Day #1(Nov-9): Abu Dhabi express

Well, my first day at Abu Dhabi and already experienced: 3.5 meals, a modern art museum exhibit by local UAE artists, a walk through the Abu Dhabi Louvre (http://louvreabudhabi.ae/),  visit to 3 luxury  5 star hotels, completely new set of stories about my family, visiting my brother's own company office, 4 types of coffee (including the Arabic/Gulf  style of coffee, which is very different than Turkish), and finally what is a UAE old ages tradition; a visit to a mega mall.

Here are few of the highlights...















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  1. Mary HarounNovember 9, 2013 at 11:12:00 PM EST

    The chair sculpture reminds me if my fav night club "do not sit on the furniture"

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