Bahrain

What a wild place Bahrain is! It contrasts with Saudi Arabia in several ways, with the most evident being that many of the strict rules from Saudi Arabian society are relaxed. We did cross the bridge to Bahrain, with took longer than most of us thought it would. It was quite an experience because we went in a convoy of large SUVs with our police escort. Once in Bahrain we drove to a little smokey bar for dinner. We all felt it was very much different from our dining arrangements throughout the trip to this point. Still, we ate and had a good time, emerging smelling of smoke, before going to the airport and checking in to leave the Middle East for Frankfurt.