Some photos of my country.

[Apocalypse89]

No doubt that some of you have read the 'location' thing under my name and wondered "Bahrain...where the hell is that?". So I thought it would be nice if I gave some of you a visual introduction to my nation, and spent a few minutes searching for some good pictures. I ended up finding a really good gallery, taken by an American visitor to Bahrain:

http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/bahrain

As you can probably tell, we're not as rich as the USA or Europe(I admit, I'm among the middle/upper class of the country), but we're nowhere near the level of poverty as nearby Iraq or Afghanistan.

 

[CyberPitz]

Some good pics in there...
Fortress America

 

[Shakermaker]

Did you take those pics? Wow, there are some really great ones there.

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C'est toi?

 

[DreadLord]

Awesome pics.

LMAO @ the Applebee's billboard.

 

[Sulkdodds]

Half-Life 2!

 

[Polaris]

I have read about your country in National Geographic...
It's really nice land (finest in Middle East, I guess) :thumbs:

 

[OvA]

http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/31212609

1337

 

[Ennui]

the Tree of Life is pretty damn cool.

and that pearl monument thing.

 

[hungryduck]

looks warm!

 

[TheSomeone]

Water is beautiful! We don't get water like that here.

 

[Apocalypse89]

Some good pics in there...
Fortress America

Heh, there are some things that pic doesn't show you:
1. The empty plot of land right next to the embassy that is almost covered with barbed wire.
2. The anti-vehicle obstacles placed on the sides of the building that faces the road.
3. The M16-packing guard who's always standing at the entrance.
4. The fact that your radio becomes slightly jammed when driving near the embassy due to the sheer amount of security equipment inside.

In this case, "fortress" is certainly not an understatement.

Did you take those pics? Wow, there are some really great ones there.

No I didn't. They were taken by an American tourist.

Half-Life 2!

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I have read about your country in National Geographic...
It's really nice land (finest in Middle East, I guess)

Thanks, but I personally consider Qatar, the UAE, and possibly Kuwait to be slightly better countries. We're still one of the best in the region though.

looks warm!

It's actually pretty cool in the winter(ie, right now.) But if you're used to cold weather...don't come in the summer.

Water is beautiful! We don't get water like that here.

Really? I've always thought that Bahrain's water is a bit murky.(especially near the huge construction projects in Manama)

 

[Muffin Man]

thats nowhere near murky, we got the grand river up here and if you drink it you will die. Well i assume, nobody has the balls to drink it

 

[Dalamari]

Wow, what a shithole

 

[Muffin Man]

http://www.grandriverpartners.org/Estuarine.jpg

view my wonderous river !!! and Dalamari, stop being a ****face for once ;D

EDIT - jesus christ that pic was big D=, linkage now, click clicky

 

[Alix Mcdean]

Purrrdddyy

-Alix

 

[Da-Muffin-Man]

My water is better! Lake Michigan ftw! Sorry for the low quality pic, i guess Traverse City isnt very well known. http://www.photography-plus.com/images/TVC/TraverseBay062003_6.jpg I live at the tip of that peninsula.



P.S. Muffin Man, i guess we both live in michigan, if you dont mind my asking, what city do you live in. I understand if you dont want to post it.

 

[mindless_moder]

do they have a similar gallery for dubai ? ..people here in canada always ask me where i come from and havent the slightest clue about where dubai is or what it looks like.
oh and is it compulsory for gcc countries to have a clock tower http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/32346363 coz dubai has one as well lol and im sure some of the other emirates have them.

 

[OvA]

Mobile, Alabama, the 79th largest city in the U.S.A.!

The water is sh!t brown....but we have a battleship!

It just sits there by the bay and looks badass

It's survived two category 4 hurricanes - both direct hits (Frederick and Ivan) . and two glancing blows from category 5's (Camille and Katrina).

there's also a ytmnd from a pic taken downtown after Katrina
http://cruelirony.ytmnd.com/

 

[Muffin Man]

i live in da Comstock Park (suburb of Grand Rapids) and i just used grand river cuz it teh sickness..

 

[Da-Muffin-Man]

i live in da Comstock Park (suburb of Grand Rapids) and i just used grand river cuz it teh sickness..

I've been to grand rapids before. In fact i think i may have been in Comstock Park at one point. Bah, i cant remember.

 

[Apocalypse89]

thats nowhere near murky, we got the grand river up here and if you drink it you will die. Well i assume, nobody has the balls to drink it

Ouch.

Anyways, water near Manama and other built-up areas has a weird green tint to it, so I always assumed that it was murky. Now, maybe not.

Wow, what a shithole

Thanks. I appreciate the praise. :rolling:

do they have a similar gallery for dubai ? ..people here in canada always ask me where i come from and havent the slightest clue about where dubai is or what it looks like.
oh and is it compulsory for gcc countries to have a clock tower http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/32346363 coz dubai has one as well lol and im sure some of the other emirates have them.

And here I was thinking that I'm the only Arab on hl2.net! Anyways, a list of several huge Dubai galleries, made by the same guy who did the Bahrain one:

http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/dubaimain

And we actually have a second famous clocktower:
http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/31212664

This one is located in West Riffa, without a doubt the richest area in Bahrain. That's where all the big politicians and businessmen(including the King and Prime Minister) live.

Mobile, Alabama, the 79th largest city in the U.S.A.!

*snip*

The water is sh!t brown....but we have a battleship!

*snip*

It just sits there by the bay and looks badass

It's survived two category 4 hurricanes - both direct hits (Frederick and Ivan) . and two glancing blows from category 5's (Camille and Katrina).

there's also a ytmnd from a pic taken downtown after Katrina
http://cruelirony.ytmnd.com/

Well, we have the entire US Navy 5th Fleet based here. But I never see them, either because I rarely go near the port where they're stationed, or they're usually anchored off-shore, or a combination of both. So I guess you win.

And I'm surprised that no one laughed at the oil museum, or the "first oil well" being marked as an important site.

 

[nofx]

If you want beautiful water goto Jamaica where the sand is white and the water is clear blue.

Also:
http://mk29.image.pbase.com/u34/bmcmorrow/small/31212688.bahrain204.jpg

here:
http://www.imageraptor.com/tannat/wallp004/images/ST-ISLD001@Jamaican_Beach.jpg
also
i believe the c olor of the water is due to the sand underneath it