Iftar is the breaking of the daily fast during Ramadan. Large dinners and feasts shared with family and friends. So in Doha, each of the hotels hosts an Iftar dinner during Ramadan and we were invited to go with our Finnish neighbors and their 3 children.
This is Scott and Alecks, who just found out this week, they will be in the same class. Yea! (Don't mind Alecks' hair - he was having fun before we left.)
Kaylie getting her hand painted with henna, a Middle Eastern tradition. When it dries and flakes off, the dye from the henna remains for a while.
Alright - when in Rome, do as the Romans do. That's the rule - so I had to try the shisha, a very common sight in Doha. It's like a water pipe. This one was VERY mild with a strawberry smoke flavor. My neighbors ordered this, by the way, but I'm game for anything.
Dinner didn't start until 8:30 - way late for my kids. Poor John ended up falling asleep in his chair, but of course the Benadryl he had to take for an itchy mouth didn't help. We are really trying to stay on top of his peanut/chickpea allergy here.
Falconry is a big sport in the Middle East. The kids loved seeing this falcon (or hawk? What's the difference - someone google that for me, please) at the dinner.
Good food, new friends, new experiences. This is why we moved. Ramadan Kareem!
2 comments:
I love this post! I love seeing the pictures of all of you (okay, where is Steve?). So fun that you are experiencing these things. Makes me think of Dubai! Talk soon, Gwen
A water pipe huh? You looked like you knew what you were doing. I didn't know Baylor was such a party school.
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