Cafe in the Park (Is this Bahrain?!?!)

In my recent wanderings, I came across this little gem of a place, my new favorite location in Bahrain:  an outdoor cafe made of all things recycled!  What a small wonder (and something I NEVER thought I would see in Bahrain)!  

 The entire outside is surrounded by wooden frames with recycled Pepsi bottles as planters.  

It's located in an area of Bahrain that they are trying to update and make into a hip little hangout--I'd say they are well on their way.

The furniture is made of all recycled materials too.  They stacked tires on top of each other and covered with bright cushions to make stools.  (in the picture they are covered in plastic because the cafe was actually closed)  They made tables from blocks of scrap wood and stacks of fused cardboard.  They also used industrial cable spools as tables.  Freshly painted dumpsters and oil drums became planters for trees and flowers.  

Next to the cafe, they painted two huge murals on the nearby buildings.  One looks like a pencil sketch of an old man's face; the other is a brightly colored collage.  But the best part of the entire place is the free standing bookshelf!  Just looking at it makes me so happy!  :)