |
In terms of its achievement in organizing the sports events, Doha has held the 2006 Asian Games and hosted the AFC Asian Cup 2011. Doha will also host the 2022 FIFA World Cup and is currently bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Well, I'm not really interested in sports though.
Well, enough of 'wordy' Doha, let's scroll through the pix.
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| View of Doha City Centre from the Corniche |
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| Had lunch @ Corniche |
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| Along the Corniche |
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Corniche is among the favorite places for Doha folks to de-stress ;)
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| West Bay Lagoon Plaza (aka Zig Zag Tower), the tallest zig zag / leaning tower in the world. Built for both commercial and residential use. |
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| The Pearl, the commercial and residential area, exclusively built on the artificial island. |
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