Al Ain Trip

View from Jebel Hafeet
Dunes and Palms...
Self explanatory.


Training on the Camel Racing Track

Signs in Translation...and a couple of night pictures

"Yousuf Metal Boxes Shop"

The day after we saw this Philip asked us if we knew "a decent place to get a haircut." We directed him here...note:throughout the Arab world saloon=salon/barber


Typical sight...special because the large walled off area in front of the mosque will be the NYU Interim Campus

And because Mom and Sarah seemed to like that last "coffee pot" picture I posted...

Clips

Found this goofy video from back around when I first got here. That's Sarfaraz, one of our drivers, and Brett is the peanut gallery in the back seat. This was on the way back from some tough negotiations with Pakistani carpenters on the price of building a stage for us. They ended up doing quite a good job...

Emirates Palace

Grand Mosque (pictures courtesy of Brett Heeger's Camera)

Saadiyat Island Model Exhibit

A model of Saadiyat Island, the development that will (inshallah) be completed in 2012 and will house NYU Abu Dhabi.
The primary cultural centers on Jazeera Saadiyat
The Guggenheim museum...
The Louvre
The Performing Arts Center

The Maritime Museum

Some pictures snapped from the car...

Emirates Palace Hotel
The fold building....no idea what the real name is...