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| Logos Hope |
This afternoon I was lucky enough to have the chance to go aboard Logos
Hope.
Logos Hope is a very large ship, which houses the world's largest
floating book store! Each year Logos Hope docks in the harbour at the end
of the Corniche and for one week only, offers free entrance and books to
purchase. Logos Hope is run by 400 volunteers from all around the world
and houses 5,000 books. There is a cafe which sells: coffee, soft drinks,
cakes, muffins, popcorn and ice cream!
I parked up, and walked to the booth where you have to pay 2QR for a bus
to take you to and from Logos Hope. From there, ladies will walk into a
nice air-conditioned tent to be searched and then proceed to board the bus.
Males will be searched outside.
Tip: Do not walk with your handbag; speed up the process by taking
your ID, money / card and car key!
You are then driven to the ship!
Once inside the first thing you will do is take a seat and watch a 2
minute video about Logos Hope and the history behind it. Once that has
finished, you are free to go to the shop! The books are priced in units,
which then converts to local currency. It is done this way because Logos
Hope travels the world, and rather than re-price 5,000 books, they just advise
you how much the book will cost in your currency. This year, 100 units =
12QR.
After looking through many, many, many cookery books, I decided to
purchase this book which has recipes from breakfast through to dessert - yum!
Once paid for (either by cash or card), I stopped off at International
Cafe for a coffee (5qr) and popcorn (3qr) before jumping on the bus back to the
car park.
Overall a lovely way to spend a couple of hours, you can experience all
of this for just 2qr (the price for the hopper bus).
Key information:
Logos Hope comes to Qatar once every year, usually around the second
Eid.
This current trip operates until 20th October.
Opening hours are 2pm till 9pm.
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