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We visited here on a stop over on the way home for the summer, mainly to visit friends, it has to be said, but also to see what's what.
I have to say, what an excellent little destination. After the humidity of Bangkok, the heat was almost refreshing. It's a little hotter than Bangkok but its a dry heat so it is actually not too unpleasant to walk around in (for short distances anyway!) and lounging by and in the pool was a great way to spend a leisurely morning.
Really, really nice food and quite a nice relaxed atmos (certainly compared to nearby Dubai, anyway). The highlight of our stay was the Museum of Islamic Art. Its not really Islamic art but art from Islamic countries. It's not the largest collection, but what they do have on display is just amazing. Well worth an afternoon of anyone's time. The building is supposed to like a woman wearing a Burqa and, for once, I can see what the architect meant. Usually, when they say a building is supposed to reflect such-and-such an idea or theme, one is left thinking 'Really?'
I have to say, what an excellent little destination. After the humidity of Bangkok, the heat was almost refreshing. It's a little hotter than Bangkok but its a dry heat so it is actually not too unpleasant to walk around in (for short distances anyway!) and lounging by and in the pool was a great way to spend a leisurely morning.
Really, really nice food and quite a nice relaxed atmos (certainly compared to nearby Dubai, anyway). The highlight of our stay was the Museum of Islamic Art. Its not really Islamic art but art from Islamic countries. It's not the largest collection, but what they do have on display is just amazing. Well worth an afternoon of anyone's time. The building is supposed to like a woman wearing a Burqa and, for once, I can see what the architect meant. Usually, when they say a building is supposed to reflect such-and-such an idea or theme, one is left thinking 'Really?'