Hotel - Day Two

We arrived at our beautiful, 5 star hotel last night around 8:30. After 22 hours of traveling, I think we all jumped for joy once we got to our rooms.

At the hotel

The hotel is not only beautiful, it is very comfortable. We have our meals in the restaurant downstairs, which has already proven to be quite delicious. I had the best babagaboush of my life, which was puréed to the consistency of hummus, but with a richer taste. Speaking of hummus, the real deal is 100% better than the grocery store variety. The food culture here is meat-heavy, but that doesn't bother me. I am happy to eat Mezze for every meal.

Manama, Bahrain

Today the sky is overcast, but it is expected to get quite warm later, in the mid 70s. Apparently there was a sand storm yesterday afternoon before we arrived, so there is a fine layer of sand on the streets and windows.

We are venturing to the Souk, which is the neighborhood outdoor market. We have a Bahraini employee from the festival escorting us around town (who happens to be a member of the national JuJitzu team). Later tonight he will take us to see a concert in Arad Fort where we will be performing on Wednesday.

Please excuse the quality of the photos. I can only post iPhone pics for now, but you can expect real pics once I am home.

I was surprised to see Google in Arabic!