OK, so I have actually been sleeping pretty well at night since we arrived. Last night I went to bed early, thinking I could pack a few extra hours into my poor, aging brain and body. Negatory good buddy. Woke up at about midnight, and then again at 1:30. Now, here I sit at about 2:30 am making entries in Facebook, failed wide open. It wouldnt be so bad, but I am being picked up in front of the hotel for my first day at work at 8:30 this morning, 6 hours from now. Sheesh. On the other hand, we have had a very good first three days here. Our very good friends, Mark and Mary from Montville, CT, have chauffeured us all around Abu Dhabi to help us start to get a feel for the area, and to start recognizing landmark buildings. If you get a chance, go check Youtube for some footage of the pineapple buildings. Very cool indeed. They use an amazing technology to help reduce cooling costs for the building. Never mind. I will save you the trip. Just click on the link below, and you will see why they are called the pineapple buildings. Another cool building is the Tower Capital Gate building, or the tornado building as Mark calls it. It has the greatest incline of any building in the world. I couldnt find good enough video to link to here. It is particularly impressive at night. It looks like it is shimmering. Some of you have asked for us to post some photos. I would love to, but we have taken almost none. After the recent arrest of an American man taking photos in a restricted area we wanted to first get a feel for where not to. So far, it appears that the restricted areas are mostly common sense, like certain government or military areas, and some of the areas around the presidential palace. Makes sense, right? The American took a photo in one of these areas, which was clearly posted no photography allowed. Rules are rules and there is a high level of personal accountability here. How refreshing! Well, now its after 3 and I am going to go do some mindless surfing and then try to get a few more hours of sleep. https://youtube/watch?v=GSbJIlpv4Dc
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 23:07:35 +0000
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