Qatar
The best of the Gulf Coast Countries thus far
As I have been in the airport a few times at least, I figured I mind as well get out and visit Qatar. My two friends Tyson and Allison are there with their kids, so I decided to take a few days from Cairo to see them and hang out.
I didn’t know what to expect. Was it going to be like UAE or Kuwait? It actually in my opinion was a lot nicer and I enjoyed it immensely. They live on a compound that is like a small neighborhood country club, and that is where I spent most of my time.
We did get a chance to go out a few times. As Qatar obviously is surrounded by desert, we went out to drive around (literally took us one hour to drive across the country), and do some searching for different pieces of sculptures by Richard Serra that were put out there. We also had the chance to go around to the very ritzy part of town the pearl and have lunch and see all the massive yachts at dock on the lovely blue ocean water.
The highlight of the trip besides eating buffalo wings, watching college football, NFL, and UFC live was probably going to the Islamic Art Museum. I am not in the least bit interested in Islamic Geometric Art or Calligraphy, but was interested in the Mohamed Ali exhibit showcasing his romps over the boxing world for twenty years and also the rotating display of The Terracotta Warriors with many Chinese artifacts from the Zhou, Han, Ming, and other Chinese periods. I guess I didn’t have to travel to China after all to see the warriors…….
