Bahrain 2018

Bahrain (December 2018)

• While living in Dubai we went for a weekend to Bahrain
  
• I will recommend a few places that I visited and enjoyed in Bahrain

Main places visited:

• a) Arad Fort
• b) Muharraq
• c) Bahrain National Museum
• d) World Trade Center - Al Manama Souq
• e) Al Seef
• f) Bahrain Fort
• g) Adliya
• h) Al Fateh Mosque
• i) Amwaj Islands - Marissa beach
• j) Tree of Life
  
  
  
  

a) Arad Fort:

• From the airport we directly walked towards Arad Fort, which offers a nice first view of the city
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

b) Muharraq:

• Muharraq is one of the old towns of Bahrain with cute little streets and a few parks
  
  
  
  

c) Bahrain National Museum:

• We learnt a few things about Bahrain especially its huge importance in terms of  the quality of its pearls internationally recognized, and how its flag is white and red resembling a red cloth where the white pearls were temporarily storedxxx
  

d) World Trade Center - Al Manama Souq:

• One of the buildings I liked the most was World Trade Center
  
• Nearby we had lunch in a seafood restaurant that we really liked: Sheza Seafood restaurant
  
• We walked after lunch around the area of Al Manana Souq and Bab Al Bahrain
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• e) Al Seef
• Al Seef is an area with several luxury hotels with fancy restaurants and plenty of nightlife
• We went to Ritz for a Mexican restaurant with friends who live in Saudi Arabia and came for the weekend
• The place is beautiful and they even have a live Mexican band of mariachis, but the prices are too high for the food itself
  

f) Bahrain Fort:

• Much better than Arad Fort, bigger and better views
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

g) Adliya:

• Second day we enjoyed breakfast in this area, where a few local houses have transformed into restaurants and has a very bohemian vibe
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

h) Al Fateh Mosque:

• On the way to the south we passed by one of the most popular mosques in Bahrain
  

i) Amwaj Islands - Marissa beach:

• These artificial areas offer a lagoon with plenty of restaurants and cafes, and a private beach
  
  
  
  
• Even if I dislike the concept of private beaches, the public beach I saw in the city center did not look very nice
  
  
  
  

j) Tree of Life:

• One of the iconic places in Bahrain is a 400 year tree which survives in the middle of the desert
  
• The place itself is a bit ridiculous and dissapointing, but the visit to the south is great to understand the reality of Bahrain, full of areas where oil & gas is exploited
  
• Hope you have some useful information about places in Bahrain