Good morning or should I say good evening since it is technically your Monday evening and my Tuesday morning. Micah and I left the good ole USA Friday afternoon and arrived in London bright and early with virtually no hiccups. Somehow our seats were changed and we were not sitting together, however, they were able to get us relatively close to each other although not side by side. Our experience at the Heathrow Airport was painless. We did however have to go through security check in again which I found odd, but it was quick and although we arrived 45 minutes early to our gate for our Bahrain flight they were already BOARDING! We were hoping to get our seats together since we were several rows apart but that wasn't going to happen, so on the plane we went. Before we lifted off, I was able to move up a few rows and sit by myself. I had room for Micah but unfortunately he did not understand that and sat back where he was, though he did just fine. We arrived in to Bahrain early and luckily got through customs with no problems. Apparently others have had a bad experience but the gentleman who took care of us was rather nice! Stephen was there to pick us up and we took a taxi back to the flat (aka our apartment), freshened up a bit and were off walking to Ric's Bar and Grill. We do a lot of walking since we do not have a car here which will be good for us. Dinner was interesting. Ric's is owned by a sweet old Italian man and dinner that night was a Tex-Mex Buffet - HAHA! It was pretty good, though some one needs to tell them that refried beans aren't that runny (still good though). We were joined by two of Stephens colleagues and had a nice time for our first night in Bahrain.
Sunday is the beginning of the work week here and Stephen was off to work with Micah and myself fending for ourselves. We slept in and spent the remainder of the day watching movies and playing Starcraft. We went to the MegaMart (so not like Wal-Mart but bigger than the regular grocery store here) to get some much needed groceries and necessities. It was interesting to say the least as you have to get past labels and be adventurous in your choices. Buying American will cost you almost three times the price and surprisingly their products taste almost the same (I know, I know)! When you buy pastries or bread, it is all fresh and you better know that you are going to eat it soon or risk throwing it out and wasting it, and relatively cheap. We had Shawarma for dinner - absolutely wonderful and then had Marble Slab for dessert! I love American Alley lol
Monday I slept way too late, having had troubles falling asleep. Laundry and movies were on the agenda for today. We cooked in tonight and then Micah and I made a trip to the MegaMart on our own and did relatively well. Stephen had a long and exhausting day and we made it better by going to the pool. Did you know they chill the pool because it is soo hot here? OMG it was soo cold, but you got used to it after awhile. I decided to take an Excedrin PM to help me sleep and it did the trick!! I went right to sleep and slept all night. This morning I tried my new blow dryer as mine do not fit in the converters UGH! And now I have to find a curling iron.....pray for me LOL I will manage. It is just a bump in the road but really would like to find a happy medium in that department.
Well, it is time to go check the laundry and get this posted up. We have a barbecue dinner this Friday at one of Stephens colleagues place so I will write back then and let you know how it went! Have a great week
~deandra
PS - pictures to come when I have more patience for them to upload
