Tuesday was an extremely long day. Many of us were tired from an evening of Middle Eastern entertainment on Monday night. The hotel put on a belly dancing show complete with a smorgasbord of Middle Eastern fare. Despite going out past midnight, we were out the door by 8:30am to make it in time for the opening bell on the Bahraini Stock Exchange - our picture was in the newspaper on Wednesday morning. After ringing the opening bell, our group went over to Bahrain Central Bank (their version of the Federal Reserve) to learn about their economy and monetary policy.
Next, we went to the Grand Mosque and got a spoonful of Islam. I feel like an expert now. To complete the afternoon, our bus dropped us off on the middle of the bridge to Saudi Arabia to see the sun set over the Arabian Peninsula. Later, we took a three hour walking tour through Manama, the main city in Bahrain. On our tour, we saw a number of mosques and churches and got to experience the marketplace and Bahraini street food.
Next, we went to the Grand Mosque and got a spoonful of Islam. I feel like an expert now. To complete the afternoon, our bus dropped us off on the middle of the bridge to Saudi Arabia to see the sun set over the Arabian Peninsula. Later, we took a three hour walking tour through Manama, the main city in Bahrain. On our tour, we saw a number of mosques and churches and got to experience the marketplace and Bahraini street food.
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