We ended the week of Orientation with a relaxing day at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Doha. It is a 5 Star accommodation with a beautiful outdoor pool that is CHILLED to make it more comfortable! That's a first for us but we sure appreciated it today (41 degrees outside).
The hotel is built on a small lagoon so our highlight was being able to swim in the Persian Gulf. The sand was excruciatingly hot. I burned my toes through my sandals. And the water was too hot to be enjoyable. So we lounged by the pool most of the afternoon.
The hotel also prepared an amazing luncheon buffet for our group. Hummus and pita for starters, fish in saffron sauce, and chocolate mousse cake were our favourites. We ate with another family on a raised platform inside a little canopy. There were several of these set up in one of the ballrooms. It was very luxurious feeling.
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