Doha Adventure:New Home Center

God Bless Pat and Bob. Little did they know that we would be dragging them all over Doha, on a series of just about daily adventures. I haven't posted in quite a while, and my upcoming posts probably won't be in the right chronological order. But here's a list of some of the places we've taken the guests of honor:

• Texas A&M at Qatar/Education City
• Asaha Lebanese Food
• Shatter Abbas Persian (Iranian) Food
• Bombay Silk
• Souq Waqif
• Museum of Islamic Art
• Hank's School
• Hannah's and Jack's School
• Family Food Center
• Carrefour
• Giant Grocery
• Mega Mart
• Villaggio Mall
• Hyatt Plaza Mall
• Qatar National Day Festival
• Fabric Souq
• Corniche
• Kentucky Fried Chicken

And we took them to New Home Center.  This place is amazing.  It's floor to ceiling cooking and related home furnishings (tea services, all the stainless steel in the universe, milk pasturizers, etc.).  These pictures are from that stop.  Just to share some of the craziness.  Some of these cooking pots are big enough to be hot tubs, and some of the serving trays are four feet long.  When you walk in, a service person grabs a pad and pencil and follows you everywhere.  I think that's because they are used to people breezing in and buying untold amounts of stuff at one time.  They are not used to people like me who wander the whole store for an hour and then buy just one small item.

Here's a taste.