At Cafe Lilou with Rana and Shaila

Sudheera, my good friend who was in the same MC with me introduced me to “Rana” one of his friends in Bahrain. Rana is an AIESEC alumna from NYIT in Bahrain. I met Rana Ali and her friend Shaila Sabt who is the crown holder for Bahrain Top Model 2010 on my second Friday here. They gave me a nice welcome treat, after going round and round and finalizing where to go to have some sweets. lol. Finally we managed to stop at “Café Lilou” at Adliya.

Café Lilou, the sophisticated French café is one of the hot spots in Adliya. It is a great place to spend some time leisurely enjoying a hot coffee, a healthy salad or a delicious dessert.  The exquisite chocolate domes and other sweets which are displayed in the glass cabinet won’t let you go out without tasting one. Café Lilou won the Citi Bank FACT Award 2010 for the Favorite café in Bahrain. This was selected by public through a three month voting process. If you happened to visit there once, you will feel like going again and again for sure!

Had a very nice time laughing, driving though the city and at Café Lilou. Sudda, Rana, Shaila and Café Lilou, Thank you!

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Koththu at Gudeibia

 Gudeibia is another area which is very close to Adliya. It's also home to many Asians and just five minute walk from my office. I went there today for a walk and dropped in to an Indian restaurant called "Rajadhani". They have many Sri Lankan foods as well. My friend said that the very first chefs in that restaurant were Sri Lankans and still their menu is used by the current chefs. So after a long time I had a very nice Koththu there and indeed it was damn tasty. Though I'm not a big Koththu fan, a cream chicken soup, Chicken koththu, Green salad and Citrus 7up with extra lemon....wow!!!!

Gudeibia is a bit like Pettah in Sri Lanka. Not exactly but a bit similar. Many narrow roads, so many shops with almost everything, busy crowd give the same feeling. It is very crowded and very active even at night. There are few Sri Lankan food cabins are there but still didn't get a chance to visit. Sinhalese name boards and Com bank pennant in Currency exchange centre made me feel like I'm in Sri Lanka. The walls are packed with various kind of notices and small advertisements. Unlike in SL, posters are not popular at all in Bahrain.

BIsB (Bahrain Islamic Bank) where I opened my savings account recently, is also located at Gudeibia. Tomorrow I have to go there to withdraw money as I'm getting my first salary tomorrow. Have a list of items to purchase as I'm planing to shift my accommodation from 1st of February. Keeping my finger crossed for the coming month.