We need to prepare for our luggage suits for its Arabian culture. We need to cover our skin when entering to a Mosque. So though it is hot country, we bring some long T-shirts and pants. And it is important to make a reservation of hotel. We should stay at some hotel at Manama.
On arriving at Bahrain, we are to catch a taxi and go to Bahrain Fort. It is revealed that this is erected in 1522 by Portguise. It is selected as UNESCO world heritage in 2005 . We can see the legacy in the wall.
The next day, we will visit Tree of Life, which stands alone in the middle of desert. It has not been known that where the tree get water from.
Oil Museum and No.1 Oil are said to be the first place at which people found some oil well. This is the starter of oil era of Arabia peninsula. In the museum, many pictures and tools to dig the well are displayed.
Next day, we will go to Manama Souq. Souq means bazaar in Arabian. Many old shops in this street. Manama Souq has the area where noble metals shops, clothes shops, and spice shops are gathered. So we should buy some souvenir here.
Next day, going to Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club. It is big enough for this horseracing club to accommodate 3,000 people. However, because Bahrain is Muslim country. To bet is banned. So we only see the race but the its king himself is keen to raise the thoroughbreds.
Next day, we are going to Bahrain National Museum, which. h is the one of the largest in the Middle-East Asia. There are a lot of artifacts, which show that Bahrain has a very long history dates back to the Paleolithic era. They display many kinds of archives about the Bahrain’s culture, the lifestyle before industrial development and fauna and flora in the island.
Day 8
We will go Grand Mosque (Ahmed Al Fateh Mosque. It is the largest mosque in Bahrain. It is so large that 7000 people can play at once in the mosuque. And we, sightseer can enter and see the mosque almost freely. We can even take a picture in it. A guide will tell us about Islam sometimes in Japanese. This will be a great chance for us to experience Islamic culture.
from://www.beautifulmosque.com/al-fateh-mosque-manama-bahrain/
Day 9 and Day10
We want to stay Novotel Al Dana Resort Bahrain on the days. It is not a very big resort hotel but have a private beach and pretty good for us to relax. Maybe a long, two weeks, trip makes us very tired. We will need a rest. I want a break. So we will make us ourselves at home in the hotel. Near the hotel, there are some good restaurants. We will be not inconvenienced taking a meal. It will be a great fun to look for a favorite restaurant exploring the street around the hotel.
From: http://www.agoda.com/novotel-al-dana-resort-bahrain/hotel/manama-bh.html
Day 11
We will go King Fahad Causeway. It is a toll road between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. A very long bridge among the sea. Near the halfway point of the bridge, there is a tower with observation deck. I think the view from the tower is so beautiful. And we can have a meal at the restaurant in the tower. It will be elegant time.
From: http://www.habibtoumi.com/2011/01/04/190000-people-drive-into-bahrain-over-new-year-weekend/
Day 12
We will go to Bahrain pearling trail. Once, pearl fishing was a Bahrain’s large industry. Now it is a run-down industry but Bahrain pearling trail is became a UNESCO World Heritage. It is a road where there are building cluster which pearl fishermen used for harvesting or transaction. We can see former prosperity of pearling.
From: http://heritage.brookes.ac.uk/projects/current/bahrain-bu-maher-fort/
Day13 and 14
We will buy souvenirs. We will go to Al A’Ali Shopping Complex. In this shopping mall, we can buy brand items free on tax. In Japan, consumption tax was raised. So it is a good chance for us to buy expensive goods. And we will buy souvenirs for family and friends in japan.
From: http://www.hajihassan.com/view.php?page=Al-A%27ali_Shopping_Complex
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