Our flight from Doha to Male is very early in the morning, so we are staying the night in Doha today. After flying into Qatar, we visited the incredible business class lounge at Hamad International Airport. This is the best lounge I have ever visited, by far. It is huge, with two restaurants, tons of seating, a quiet room, storage lockers, showers, and basically anything that anyone could think to put in an airport lounge. We contemplated spending the night in the lounge, but Valerie cannot sleep in anything but a bed, so we booked an 8-hour room at the Airport Hotel (which surprisingly has a pool).

Before going to sleep, we took a free city tour of Doha offered by the Qatar Tourism Authority and Qatar Airways. About 3 hours long, the tour showed off the ongoing development projects of Doha. It also provided insight into the culture of Qatar and its economic development.