Our Hotel
Sheraton Doha
This is where we stayed on our first two nights. Welcome to Qatar!
Doha
Pictures taken from the Corniche of the "downtown" area of Doha, taken at sunset on the first day of Eid.
Dave and Me on the Corniche on the first day of Eid.
This is another picture from the Corniche that I took after the sun went down, during Eid. There were lights everywhere!
The Pearl of the Gulf -- at night.
Friday is the Holy Day here. This is the Corniche on a Friday morning.
Some financial institutions in city center. We aren't allowed to take pictures of government buildings and/or palaces. Enjoy the banks.
Sand Dunes
This is what the desert looks like, on the way to the dunes.
I guess Dave took this one. From L to R: Robert MacIsaac, me, Enid's husband from New Zealand, Enid Richards, Arlene McCann, and Mary Tilley.
This is our friend Arlene watching one of our Qatari drivers take air out of the tires at the sand dunes.
It's as scary as it looks!
Dave and Me in the Desert
ME!
The Inland Sea
We could see Saudi Arabia. It was getting dark, so I didn't take more pictures, but this is basically the border between Qatar and Saudi.
The sun goes down quickly here. I'd say it was completely gone less than five minutes after this picture was taken.
Only In Qatar
This is a falcon. Doesn't he look like a Roman gladiator? These little guys can fetch up to $50 000 USD.
Camels!!!
This is what a camel looks like, up close. We have yet to ride them, or to see them race, as they do that in the spring.
The Iranian souq, or Souq Waqif, has little shops like this spice shop. Pretty lentils.
Our friend, Robert, searches for the perfect emerald to have set in a ring for his wife, Ann.