It is native to deserts and steep areas of the Arabian Peninsula. It is the National animal of Qatar. The details of each stamp are listed below. Qatar released a set of another four stamps on 01 December to celebrate the 15th Asian Games. A First Day Cover with all the stamps was also released to coincide with the release of stamps. The venues for Football and Table tennis were Al-Arabi sports club while Al-Rayyan sports club hosted the volleyball events. The details of the four stamps are described in the text below.
Athletes Village - It is complex where the athletes will be accommodated for the Games. Aspire Dome - It is the World's largest indoor multi-purpose dome located in Qatar. It has the capacity to host 13 different sporting events simultaneously in a climate controlled arena and in addition, has a full-sized indoor football pitch.
The only thing that consoles me that night, is the lovely, huge bed. I wonder about the noise, 3 in the morning. Suddenly, I realize that it is the Muslim prayer time. It sounds so clear and as I find out the next morning, the mosque was directly next to the accommodation. The next morning, at , am the driver drives me to the office.
The first fleeting taste of Qatar felt like the answer to some unspoken question. The landscape is completely different from what I had accustomed up to that moment. A sandy uniform color, dusty, big construction sites, and countless Land cruiser cars driving in fast mode. Catch me from despair and start wondering how will I manage to live here for nine months.
I feel relieved to meet my colleague and to my surprise, our department has two more Greeks, John, and Myrto. We are four already! Oh, what happiness! Suddenly I hear the shrill voice of Beverly. Who is Beverly? Our Canadian boss was, from the Athens Games. She welcomes me and introduces me to the rest. That was the first thing I loved in Qatar , the multi-ethnicity!
Regarding Qatari colleagues, like many foreigners in Qatar, I suspect, I met kindness and consideration from them and they were very welcoming. For them, it was something special to socialize with so many foreigners and I can tell you that they really enjoyed it. On the same day, I meet my flatmate named Dina yeah yeah Greek also! And our adventure for house hunting begins, as we decide to live together.
It was that difficult period where taxis are in bad condition, taxi drivers speak bad English, no public transport, no road addresses, we could not easily accommodate ourselves around the city, the heat was unbearable…we were literally like flies amid milk as we Greeks say and really seemed strange to them that two single women wish to stay together.
How is that possible!!? Yet although has happened to us too many grotesque incidents, we really had fun and we had the opportunity to know the city and its culture better. Our favorite part of the city is Corniche, which extends for several kilometers along Doha Bay and the old city market — the Souq Waqif — known for selling traditional garments, spices, handicrafts, and souvenirs. The house hunting along with my friend was really an amusing experience.
Eventually, for our good luck, we were informed by our company that we can stay in the newly renovated apartments with other colleagues. It looks like a busy Asian Games neighborhood. Once we met, of course, the craziness would only accelerate. Towards the end of the games, a Greek girl Myrto moves with us also, and the apartment takes a special form! It is mainly in the capital, Doha, and the traffic was amid the madness because of the various roundabouts around the city.
Often, moreover, as a resident, I did have to enter those roundabouts with a cold heart and the driving part was a big challenge, indeed. Nowadays the traffic jam has changed and improved though.
The situation away from Doha is quite different…the landscape changes shape and it is dominated by the power of the desert and speed. Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, Fifa World Cup Trentino Winter Universiade, London Olympic Games, Coca Cola Show Case Pavilion, Royal Parks London, ECB Facility Review, Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, Lexus Luxury Edition Roadshow, Weight, metal, fineness, value and date below. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia following Tehran in to host the games.
It was the first time that all 45 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia took part in this event. Also, Eurosport broadcast the event, marking the first time that the European continent could watch this Asian sporting event.
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