Me in Bahrain - Aldar Islands Resort

My last post on Bahrain is sometime back in year 2013 nearly 6 years back. A lot of Bahrain has been explored since then and it's been a joyful experience. In coming days I will be posting some more stuff and information about Bahrain and make them part of my blog.

In my previous post on Bahrain I have shared some renown buildings and architectures in Bahrain. Those includes Bab al Bahrain,  Financial Harbor Building, World Trade Center Building, Bahrain Circuit structure, Corniches, Bahrain Museum and some prominent Mosques. I will be sharing the detail information on some of those places also in my coming posts.

In this post I am starting with one of the Bahrain's natural beach resort named Aldar Islands Resort. Aldar island is 12 km away from the city of Sitra island (as shown in the map picture). A daily shuttle/boat is operated between city and the Aldar island for pick and drop off.

If you are planning to visit the Aldar island, you have to first visit the island's office located in Sitra. The timings are from 9 AM to 5 PM. In the office they will do the initial formalities and then direct you towards the shuttle service. One thing that is very important is to bring the original CPR/Passport with you (I have a bad experience as I did not take the CPR for one of my family members and I have to go back to home again come back). Following are some of the pics of the office area:

Once you are done with the official formalities you will be boarded to the boat that will take you to the Aldar island. The boats are fast and that ride on the boat itself is a fun. Check the video.

On the resort first thing to do is to book a hut. You can get a normal or VIP hut based on your requirement. Normal hut costs 10 BD for a day and private hut costs 25 BD for a day. They also have arrangement for big tents that can fit around 80 peoples. Chalets can also be booked for 4 to 22 family members.

My recommendation is to bring your food with you. Not much options are available to try on the resort.

The resort is well maintained, the water is clean and clear and the overall environment is to chill and ready to enjoy the visit. Different activities are available on the resort to make your trip more adventurous which includes Jet ski, boat trips to other small islands, dolphin watch, kids zone etc.

If you are living in Bahrain or visiting Bahrain and did not yet to this resort, I would say to go and experience it. It's not going to be a tiring visit. You can just visit there to relax, chill and enjoy your time. That's it for this blog. For more details of Aldar resort you can visit there website and you can also call them in case of any queries (there contact details are also on there website).

rizzz86

Bahrain - Buildings and Architecture

Bahrain is one of the very fast growing countries around the Arab world and is considered as a major tourist centers in Middle East. Some major development has been made in last few years to make country more tourist attractive. Though Bahrain is a very small country but it still has a potential to generate a good revenue and maintains good standard of living. Lets look at some of the renowned places in Bahrain where I have been so far:

Bab Al Bahrain (Gate of Bahrain) is a historical gate of Bahrain which now a days is used as an entrance to Manama market. Previously it was with the edge of sea and fishermen's are used it to starting point of fishing and trading.

This is Bahrain's Financial Harbor building, the tallest and modern building on the main Bahrain highway.

Mosques in Bahrain are very attractive and some of them are kept as historic. Al Fateh Grand Mosque is the biggest on island.

This is Bahrain World Trade Center the most renowned structure in Bahrain. It is close to main (King Faisal) highway. This unique structure is a tower complex connected with three bridges having wind tribunes on it. These tribunes helps in power generation that is consumed in building. Making of this structure is also covered in National Geographic as one of the mega structures.

Bahrain Circuit (Area for World Formula One Championship): The Bahrain International Circuit is a motorsport venue opened in 2004 and used for drag racing, GP2 and the annual Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2004 Grand Prix was the first held in the Middle East.

Skyline (Manama and Al Muharraq):

Bahrain Museum and other visiting points:

Amwaj Lagoon:

Random Structures:

Lots of Malls are in Bahrain such as City Center, Seef Mall, Geant, Dana Mall, Bahrain Mall etc.

Some good parks, water parks are there for family outings.

More will be added as soon as I will be visiting there.

rizzz86

A Step Forward - Working abroad now !

After working for more than six years in different software companies of Pakistan, now its time to move forward and accept the opportunity to work abroad. This is my first experience to work overseas and live without family. I hope I will settle in the new environment soon.

I moved to Bahrain in mid August 2013 and joined a software company 01 Systems WLL (ZOS).

"Since its establishment in 1986, 01 Systems has become a pioneer in implementing complex, customized software solutions coupled with comprehensive professional services like Consultancy and Systems Integration to successfully optimize core business processes."

The company is established in the same year when I was born. With over 25 years of services in software industry the company is well established and has solid software products in market. It is a good chance for me to work on these large scale products and add my experience to them as well.

I hope everything will go smoothly and this will become a worthy experience in my career.

rizzz86