Lunar Eclipse June 2011

On 15th June 2011, I witnessed my very first Lunar Eclipse from Doha, Qatar! It was absolutely beautiful & we had our eyes glued to the moon mesmerised! The sky was clear & the full moon looked brilliant to make the whole experience wonderful.
A Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun & the Moon and the shadow on the Earth falls on the moon. A Lunar Eclipse can be Total or Partial & occurs only during a Full Moon. The Eclipse on June 2011 was a rare Total Lunar Eclipse in which the center point of the Earth's shadow passes the moon. It lasted a whole 100 minutes & is said to be the longest in more than a decade!
The next Central Total Lunar Eclipse will be only in 2018! The shadow of the Earth slowly covered the moon giving it a reddish brown colour & after a while we could see the moon coming out of the shadow, shining as bright as ever. I was simply fascinated watching the eclipse!
The best part of the eclipse was Mathew saying 'Moon' 'Moon' pointing his little fingers up to the sky!!

Coffee in Qatar!

One of the most striking things about Doha is definitely the number of Coffee Shops!! When my mum first came to Doha, she looked around and asked me -'What is it with Doha & Coffee!' Every nook & corner has coffee shops full of people who sit around & enjoy a good cup of coffee. Being a true coffee lover myself, one of my favourite things to do here is to sit with a great cup of coffee (hot / cold!) just like the rest of the Doha! I wonder if it is the coffee shop ambience or the fact that there are so many all around! Well at least for me I know it is the Coffee! Thanks to my love for coffee we make a coffee outing every other day & I definitely have my list of recommended coffee!

'Been There, Drunk That'

• Columbus Cafe' - Toffee Coffee ( My all time favourite!)
• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - Cappuccino ( My Mum says its the best she has had in town!)
• Coffee Beanery - Mocha Frappalatte / Black & White Frappalatte / Raspberry Frappalatte!!
• Starbucks - Hazelnut Hot Chocolate!
• Costa Coffee - Cappuccino & Coffee Mocha
• Dunkin Donuts - Hot Chocolate
• Hollywood Stars - Nescafe' ( Machine made for QR 4 ! I love it!)
• Ric's Kountry Kitchen - Freshly Brewed Coffee (Free Refills too!)
• The Coffee Cottage - Coffee Mocha Ice-blended (Has an interesting Library too!) 
• Caribou Coffee - Mocha Cooler (Great Ambience)
• Il Cafee' Di Roma, Lavazza - Blendissimo
• Coffee Time - Cappuccino

The best thing about Doha is that there is always a good cup of coffee brewing somewhere!

I love this picture of a Coffee Bean World Map!

"Coffee Quotes"

I read a few interesting coffee quotes, worth making note of while writing my blog. Here are my favourite coffee quotes:-

'Deja Brew - The feeling that you've had this coffee before!'

'Mothers are those wonderful people who can get up in the morning before the smell of coffee'

'Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with'