Comments on: Bab Al-Bahrain Souq at night

By: john

john — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:25:11 +0000

Can any one tell me where to get a good suit in Bahrain?

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By: donia

donia — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:37:09 +0000

salam everybody..
please I want to know what is the oldest suq in Bahrain, beecause I have a research in my college regarding to it..
thanx alot..

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:47:28 +0000

Mr Mahmood, would love to explore the souk. Is there any website or map detailing the various areas / where to buy what? I have been b4 and was overwhelmed…really interesting place.

Thanks.

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By: Nawab of Kabab

Nawab of Kabab — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:48:48 +0000

One of the things that I really miss about Bahrain is the festive atmosphere that once prevailed during the last few nights of Ramadan. I remember we used to tag along with our parents and go shopping in the Bab-al-Bahrain area and just enjoyed ourselves as kids.

All that seemed to have disappeared with the appearance of the megamalls, and with the new-look souq appearing in the horizons, I guess, it will be a definite masalaama to the past.

I dont like the plans they have for the souq because it appears like another retro-trendy look they have in mind for something we’ve grown old loving it just the way it was.

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By: sadferret

sadferret — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:12:44 +0000

They’re not tearing down the Souq are they? I have many many happy memories of squirreling about for treasures, I can recall the spicy smell like it was yesterday. As I write this I’m actually wearing the silver bangles I bought in the Souq over thirty years ago.

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:30:33 +0000

oh I’m sorry to hear that Pam. I hope it’s fixed soon and the damage limited. good luck!

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By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:18:45 +0000

OT Mahmood,

well now I can sympathize with your bathroom and leaking situation. Had to call emergency maintaince for my apartment. carpet is soaked in my dinning room. They are tearing up my bathroom as I write this. It is 1:16AM. The leak is from my bathroom.

Thankfully this is a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apt. so my room mate will have to share the other bathroom with me untill mine is back together.

I have a rather large headache now!

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 06:41:13 +0000

Pamela this was the heart of trade before the malls sprang up, so yes, you can find all of those things you crave, and more. The thing is though you have to know which neighbourhood you have to go to for certain kinds of things, as similar traders seem to cluster in certain areas of the old town.

I think this would be an excellent subject for a vlog or a short movie, just documenting the souq before it gets torn down and redone in new guises.

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By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:49:57 +0000

I’d like to go there. do they have a perfume souk, or a sterling silver souk? Do they have a place where you can get sweets? Baklava (non walnuts tho, allergic, so it has to be pistachios only).

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By: Jett

Jett — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:49:39 +0000

My dad talked of the Souq a lot when I was a kid. He said he loved to go down there and bargain with the shop keepers. A few years ago my family went back and when my brother needed a suit they headed to the Souq and a tailor handmade a suit for him then next day. I believe he still has the suit! Looks like a fun place to visit.

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