Doha - The Old Souq ( Part 2 )

As promised last week to show you some photos which I took at outdoor of the old market. Actually those outdoor shops are also inside The Old Souq. Remember I told you that this old market is like a castle last week at "Part 1"? The shop lot inside the market is like the rooms of the castle. And the outdoor shop is like the court yard of the castle.

This picture was taken in front one of the outdoor shop of The Old Souq. I felt like I stepped in a "pasar malam" while I was hanging around there. But of cause that was more happening and more neat than our Malaysia's "pasar malam", frankly said.

People enjoying tea at outdoor cafe.

An Arabian style restaurant.

All carpets were hand made. There was an old lady making those carpet inside this shop. But she rejected me when I tried to take her photo while she was sewing the carpet.

Do you feels like you are at "Petaling Street"??!!

A lot of interesting and antique handcrafts.

The decorative products like horses and camels were plenty for sell here.

I'm wondering if the goods there were "used product" or new??

The Arabian tea pot. Every times I see this tea pot will recall me the story of "Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp", one of the well known story from the book - One Thousand and One Nights (also known as The Arabian Nights).

Although there are different shape between the tea pot & the Aladdin's Incense lamp, but at least "the style" is there.

Mosaic marble, was created in 1968 to fill gaps and to fill homes with beauty and art. The marble mosaic tradition is a form of art decoration that has existed for nearly four thousand years, with origins in the Greek architecture.

The ship-building was once the main industry for the qatari many years ago.

This uncle is a body builder during 1966. He owned a shop selling lady's handcraft and necklace.

The name of those thing is called "Shisha". You can find this in some of the pubs at Kuala Lumpur.
Shisha is tobacco mixed with molasses and fruit flavors and is smoked in a hookah. It is very light and flavorful with a wonderful fruity aroma.

The Qatari enjoying Shisha. But think twice before you do that, why??
"Smoking Shisha (flavoured tobacco) may cause cancer because of the coal or wood used to burn the tobacco and because its users inhale more tobacco smoke than a cigarette user. The sharing of pipes can also lead to the risk of contracting infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and hepatitis." This is what our former Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua said.

I tried a cup of strong Turkish coffee at the cafe (left). Night scene of the market (right).

Night falls at Doha Old Souq.