Road Trip to Europe

Teaser Trailers of the road trip

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The Route

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All cash Ready

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All necessary currencies should be available with me..
I left only 2 Bahraini Dinars for the Causeway fees...

The day Before

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Applying a mixture of dust and water to create a protection skin for the car while driving in the desert. The Desert Sand work as a Sand Blasting that damage the car body and parts.

The headlights are covered too, but it will be wiped of with water when it get dark..

You only need this while crossing the Saudi Desert...

Driving on King Fahad Causway to Saudi Arabia

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Driving on the way to Saudi Arabia, and listing to Saudi Aramco Studio 1FM...

Petrol Station in Saudi Arabia

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i wish i can take extra tank of fuel with me, as the fuel is Saudi Arabia is the lowest in price compared to the places i will be visiting soon..

Temprature 44.5C = 112 F

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Just enjoying the sites as you cross the Saudi Desert... and the Temperature is 44.5C = 112F

In Saudi Arabia

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If you have bus and you are crossing cities during the summer, this what you should do to cool you bus engine.. Just Drive and keep the hood open for fresh air !!

Out Side Temp is 49.5C = 121F

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I feel sorry for my car engine :-p

Desert Sand on the road

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This is why we use the sand protection on the car.

on this clip you can see the desert sand flows on the road, here it works like a Sand Blasting on your front Bumper...

Just View the video on large Screen,

Hit the Road Ebrahim !!!

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Still in Saudi Arabia

Still Driving

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Still 230km was remaining to reach the Saudi-Jordan Boarder, and i reached there at night...

Breakfast @ Le Meridien Amman

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In Jordan

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After a good night sleep at the Le Méridien Amman Hotel, i started my next journey to Syria, i didn't take much video or pictures from there as i was consternating on the road traffic!!! it was not easy driving there... anyway, at least i made a stop to wash my car...

Sign Board to Syria

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In Jordan Looking for Sign Board to Syria..

Leaving Jordan Boarder to Syria

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Welcome to Syria

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Entering Syria from Jordan,,
Sorry for the bad picture focus..

Driving to Aleppo (Halab) in Syria

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Welcome to Aleppo (Halab)

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In Aleppo (Halab)

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The car license plate says POLICE !!!

Sheraton Hotel in Aleppo

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If i have a list of best hotel i stayed in, this will be one of the top ten...
I loved it...

Direction to Turkey

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Syria-Turkey Boarder

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Using my Xperia X10 to navigate in Turkey

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Just after crossing the Syria-Turkey Boarder, i used my Sony Ericsson to show me the way to the Hotel in Istanbul..
1224km to go...

Driving in Turkey on the way to Adana

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Driving Between Mountains in Turkey

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Enjoing the View on the way to Ankara

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Wind Turbines in Turkey

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280kM long old road in Turkey

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on the way to Ankara, this bad road gave a good test to my car suspensions..

Crossing the Salt Lake in Turkey

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34km to Ankara

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on the way to Ankara, you can see the salt lake...

I arrived in Ankara at 6:30pm, had a meal then continued my journey to Istanbul.

the Marriot Hotel in Istanboul

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I arrived late at night at the hotel.. took these picture pn the next day..

Im not sure whats the story of the Goat !!!!

Hello calories..

Welcome to Istanbul

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@ Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul

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I was glad to have the chance to pray at Suleymaniye mosque, or better known as the mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent. It was built in the 16th century by the great Ottoman architect..

@ The Grand Bazar in Istanbul

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Driving in Istanbul

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Pictures from Istanbul

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Tanning in Istanbul

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Now i know why Mermaids don't exists anymore...

Driving in Turkey on the Way to Greece

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@ Turkey-Greece Boarder

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On the way to Florina in Greece

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When i crossed the Greek boarder, i called my friend Anestise and told him that i arrived in Greece.He invited me to his friend's wedding party in Florina.

On the way to Florina

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@ Fuel Station in Greece

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The dog in owned by the man working at the petrol station, he just call his owner when a car stops..

@ the wedding party in Greece

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This was at the Entrance of the wedding party LOOOL...

A picture with my friend Anestise

With his lovely Wife..

At the table...

Some video clips of the folklore dances..

and yes, i danced too

@ Igominista in Greece

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The Next day I went to Igominista in Greece to take the Ferry to Ancona in Italy..

This is the port center, where you buy the ticket of the ferry to Italy. i arrived at the Port at 2pm, and the The Ferry i booked leaves at 10pm.

During my waiting time, i took my car for wash, as i want to arrive in Italy in best shape..

picture of Rainbow..

This Ferrari was registered in Florida, and the owner is French. he lives in NYC and own lots of restaurants in NYC and Miami, we exchanged contacts, and told him that i will visit your restaurants in NYC..

Waiting for the Ferry to arrive, it was late for 45min...

its finally arrived, they say they were trying to avoid an iceberg on the way :-p

In The Ferry on the way to Itally

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Approaching the Port at Ancona in Italy.

The Ferry took 15hrs to reach Ancona in Italy. i took a sleeping cabin, and it was great..

Driving from Ancona to Rome

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I really enjoyed driving in the Rain..

In Rome

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It was hard to keep the camera stable with these brick roads

Driving out of Rome to Maranello

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Arrived in Marranello

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Maranello Palace, A great Place to stay when visiting the Museum and Factory..

@ Ferrari Museum

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The F40, the Best Ferrari ever made...

The Man Behind the Story of Ferrari...

Ferrari Wine !!!

Yes i Tested a Ferrari :-)

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Then i drove to a city called Vergiate to visit my Italian Friend Francesco who invited me for dinner in his place...

Driving to Switzerland

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leaving Italy at night was not a good idea, and driving to Davos in Switzerland was a disappointment, as i was driving at night, and saw nothing but the road and my navigation screen to reach the hotel..

i was climbing roads and mountains, but see nothing because of Darkness..

This is what i see while driving!

finally arriving at the hotel which was located in nowhere...!! and the bed looks really good after a 4.5hrs drive...

Next Morning in Davos Switzerland

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when i woke up the next day after the long night sleep, i opened the my room windows, and i was shocked of what i saw.

The view was unbelievable, it was like heaven on earth. !!!!
i was speechless...

So, i had my breakfast and went out to explore this beautiful site...

Its was nice to see pictures of the people who stayed in this hotel, as i was being on of them...

I took the Bus to enjoy the city..

and then a ride to the mountains...

Next to the Lake in Davos..

Driving to Prague

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After Davos, i decided to visit Prague, it was like 580km ride..
where i had to cross Liechtenstein and Germany arrive in Prague..

Leaving Davos..

Driving to Liechtenstein

in Liechtenstein..

I really enjoyed driving in Germany, as there was no speed limit on their Highways...

Before arriving in Prague. i took the car for a wash ..

Marriot Hotel In Prague..

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Arrived at the Marriot Hotel...

Pictures from Prague

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Our useless tour guide..!!!

The Dancing Building. The Bus Driver just drove next to it without even slowing down for us to take a good picture !!!

Interesting Ventilation Tower..

I hate when people put them selves in the middle of your picture..

Next Day Driving to the Nurburgring

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Driving in Germany... Again 180km/h

I was so happy when i sun is gone

Arrived at the Nurburgring

The Hotel in Nurburgring

Then i went for a walk in the Area and dinner at the Near by steak house..

The View from the Hotel room the next Morning

Pictures from the Nurburgring

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A Truck day at the Nurburgring..

I liked this art work...

BMW 4D Cinema, is a cool way to experience the 24hr race event...

The Playstation Driving simulator is a must for every car fan,,, and its cool that they had a special section in the Nurburgring facility to enjoy playing the game....

Driving a the Nurburgring

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This is a nice way to spend time a see cool cars on the nurburgring...

On the way to Stuttgart

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on the way to Stuttgart to see the Mercedes Museum.

On the way to Stuttgart, i visited the classic air museum..

Arrived at the Garden Inn hotel next to the Museum...

At Mercedes Musume

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The 1st car took the Brand Name Mercedes

The MC112 is one of my favorite Mercedes Concept Design..

Sliver Arrows...

How cool to use a Mercedes Engine as a portrait..

One the way to Paris

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After spending 4hrs at Mercedes Museum, My next stop way Paris..

Driving to Paris

Arriving in Paris

It was hard to find a room in any hotel in paris that day, as they had a marathon function, where they were to arrive in Paris the next day. After searching around, i was lucky to find one room (Last one) at this hotel.

My friend Kaysha

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Later at night, i met with my friend Kaysha. and had dinner at a cool restaurant in Paris called Bianco

This is a sample of his music.. visit his website http://kaysha.com/

Pictures from Paris

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To Monti Carlo from Geneva

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Later on the evening, i drove to Geneva in Switzerland, to spend the night, then take the mountain roads to Monti Carlo in Monaco.
I spent the night at the Four Season in Geneva, and left early in mirning to avoid the traffic on the mountain roads..

At Monti Carlo

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Arriving at Monti Carlo

The Colombus Hotel in Monaco

Some pictures from Moni Carlo

The famous Automobile Club in Monaco

Herbie was here too...

i think this was a 4x4 concept car, and now its in Monaco... its called the Mega Truck !!!

At the Famous Casino with the big boys :-p

Motor Collector in Monaco...

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These are the collection of the Prince of Monaco...

Leaving Monaco to Venice to catch the Ferry to Patras in Greece

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Driving to Italy and listing to Bahraini folklore beats..

While driving, i was this sign "Genovia" it reminded me of the movie Princess Diaries...

Driving on Italian Highways for 5hrs and then stop at the toll booth to pay 83 Euro... from my trip Italy was the most expensive in Toll Charges..

Arriving at the port in Venice

The ferry from venice to Patra in Greece (32hrs Ride)

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I was 1st to arrive..

My Room Number !!!

The bed looks ok, not as fancy as the hotels i stayed in, but will do the job.

My window view !! i can warn the captain when i see an ice burg ahead...

The View from the Ferry before departing to Greece..

After 23hrs on the Ferry, we arrived at the 1st stop (Igoumenista).. then another 9hrs to Patra..

In Athens

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Once arrived in Patra at 5:30am, i drove the 245km to Athens and visited the Acropolis.

Visiting a freind in Aredia

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then i drove the 632 km to Aredia to visit my friend Anestes..

After a very good meal made by his wife, we went to a tourist place next his home..
and spent a good time there...

Back to Istanbul

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Left my friend place at night and after driving for 6hrs i reached the hotel in Istanbul at 8am..

I stayed at the same hotel i did at the beginning of the trip...after a good rest, i went for shopping in Istanbul...

The Blue Mosque

Driving from Istanbul to Syria

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I drove the 1228km to Syrian Boarders then to the Hotel in Aleppo for a night rest.

In Istanbul... Crossing the bridge that links Europe and Asia. A sheep was looking at me from that truck...

This is a cool classic.. In Istanbul..

after 6hrs of driving, i was crossing the salt lake in Turkey, i couldn't keep the camera stable as the road was so old that has lots of small repair patched that made the ride a bit uncomfortable..

From Syria to Jordan

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After a good night sleep at the Sheraton hotel in Aleppo, had breakfast, and started the 570km to the Hyatt Amman hotel in Jordan..

Some pictures from Syria

reached Jordan at 7pm, and strait away to the hotel for rest..

Arrived the Grand Hyatt hotel in Amman

Driving through Saudi Arabia to Bahrain

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After a good rest and breakfast, i started my 1800km to cross the Saudi Arabia to Bahrain..

Crossing the Jordan-Saudi Boarder

at a repair shop next to the Saudi boarders, i sprayed my car again to protect it from the desert sands that chips your car paint if you don't.

A twister in the desert, this is interesting !!!

After driving for 7hrs and just before getting dark, i stopped to clear the sand protection from the headlights for night driving..

After 10 hours that included night driving, and resting next to fule station in Saudi Arabia, i reached the King Fahad Causeway that linked Bahrain at 5am..

Reaching home

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This is the car trip report of my adventure, as i reached home at 6:07am...

15,537km in 24 days.
187hrs of Driving
Fuel Economy: an average of 8.6l/100km

The car performance on highways was unbelievable, it really made me save a lot on fuel costs in Europe, as this was it was giving me for a full tank..

At the end, i want thank Mercedes-Benz for their effort in developing the new C-Class. My adventure was a success because of this great car. The adventure was like a test for the car performance, and i must admit, i was very much impressed.