Off to the Souq

This shopping destination is renowned for selling traditional garments, spices, handicrafts, and souvenirs. It is also home to dozens of restaurants serving cuisines from all over the world, as well as Shisha lounges. Although this market dates back at least a hundred years, it has been recently restored back to its original glory.  It is now considered one of the top tourist destinations within Doha.  Souq Waqif is located in the center of the town, this old Bedouin souq has been renovated and transformed into a tourist attraction plus the eatery and fancy dining places

Virtually anything can be found there, from local traditional garb and beautiful embroideries and perfumes, to food, spices, musical instruments, and pre-colonial antiques.  The shop and stall keepers are laid back, not in the least bit pushy, and do accept and expect some bargaining. 

more souvenirs here.

garments and lots of garments

 Colorful pashminas

We wanted to have coffee but most of the coffee shops are full then we saw one familiar coffee shop, CBTL. There was no customers but when I asked for a latte, they run out of coffee (wht the….) so we just ordered Freez. Freez by the way is a non-alcoholic drink. 

To purchase liquor,one must have a license.  You can only get a license when you have obtained your residency permit and you will need to get a letter from your employer confirming your salary in addition to paying a certain amout of deposit.  -wikitravel

So walang lasing dito hahaha.

Before heading home, we dropped by at the Gold Souq which is just a stone’s throw away from Souq Waqif. There are lots of lovely and pricey jewelries to choose from and this eye pendant caught my attention

and here is another pricey eye candy, I saw on our way home

at maraming ganitong luxury car and nagkalat sa daan….

It was a lovely evening for us. A great experience to keep too. 

Happy weekend everyone.