Bahrain International Flower Show

Today I went to the Bahrain Flower Show. Five or six years ago, when I was living in Bahrain, more or less full time, I was a member of the local Garden Club. The Garden Club would present a flower and vegetable show, with professional judging and was usually
opened and prizes given by the Emir's wife. The show this year is in the International Exhibition Halls. This is a much bigger venue than in a hotel ballroom, where they used to hold the show. This year's exhibition is excellently presented, and has many commercial stalls as well as the flower arrangements, vegetables, and projects made by school students and school groups.



I enjoyed walking around and seeing the international visitors. There were a lot of families making it an outing for the day. The girls below were enjoying posing for each other's phone camera! I caught them "in motion".



I found my friend from the Garden Club, Thoraya, which means shining star. She entered many flower arrangements, and won a couple of first prizes, and several second and third prizes. She also showed me her winning photograph; plus, she won first place in the Small front garden category. Here she is standing beside one of her winning arrangements.



Thoraya is such a sweetheart. We sat for an hour sipping tea together, and almost everyone passing knew her, and she graciously introduced me to her friends.