Shopping in Doha

Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves
In labyrinths of coral caves
The echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and submarine.

Nope, not a description of the Arabian Gulf; it's the lyric of a Pink Floyd song that was playing in the grocery store yesterday. I started hearing a familiar ping noise as we were waiting for our cab, and I turned to Justin and asked, "Are you hearing the opening of Pink Floyd's 'Echoes'?" Sure enough.

I've decided to talk a bit about one aspect of living in Doha every day this week, and I'm starting with shopping because that's how I spent my weekend. I'm not generally much of a shopper, but between setting up a new household and trying to find appropriate work clothes, I had a lot of shopping to do.

( Groceries )

( Malls (and people-watching) )

( Souqs )

I'd planned to talk about food, too, and maybe church, but I can see I should leave those for future days! Please let me know if there's another aspect of life in Qatar that I should write about.