Anwar took me into Manama, which is the capital of Bahrain, and we searched high and low but never saw the one-glove-singing-dancing-man Michael Jackson. It could’ve been we saw him and didn’t even know it if he was dressed like a woman again. I don’t know.
In Manama, the Bahrainis are beginning to build on a scale similar to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Think back just ten years ago and you probably wouldn’t have heard of the Dubai Desert Classic (Tiger Woods recently won this year) or the Dubai World Cup (the richest horse race in the world) or the Burg Al-Arab found in Dubai, which is in my opinion the most beautiful hotel in the world.
Bahrain is busily building 50+ story skyscrapers, hosting it's own Fomula 1 race for the first time this year, and has begun improving their airport to handle the expected increase in visitors. With all of this progress, I hope it doesn’t lose the qualities that make it such a desirable place to visit here in the Middle East.
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