Posts Tagged ‘villagio

Mavis and I were in Villagio and were wondering where to eat as I wanted to stay away from Fridays and McDonalds so we decided to try out The Butcher Shop & Grill also located at the food court. We are steak lovers and appreciate good quality, tender, juicy steak. Over the past years, I’ve [...]

Villagio Gondola Ride
Villagio Gondola Ride
Villagio Gondola Ride

We arrived home at almost 10pm.  Xiane had always wanted to ride the Gondola at the Villagio Mall ever since she saw it but we are not frequent visitors of Villagio Mall and when we do visit, it was always crowded as it is usually on a weekend.  But this morning while preparing breakfast I suggested to my husband that we go there today so we can finally give Xiane her gondola ride.  Xiane and her dad spent the afternoon taking a nap while I ironed the clothes.  Being on a Eid holiday doesn’t exempt stay-at-home mom’s like me from chores although I must say that these days there isn’t that much to do.  But my ironing is something that I can’t simply procrastinate as it is surely going to backfire on me.  My take on ironing is to get it done and over with, a.s.a.p.- so I did!

 note: more photos can be viewed here Khalifa Stadium There is no better name to call this vast sport complex than Sport City. Especially designed for the 15th Asian Games hosted by Doha, Qatar, the complex thus lives up to its name. This magnificent place is home to Khalifa Stadium; the ASPIRE Academy of Sports [...]


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