All posts tagged “Muharraq

Photograph of a brightly lit scene in an alley way in a souq with a tall stack of colourful plastic bins on the left.

Surrounded, on all sides

Closing my eyes with this image in mind, I can feel the same breeze on my sun on my skin and breeze in my hair from this day. And I can remember the sound of the tarp blowing gently in the winter breeze. That was […]

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Photograph of an empty courtyard in Bahrain with an abandoned shopping cart in the foreground.

Looking like an unfinished scene

In the final few weeks of living in Bahrain, I finally checked out the Pearling Path in Muharraq. It’s a historical trail in Muharraq that takes visitors on a journey from the seashore to heart of Muharraq—the journey that pearls used to go on when […]

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Photograph of an empty alley in a souq/market in Bahrain where all the market stalls are closed

Sunday is Monday

In Bahrain, the working week starts on a Monday. But while living there, I still worked Monday-Friday. On Sundays, Muharraq souq was always empty. Friday or Saturday mornings, this scene would look very different. But mid-morning on a Sunday—empty (basically). I say basically because you […]

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Photo of an outdoor market in Bahrain.

Missing this

Weaving around plastic baskets, tables piled with kids clothes, and other seemingly random odds and ends. I don’t buy anything. Or very rarely. There’s something about walking around a souk. Even the incredibly quiet Muharraq souq, in Bahrain, on a Sunday afternoon. There isn’t anything […]

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Bahrain at night

October 2018 | Muharraq, Bahrain

Take away the honking car horns, sounds of revving motorbikes, and all the noise of highway traffic, you’re left with a peaceful scene. The garish lights on the buildings actually look quite beautiful. Even if they’re all oddly shaped. Bahrain, you ain’t so bad.

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Bahrain, she glows

She Glows

It is so bright at night. The skyline in the city is lit up by not just streetlights, but the buildings themselves. Hotels and apartment blocks are all adorned in some of the most garish light shows. But it’s a great excuse to get the […]

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Beautiful Muharraq

Beautiful Muharraq

I‘ve already said it, and I’ll say it again—I love wandering around Muharraq taking photos of the streets, people, and buildings. There’s so much history in one tiny area. I have yet to properly explore the countless famous old houses in Muharraq—Bin Matar House, Sheikh […]

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This Unapologetic Wall

This Unapologetic Wall

This bright yellow wall and blue door felt slightly out-of-place in Muharraq. Buildings here are usually white, beige, or some other neutral colour. The buildings blend into the desert like landscape they sit in. And then there’s this. Unapologetically standing out next to the grey […]

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