We tried to sleep as long as possible. For me that was 7:30, for Leslie it was 10:30. Thata a good thing because I don't think she got any sleep on the flight. The dust from the desert irritated my sinuses and I was sneezing and coughing most of the day. We went up to the club level for lunch. Lots of business people and military folks in uniform were there. We got to talking to one of the servers about our trip and before you know it she cranked out a happy anniversary dessert, balloons were included! I asked about shipping all of our swag we have accumulated, resort bags, resort books, sarongs and more. The club concierge was happy to see to it. I was not so happy to find it would cost $500 to ship. VETO! Since we always planed on leaving the snorkeling gear in the Seychelles, we will soon get some more space. Then we jumped into a cab and went through the downtown area on our way to the Islamic Art Museum. The buildings all seem new and are really pushing the boundaries architecturally. Even a highway overpass was designed to be exceptional.
The view from the club
The swankiest Ritz Club ever!
Putting the curious in curio
A Brilliant daisy
A great improvisation
Happy 30th to us!
Zig zag buildings or drunk architect
Shiny brand new
A support system for an overpass
Very tall and very groovy
The entire structure
Orry the orix, the mascot of the 2006 Asian games held in Qatar
A sample of the variety of buildings
Each one unique
Remind you of anything?
The Emir gets his picture on alot of buildings
Boxy and not boxy
An eye?
This is out by our hotel all on reclaimed land
Nice effect with the glass
The flag!
Across the bay
The parliament building
One of four domes for a shopping mall
Next to the parliament
A famous mosque
The whole downtown skyline
