Qatar Adventures with the O's: January 2013

Tony and I took a stroll along the Corniche (which is a big walkway along the Arabian Gulf) and saw all the wooden Dhow boats. Here is Tony with the West Bay skyline in the background.

Kelley with the Museum of Islamic Art in t

We also checked out the Museum of Islamic Art. It was very beautiful inside. The pictures really can't do it justice. It is full of artifacts from middle eastern countries dating back to the 8th century.

Tony stirring his witches brew

Beautiful jeweled falcon

This is the LARGEST emerald I have ever seen!!!

Emerald jewelry

Huge emerald earrings

Awesome coffee shop in the museum overlooking the gulf

View looking straight up from the floor of the lobby

Tea at the coffee shop

We took Tony to drive in the sand dunes and see the Inland Sea this past weekend. It continues to be an adventure each time we come out there. This time our friends, Julie, Paul and their children Jack, Charlie, and Tillie followed us out along with Ken, Esther and family. I continue to be amazed at the cool landscape here.

I have been playing with the panoramic picture on the iphone and LOVE the way this one turned out!

Avery getting more driving practice

Looking down from the top of the super steep soft dune. The kids all have run down to the bottom and are trying to climb back up. The camera can't give this dune justice as it is so steep that you think, "I am not driving my car down that!" It looks like the car would flip end over end.

Half way up!

Natalie and Millie almost to the top

Chase made it and is super winded!

Charlie

Walter helping Avery make it back up to the top

Bobby and Tony standing on the edge of the dune

Avery made it back up! (with a little help)

Avery and Tillie

Avery and Mommy

The sand at the top of the dune is usually not as soft as it was this day. First Ken's car got stuck....

Chase and Bobby on the slope of the dune

Avery and Tillie laying at the top

Then Tony got Bobby's truck stuck....

Tony says "OH NO!"

Digging out the sand

Tillie coming down the dune

Tillie

Avery striking a pose

Avery running down

Great picture of Charlie running down

At the edge of the dune

Tony driving in the dunes

We arrived to the Inland Sea after fun driving in the dunes. It was as beautiful as ever.

Saudi Arabia

Border Patrol station

Another cool panoramic shot

Chase and Charlie

Tony O

Natalie

Natalie and Chase

Brotherly Love

Tony and Bobby (Saudi Arabia in background)

The kids buried Charlie all the way up to his head in the sand. It was the funniest looking thing to see a head just laying on the ground looking like it wasn't attached to anything.