A Taste Of Morocco In Qatar: Lentil Soup At Tagine In Souk Waqif, Doha
March 1, 2011 by Anil P.
Filed under Food, Pictures and Video, Travel Journal
Tajine is a very popular restaurant in the modern Souk Waqif – one of the beating hearts of Doha, Qatar. It seems like all roads lead to the souk (luckily for me since I got lost quite a few times) and has an obvious Arab market flair. That is, despite most of the buildings set up like a decorated strip mall. Souk Waqif has a variety of shops selling clothes and jewelry but what you really want to do here is eat.
The spread of select international cuisine is impressive. Aside from Qatari food, there are restaurants from places like Iraq, Yemen, and Nepal – many of which are open 24 hours. You’ll find many people simply lounging into the late night hours, drinking coffee and puffing on shisha, with the occasional sounds of Qatari folk music in the background.
You can see more of Souk Waqif and the rest of Doha, Qatar in my album here.
The Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2011: Preliminary Round Voting
The field of contestants for this year’s The Best City To Visit Travel Tournament has been rounded out to 64 cities nominated by you! This first vote will help sort out the cities and determine the match-ups for the first round robin vote this Friday, March 4th.
You can vote for your favorite 5 cities below; voting ends this Thursday at 9am US EST. Those of you reading through email and RSS will have to click-through to this page to vote.
In theory, the cities with the most votes in this round of voting should have an easier path to the final. Based on last year’s preliminary round, the cities with the most votes to start generally did advance farther overall. You can vote once, selecting 5 of your favorite cities.
The Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2011 - Preliminary Round
- Jerusalem - (Judy) (32%, 53 Votes)
- Prague, Czech Republic - (Jeruen) (18%, 30 Votes)
- Tel Aviv, Israel - (Jeff) (16%, 26 Votes)
- New York City, USA - (Michaela) (11%, 19 Votes)
- Barcelona, Spain - (Katrin) (11%, 18 Votes)
- Washington DC, USA - (Yilmaz) (10%, 16 Votes)
- Seattle, Washington - (Mike) (9%, 15 Votes)
- Sydney, Australia - (Mark) (9%, 15 Votes)
- Paris, France - (Amy) (8%, 13 Votes)
- London, England - (Erica) (7%, 12 Votes)
- Amsterdam, Netherlands - (Alouise) (7%, 12 Votes)
- Istanbul, Turkey - (Natalie) (7%, 12 Votes)
- Florence, Italy - (Ashley) (7%, 11 Votes)
- Vancouver, Canada - (Scott) (7%, 11 Votes)
- Kyoto, Japan - (Todd) (6%, 10 Votes)
- Edinburgh, Scotland - (Betsey) (6%, 10 Votes)
- Stockholm, Sweden - (Alan) (6%, 10 Votes)
- Bangkok, Thailand - (JW) (5%, 9 Votes)
- Rome, Italy - (Akila) (5%, 9 Votes)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - (Rachel) (5%, 9 Votes)
- Chicago, USA - (Nestor) (5%, 9 Votes)
- Singapore, Singapore - (Paul) (5%, 9 Votes)
- Cuzco, Peru - (Katrina) (5%, 8 Votes)
- Berlin, Germany - (Andrea/John) (5%, 8 Votes)
- Budapest, Hungary - (Stephanie) (5%, 8 Votes)
- Reykjavik, Iceland - (Dave) (5%, 8 Votes)
- New Orleans, USA - (JoAnna) (5%, 8 Votes)
- Montreal, Canada - (Kate) (5%, 8 Votes)
- Guilin, China - (Marijus) (4%, 7 Votes)
- Bratislava, Slovakia - (Molly) (4%, 6 Votes)
- Vilnius, Lithuania - (Julia) (4%, 6 Votes)
- Madrid, Spain - (Lisa) (4%, 6 Votes)
- Porto, Portugal - (Stephen) (4%, 6 Votes)
- Mexico City, Mexico - (Lynn) (4%, 6 Votes)
- Valletta, Malta – (Mike) (4%, 6 Votes)
- Chiang Mai, Thailand - (Jeremy) (4%, 6 Votes)
- Toronto, Canada - (Priyank) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Zermatt, Switzerland – (Jen) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Lisbon, Portugal - (L Machin) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Honolulu, Hawaii - (Lauren) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Quito, Ecuador - (Felipe) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Seoul, South Korea - (Chris) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - (Kirstin) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates - (Raymond) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Luang Prabang, Laos - (Gabebritto) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Pokhara, Nepal - (Barbara) (3%, 5 Votes)
- Swansea, Wales - (SM) (2%, 4 Votes)
- Cairo, Egypt - (Giulia) (2%, 4 Votes)
- Izmir, Turkey - (Anjuli) (2%, 4 Votes)
- St. John's, Canada - (Lisa) (2%, 4 Votes)
- Manila, Philippines - (Kevin) (2%, 3 Votes)
- Mcleodganj, India - (DNP) (2%, 3 Votes)
- Chiclayo, Peru - (Mica) (2%, 3 Votes)
- Curitiba, Brazil – (Anna Luiza) (2%, 3 Votes)
- Beijing, China - (Paul) (2%, 3 Votes)
- Bogota, Colombia - (Shannon Lee) (2%, 3 Votes)
- Sao Paulo, Brazil - (Tamara) (1%, 2 Votes)
- Safaga, Egypt - (Sabrina) (1%, 2 Votes)
- Lubeck, Germany - (Stina) (1%, 2 Votes)
- Naples, Italy - (Adrian) (1%, 2 Votes)
- Boulder, Colorado - (Leigh) (1%, 2 Votes)
- Bellagio, Italy - (Daryl) (1%, 2 Votes)
- Toulouse, France - (Deniz) (1%, 2 Votes)
- Playa Del Carmen, Mexico - (Sergio) (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 166
Loading ...This Friday these 64 cities will be paired in head-to-head match ups for the first round of elimination on the road to $150 for the winner.
Don’t worry if you missed this contest, I run several throughout the year. You can be the first to find out about the next one by signing up for my email updates, RSS feed, or bi-monthly newsletter.
