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| National Day flags at Souq Waqif. |
Saturday was Qatar's National Day and the city had a buzz, a vibrancy, that was contagious. After walking along the Corniche where the military parade had taken place ( I missed the soldiers on camels unfortunately), I headed into Souq Waqif. Whilst wandering around the cool lanes I stopped at a locals' café. I bought a couple of cups of
Karak, a tea made with boiled up with canned milk, sugar and cardamom, and drew the stall opposite with its National day flags and the large flag in the next alley.
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| Proof I painted in situ. |
Wandering into a new (for me) area of town, I came across the fascinating building below, which I had to paint. Whilst I had paintbrush in hand, paints beside me, and sketchbook in hand, a security guard asked me in a mix of English and Arabic "This inte?" (Short for - Was this painted by you?). Had to bite my tongue not to give a sarcastic response.
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| Initial drawing. |
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| Building in Al Najada area. |
Finally, here are some of my favourite sights of the day...
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| Nearly all cars had flags etc... but how does the driver see? |
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| Qatari flag coloured clothes. |
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| Flag waving. |
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| Yes this is moving traffic & kids sitting on cars! |
