Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Jun 2nd, 2018
Today we drove to Abu Dhabi to visit two sites: the spectacular Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque and the Louvre Abu Dhabi. We started with the mosque (which Libby and I had visited previously), which I think can speak well enough for itself: What one feels about this or any other religion, it’s difficult to believe […]
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Brilliance of the Seas, Dubai, Fujairah, Oman, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates on May 12th, 2012
Well, I’m home recovering from Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) this weekend. HFMD is a ‘toddler ailment’ that Libby and I managed to contract last weekend from Emerson. Libby bounced back by mid-week. And, though I’m now feeling fine, I look like something the villagers would throw stones at were I to venture out […]
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Brilliance of the Seas, Dubai, Fujairah, Oman, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates on Mar 21st, 2012
I’m starting this post at 40,000 feet above Virginia, 14 hours into our 15 hour flight home. What’s left to be said? I can’t say this was our ‘best’ trip ever (that place is still held by the 3+ weeks we spent in Europe in 2008). I can’t say that it was the ‘most relaxing’ […]
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Brilliance of the Seas on Mar 17th, 2012
We arrived in Abu Dhabi a little before 8am this morning. We headed out almost immediately for a visit to the Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan Mosque, generally known more simply at the Sheik Zayed or Grand Mosque. It is named for the late Sheik Zayed, the much beloved ‘father’ of the UAE, who’s buried […]