I took off at 7:30 AM for a walk. I thought it would be before the heat of the day, but it was in the upper 90's by 8AM. It was just plain hot. I saw two new birds and got some good pictures of the skyline. We waited for the sun to go down before we headed back out to the Souq Waqif market. We saw the car-boat tearing it up out on the water. We did some serious travel tune ups with Leslie's new passport number. The Souq was fun and we were amazed by how polite the vendors were. After the badgering by the Egyptian vendors and the smoke filled market in. Istanbul we were ready for battle. But once we were there it was all smiles and hellos and no badgering by the vendors. What a refreshing experience
The skylines
A Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
El Gato
Weird roots up in the tree
A common myna
Each building is unique
0 meters above sea level
A floating enrichment center
A dove hiding behind a pole
Excursion boats
More unique buildings
A ghost?
Sculptures
A huge hand
Red vented bulbul
Great flowers
I feel seen!
Back at the hotel, all sweaty and hot
Is that a car or a boat?
Oh yes it is a boat!
The sun is setting so it is cooling off enough to head to the Souq
The big buildings on the way
This is the biggest building
Oh the sun, I'm melting!
So hot when it is out
Pink skies
Minaret
We heard the call to prayer and folks moved into this mosque
A much larger mosque in the distance
The bird market
The Souq Waqif Mosque
A bird photobomb
Spices
Rugs and textiles
The old building of the Souq
An old boat
Great Lamps
A quiet little nook
Wooden ceilings
The mosque was all lit up
A kiddie train!
It zoomed on by so fast the picture was blurry
Leather armor?
Out of the blue we walked into a airconditioned covered courtyard with fountains
Very nice indeed
Old walled buildings
Mosque #3
Great accents here and there like this lamp
Of course a giant golden thumb is perfectly normal
No actual gold was used in making this art piece
The big pointy building had a huge iught display
Passing the Parliment
A very nice shade of blue
The skyline comes alive after dark
Back at the hotel, a pool man is dispensing the giant blue glowing marshmallows
Our dinner pick
No one at the bar
In fact only one other table had patrons
Cool graphics
My puffer fish drink
A poisonous pufferfish filled with poisonous alcohol
The light fixture
A very large open area in the center
The bar is extensive
Banana leaf and a chicken dish
A fine face for the ladies room
A wood fired oven
Across the bay
Some odd rules...all guests must present a passport but a copy or drivers license is not acceptable, no female Qataris allowed, no flip flops, caps or scarfs allowed
What actually is going on in here?
The night is lit up
These grand steps lead back up to the lobby, we took the lift
