I walked through the alleyway which used to house a popular magazine store. While my father went in there to pick up newspapers, I would browse through British pop magazines like Smash Hits and video game magazines. But that store was long gone. I did find a lot of Nepali eateries though. See the vlog video at the end of this post for that footage.
I walked through Manama Souq to get Al Zeinah Plaza, my first stop.
Where F&F Watch Company stands now used to be a Dadabhai store — the most popular toy store chain in Bahrain
Dadabhai may have gone but across from it, Al Zeinah Plaza still stands…
…mostly empty 🙁
The main reason I used to frequent Al Zeinah Plaza was for this arcade. Also shut.
In fact, the only thing livening up the inside of Al Zeinah Plaza was this Filipino restaurant, which also had karaoke (no surprise there)
Kewalram & Sons, Dadabhai, Babasons (MegaMart) are among the many big business groups founded by Indians who settled in Bahrain more than half a century ago
