The Kingdom of Bahrain is the smallest Arab state, since its coastline stretched out only one hundred and sixty-one kilometer. The capital of Bahrain is the city of Manama. This is not very popular among our and not only our tourists, and by the way, very much in vain. Do you know why in vain? If you believe biblical legend, then it was here that was a paradise garden, which was called Eden. I do not think that since that time a lot has changed, as nature is just amazing here. My husband and I got a lot of positive emotions and rested for a hundred percent. In addition to the contemplation of the traditional Arab exotic, here you can go to a falcon hunting, ride camels and horses, dive into the pearls, play golf, wander through the real Eastern markets, visit the free tour of Al-Fatech Mosque, tear away in one of the nightclubs and many more what else.
To visit Bahrain, a visa is needed that citizens of Russia have been issued upon arrival for a period of two weeks. Without payment of duty, you can take two hundred cigarettes with you, fifty pieces of cigars and a quarter of a tobacco kilogram, but only it should be in open packs or if it comes to tobacco, then it should be in open packaging. Also, it is allowed to take with you one liter of alcoholic beverages, which can be replaced by six cans of beer, but the importation of alcohol is allowed only to citizens not Muslim faith. You can also take two hundred fifty milliliters of perfumes and gifts for acquaintances, unless of course they have, but there is a limit, since the cost of gifts should not exceed the amount in six hundred American dollars or in two hundred fifty Bahrain dinars.
With phototechnics, it should be careful, because in the territory of Bahrain, the shooting of palaces, government buildings, military facilities and oil and gas enterprises is prohibited. If you want to take a picture of the local resident, it should be necessary before that, ask its permissions.
Clothes, you can wear absolutely any, but do not forget that you are in a Muslim country where modesty is welcomed. In beach costumes, such as swimsuits and swimming pools, you can walk on the beach and attend beach bars. On the market, it is best to wear lightweight clothes from natural fabrics and be sure to cover your headed head, as the sun is quite roast here and you simply do not stand such a walk. It's very warm, I don't even even come to show that it is a hot country and take a lot of things at all. The exceptions make up the winter months, and will not be completely superfluous, take a warm sweater with you. Do not save on such an accessory as branded sunglasses with a high level of protection against ultraviolet. Headwear, should be well to pass the air, in order not created the greenhouse effect, which in turn can lead to a thermal blow. The best headdress is a straw hat.
Planning the budget of the trip, be sure to note that there is no such public urban transport in Manama, which means that you will have to move on a taxi. To find a taxi in Manama is not a problem, since almost near each hotel has a taxi parking. In the machines, the counters are installed, but this is not an indicator that the driver uses them. If you are lucky and you will fall on a good taxi driver, then the cost of your trip will be the next - the first two kilometers, there are eight hundred films, and each subsequent kilometer will cost you a hundred fifty phils. By the way, Phils is, a swinging coin. Taxi drivers are mandatory, will wait from you tip in the amount of ten percent of the cost of the trip. Want to save on tip? Then you should agree in advance about the cost of the entire trip.
Its money can be changed in banks that work from half the eighth in the morning to twelve hours of the day, followed by a lunch break and the doors of banking institutions after the break open up half of the fourth evening, and finally closed, of course until the morning, half the sixth evening. Such a mode of operation of banks acts from Saturday by Wednesday. On Thursday, banks work from half the eighth in the morning and until eleven o'clock in the afternoon. Friday, is a day off. Making purchases in large stores, you can use credit cards. Little shops, shops and so on, prefer to deal, only with cash. Banks and exchange offices are focused on the Havernment Avenue.
Make purchases in Manama, best in the market. In general, I adore oriental markets for from a stunning atmosphere. No market, modern megacities, will not be able to compare with the real Eastern market. Here you can bargain, communicate, try and enjoy profitable acquisitions. The Golden Suc market in Manama, specializes in jewelry, and they can be both the creation of famous European fashion houses and the business of Indian jewelers. In addition to products from gold, platinum and silver, here you can buy pearls, with a wide variety of shades. The Clos-Sook market is a textile market and sell fabrics on it. Tissues in this market so much that eyes can run into different directions. They are bright, motley, overflowing in the sun, weightless and heavy, dense and transparent, the names of all tissues are simply impossible to remember.
The central market of the city, specializes in the sale of food, such as vegetables, fruits, spices and herbs. Feel free, and bargain as much as your soul. The only problem may become a linguistic barrier, since the state language is Arabic and very problematic, finding the seller's market, which would be owned by the English language. However, it is not worth upset because the gesture language is a universal language around the world, especially it is popular in the field of trade. In addition to markets, you can buy shopping in shopping centers, for example, in such as Seef Mall, but with the Eastern Bazaar, it is not compared, besides to make acquisitions in shopping centers, it is beneficial only during the sales period, but on the market, this period is constant .