Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Layover in Doha

This months travels began with a 10:25 am flight from Philadelphia International Airport. It took 12.5 hours to land in our midpoint destination, Doha City, State of Qatar. This layover would be 19 hours.
We landed at 6:00 am Doha time and the Temperatures were already approaching 92 degrees. After a well needed 5 hour "nap" in one of the gender specific quiet rooms, we joined the Qatar City tour sponsored by Qatar airlines.
The tour began at 7:30 PM, with the temperature hovering at 109 degrees.
Qatar is known recently for its winning of the controversial FIFA World Cup Games of 2022. It is a relatively newly developed city, of which no one can become a citizen, except through blood relations.
The citizens of Qatar are provided many luxuries, including free education for 16 years. It is cheaper to buy 1 liter of petrol than it is to buy 1 liter of drinking water.
We decided to visit a local pharmacy and speak to the pharmacists on duty. He informed us that there are laws similar to the USA, by which you require a Physician's prescription to access the majority of medications. They now have a Doctor of Pharmacy Program, and most pharmacists work under the sponsorship of the owner of the Pharmacy.



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