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The Palace  
   

The Palace

Unfortunately I didn have much time for sightseeing, so most of my photos were taken from the car on the way to work. Nevertheless, there at the end of the road is the entrance to the brand new, and startlingly massive, palace.
The Odd Place That Is Abu Dhabi

April 16th 2009
Prologue The international airport outside of Abu Dhabi is, in itself, the perfect metaphor for that city. When I first arrived and my travel weary self emerged into that sparkling edifice - a shimmering technicolour place that somehow resembles both a flowering lotus and a Turkish bath - I remember thinking that I would need to dedicate some serious time to explore the building upon m ... read more
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