Monday, December 7, 2009

a short interruption...

...from our italian play by play!

it is christmas time here in the middle east, well sort of! although you don't hear christmas carols, experience midnight madness or see santa on every street corner, there are a few traces that christmas does exist to the non-muslims. mike and i have captured the spirit of christmas as it exists here in doha...
the towering christmas tree in the ritz-carlton hotel foyer...yes, it is fake ;)

a massive, life-size gingerbread house again at the ritz-carlton hotel...yes, it is real ;)

one of the buildings in the pearl (where we live), wrapped like a present.

again, in the pearl at the main entrance (our place is to the right).

the christmas tree on the pearl boardwalk. so weird to me to see a christmas tree with palm trees in the background.

christmas decorations that adorn the railings of the pearl boardwalk.

5 more sleeps till i am back in canada for the holidays and can experience the REAL christmas spirit ...

1 comment:

mams said...

The apartment wrapped like a gift looks cool. We should try it on our house :) Your bed is ready KKris and so are we !!! cannot wait. Love Mams