Entrance to our Compound
Our Compound Pool & Clubhouse
Sports City - Site of the 2006 Asian Games
Neighbor of ours shared these pictures. He is a helicopter pilot and often "buzzes" the compound. As you can see, our compound doesn't have much green. Viewing this, I hope you will have patience with me when I come to visit this summer and keep exclaiming, "Look at all the trees! And the grass! And the flowers! And the water!" The Corniche picture is a good view of downtown Doha. Finally Sports City, with the Aspire Tower, is just down the street from us. Right next to Sports City is the Villiagio Mall - a copy of the Bellagio in Las Vegas with a painted ceiling, indoor canal and gondola rides, also has an indoor ice skating rink. Normally one can see the Aspire tower from all over Doha. Sunday night we had a sandstorm, and we couldn't see the tower from our Compound! Really incredible - we had all the windows shut but I still woke up in the night, with a dusty taste in my mouth. Fine layer of dust on everything the next day. We really don't have sand here - we have a fine, white chalky soil and dust.
Neighbor of ours shared these pictures. He is a helicopter pilot and often "buzzes" the compound. As you can see, our compound doesn't have much green. Viewing this, I hope you will have patience with me when I come to visit this summer and keep exclaiming, "Look at all the trees! And the grass! And the flowers! And the water!" The Corniche picture is a good view of downtown Doha. Finally Sports City, with the Aspire Tower, is just down the street from us. Right next to Sports City is the Villiagio Mall - a copy of the Bellagio in Las Vegas with a painted ceiling, indoor canal and gondola rides, also has an indoor ice skating rink. Normally one can see the Aspire tower from all over Doha. Sunday night we had a sandstorm, and we couldn't see the tower from our Compound! Really incredible - we had all the windows shut but I still woke up in the night, with a dusty taste in my mouth. Fine layer of dust on everything the next day. We really don't have sand here - we have a fine, white chalky soil and dust.
School started today, and I subbed in a preschool class. Spent the morning talking about winter - snow, ice, mittens, hats, boots, overcoats and hibernating animals. Things you simply do not see in Doha! Too funny.
2 comments:
Wow. ANY color would help a lot - or a giant shade umbrella :)
The government provided us with a shade umbrella - it's tan!
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