Live From Doha!

Discussion in 'Digital Photography' started by pyroboy1911, Oct 28, 2007.

  1. pyroboy1911

    pyroboy1911 Newbie

    As requested by Da Boss, here are some pics from Qatar:

    Pic 1: The normal look you would have expected from a Middle East country.

    Pic 2: The King's (known as Emir) Palace.

    Pic 3: The soon to be completed zig zag building.

    Sorry for the blur pics, i'm taking it inside a moving car :lol:. Will take more pics soon, whenever my dad is not busy with work and have the chance to go to the city. :D
     

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  2. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Wow.. The palace looks very nice. :thumb:
     
  3. pyroboy1911

    pyroboy1911 Newbie

    The Emir actually had two palace: 1 for stay and 1 for work. :mrgreen:
     
  4. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    From the looks of it, I'm guessing this one is for work???

    Where's his real crib then? :mrgreen:
     
  5. pyroboy1911

    pyroboy1911 Newbie

    if not mistaken, they are next to each other, but from the picture's view, i think it is behind the work place, and i din pass by it on the way back home. :lol:

    but not much difference between the work place and his real home, i guess Qatar is a more "westernized" arab country compared to Saudi Arabia.
     
  6. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Hmm.. How so? You mean they have nightlife over there... with pubs, beer, etc???? :think:
     
  7. marc

    marc Team Tech ARP

    Nice pics of Qatar with your W700i phone. :D
     
  8. pyroboy1911

    pyroboy1911 Newbie

    i guess there will be several pubs around, coz more than 50% of Qatar's population consists of outsiders, a lot from Philipines and India. and also the building's structure, it looks more modern. besides that, unlike Saudi, Qatar do not make it compulsory women to cover their faces when going out to public. :mrgreen:


    thanks :D .
     
  9. The_YongGrand

    The_YongGrand Just Started

    Cool place man, it's colorful and exotic. :mrgreen:
     
  10. pyroboy1911

    pyroboy1911 Newbie

    provided it's not in summer where the temperature can go up to 45 celcius, Qatar is quite a nice country to spend time for vacation. the traffic will drive u crazy, though.
     
  11. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    Any country is better than Malaysia!
     
  12. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Traffic's bad over there??? Worse than KL?? Is that even possible? :twisted:
     
  13. pyroboy1911

    pyroboy1911 Newbie

    believe me, if cars can travel on a building, they wont hesitate.
    they will start honking once you din take the chance, say, at the roundabout. it's not just the traffic, it's their on road attitude. i respect my dad for not being in any accidents so far. :haha: :haha:

    More pics! the older part of the city, lots of indians shops. Again, taken from inside the car, so it's "fading" :lol: :lol:.
     

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  14. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    ROTFL!!! But are they really that bad? Can they be worse than our motorists and motorcyclists who can drive in the opposite direction??? :nuts: :haha: :haha:
     
  15. deb_who

    deb_who Newbie

    yes yes! motorists in Doha are real mad. they can sometimes induce a heart attack especially on a malaysian passenger like me. :nuts:

    which area are you at in Doha?

    oh and here's a picture of one of the nicer malls in Doha-Villagio. my favorite place to go to on off days. :)

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  16. pyroboy1911

    pyroboy1911 Newbie

    motorists here can go up down left right. :haha: :haha:

    :wave: I'm now staying at Qipco housing area, further a bit from the town. Are you in Doha too?

    Ah, Villagio, almost fooled me with it's fake sky.:lol:

    din have the chance to go there yet, probably these weekend.
     
  17. deb_who

    deb_who Newbie

    yep, i'm in Doha too. ah, so you're new... since you haven't been to Villagio yet. ;)
     
  18. PsYkHoTiK

    PsYkHoTiK Admin nerd

    That mall reminds me of a mall in Las Vegas.... :think:
     
  19. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Wow.. I didn't know you were in Doha, deb_who. What are you doing there? :D
     
  20. pyroboy1911

    pyroboy1911 Newbie

    no, i've been there the previous visit, only not yet for this trip. Went to City Centre this morning though, and some pics too:

    Pic 1: The athletes' village during the Doha Asian Games last year. too bad it will be brought down due to some cracks.

    Pic 2: the zig zag towers. can see it clearer now. :lol:

    Pic 3 & 4: City Centre, one of the shopping malls here.
     

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