Sunday, April 14, 2013

A Taste of Home




Sometimes we forget for a minute that we live in the Middle East.  On occasion, like on a recent jaunt to a nearby country, we find a lot of things that are so familiar...







A favorite coffee house...  If you can read Arabic, then you know this sign says, "Starbucks Coffee."


E shot a panorama of the mall.  You can see the movie theater right in the middle of the picture.



OHHHHH!  We so wanted to stop and eat at this Mexican food restaurant, but we had to catch a plane!  Bummer!



Oh... We were SOOO excited to see this sign!


 We had just enough time for Blizzards and shakes!


       Another mall we visited was over-the-top in Western cuisine.  You name it... They had it!   


More Starbucks!  

Food Court!
  
Ice Cream! 

 Mexican Food!

Rides and Games! 

 Fried Chicken!
 Burgers!

 Asian Food!

 More Ice Cream!

Bakeries and Coffee Shops!

With all those choices, we were so happy to find the Olive Garden, because this mall was incredibly expensive! $$$!  But Soup, Salad, and Breadsticks was on the menu, so it was the cheapest treat we could find, with good ole sweet tea!

That mall was amazing!  We all had fun exploring... Mema and Nana enjoyed it, too!...and I went home with my usual Starbucks mug for a souvenir. 

We found this store at the airport... E & M found a $1200 jacket that they liked, but we had to pass!

Back at home, our McDonald's has just started serving breakfast!  A beef sausage/ egg McMuffin is a great treat after a long week!

So, for any of our friends who think they'd like to visit, but they don't want to leave the comforts of home....  Come on over!  We've got all that stuff!  Plus we have amazing Arabic food!  I promise... You won't starve!
Ahlan wasahlan!  (Welcome!)