Monday 14 February - Ian had the day off from work because of the possible protests. We had a nice breakfast on the balcony. Then Ian took me to the spa for a facial and manicure. After a nice lunch together we got bored of avoiding the outside world and went to the Manama souk. Unfortunately most of the shops were shut up but we did find one little Aladdin's cave of a shop where we found quite a few souvenirs. As we were leaving the police were preparing for the protests, lining the main corridor into the souk in full riot gear. We left the souk at 3.30 just as the protests were scheduled to begin, we never saw any protesters. We stopped at the little cafe where we had dinner the first night (a regular haunt for Ian and his coworker Paul) and had a final strawberry juice followed by a stroll along the promenade before heading back to the hotel. Later that evening we had a fantastic meal at the Ritz's Indian restaurant, Nirvana. The food was great, there was live traditional Indian music and a rose and candies as a parting gift. A really lovely evening (an no sight of protesters there or on the way home).
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