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Then – and Now!
These two buildings, in the heart of the Old Manama Suq, couldn’t be more apart in terms of looks. One, a modern structure with many apartments and the other a […]
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The Colosseum – in Bahrain!
This is the Colosseum – and it’s in Bahrain! Yes, it is the same shape and look as the famous amphitheater in Rome, Italy – and perhaps inspired by its […]
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Bench from the past
This bench and picture are reminiscent of the bygone days in Bahrain. Set up in one of the ‘original’ parts …Continue reading →
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Those were the days
These two pictures of policemen directing “traffic” in the 1950s, in Manama, are from a book on old Bahrain. It’s …Continue reading →
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Lonely life in the desert
This is perhaps one of the world’s loneliest trees. Bahrain’s Tree of Life, reportedly around 500 years old, is also …Continue reading →
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Rusted Relic
There was a time when these phone boxes on the roadside were ‘music’ for our eyes, since these were the …Continue reading →
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The years teach much which the days never knew
This elderly gentleman is as much a part of the Old Manama Suq as the Suq itself. He is at …Continue reading →
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Addiction!
Books are a hard-bound drug, with no danger of an overdose! I am a happy victim of books –-picture taken …Continue reading →
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Old Glory
Bahraini girls play hopscotch in the old part of Bahrain's Muharraq district. Though Muharraq Island is considered to be the 'original' Bahrain, it had fallen on bad days in the recent past, thanks to...
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Ring Leader
Originally posted on MANDEEPSINGS: I remember these phones. They now seem ancient but were once indispensable. Every weekend was phone time and I had to even queue up at one of these vintage machines...
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