Monday, March 12, 2007

Some reasons to love Qatar

Sorry about the recent photo-centric posts. I don't have time to write anything anymore!

These are pics from my trip to Qatar in 2004. The first one is of me, after the US Army had outfitted me for the trip. Hm... Maybe I was supposed to go to Korea instead?

Anyway, I sure do miss working 18 hour days. Seven days a week. And sleeping in tents. On 110 degree nights. With 200 snoring guys....


Prepared for... the desert?
The waterfront - fish market
Three restaurants at the waterfront
Middle-class housing
A country built with TCNs
Water, water everywhere...
...not a drop to drink
Gorgeous buildings being constructed everywhere you turn
Strolling the waterfront
I loved the contrasts of a power walk in an abaya/hijab with nike sneakers
No sneakers for you
Kids are kids, everywhere
More construction
Slight sandstorm
New Mosque
Good fences make good neighbors
Waterfront restaurant
McMansion (truly)
Poured concrete construction for everything
Hm.. this looks oddly familiar
Stare contest - NOW
Non-descript highway
Pottery was dirt cheap
My co-worker shopping the souks, very inconspicuously


6 comments:

Lisa said...

Where's the "No comments-Isn't that sad?" You left the frownie all by himself? No wonder he's frownie.

Great pix. And that camo habib you are wearing? Hot.

jim said...

Yes it was hot. In fact, I was sweating my kevlar-covered b@!!$ off.....

21 Charles Street said...

Great pics - I wonder what it looks like now.

Jhonni, Matthew or Sarah said...

Great pics- I've never traveled anywhere so it is nice to live vicariously through my friends.

Lisa said...

Hello??? Jhonni? Uh, WE'VE travelled to Delaware for tattoos. And I do believe we declared the 87 beach blocks as a trip to hell and back, n'est pas? So, honey, you are widely travelled.

21 Charles Street said...

Now that's one thing I haven't done yet - tattoo. Hmmmmm.