Monday saw MissL and I take my parents to the Souk Qaryat Al Beri, located on the edge of the mainland, before Abu Dhabi island.
The souk is fairly new, opening in stages between the Shangri-La hotel complex and the Traders Hotel. Outside opposite, they are building a new Ritz Carlton. (Yeah, not short of a quid over here.)
It is a pretty part of Abu Dhabi, with gorgeous views of sparkling, calm, blue waters and across from the Grand Mosque...
Whilst in the Souk, I turned around to find my parents had changed into different gear! =)
Back outside we walked down to near the traders Hotel, which stands next door to the gorgeous Fairmont Hotel. Looking at the photo below, next to the Fairmont is two bridges, the furthest one was just opened late last week after a construction period of 6 years! (The tall white pointy bit is meant to represent a giant sand dune.) The construction of this bridge now takes a good 5-10 minute drive time off commuters travelling from Dubai to Abu Dhabi city.
A visit to Abu Dhabi is not complete without a visit to the Souk at Qaryat Al Beri.
6 comments:
Cute photo of your parents! And I love the color of the water there.
Pretty water indeed. And I like that bridge!
There aqre endless amounts of Hotels there...AMAZING! It's like Miami Beach in the 1960's and '60's. One hotel after another. Is tourism so huge there or are they expecting it to be? BEAUTIFUL Beaches...!
That Bridge looks quite fantastic...!
It sounds like your folks are getting the "Grand Tour"....Love the clothes they changed into...)(lol)
THAT SHOULD READ 1950's and
1960's. I am typing in the dark....lol!
I so lovethe photos you share with us, it's simply amazing to see what is there on the landscape. Thankyou!
Oh what a different world it is over there! The water looks so inviting....
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