Last Night Before Ramadan

Last night to p-a-r-t-y before Ramadan at PJ O'Reilley's in Abu Dhabi with The Germans!

Neuman!

Spike Lee!  or is it Gregory Hines?  He wasn't sure himself...and no, that wasn't real gold.

Meanwhile in Dubai....from the weekend before:

I have no words...

Dubai Marina

Aaaaand that's it!

BBQ in the Desert

Another evening in the desert driving around the sand dunes and and bbq-ing!

Me and the German crew: (L to R) Thomas, Me, Markus, Laura, Steffi & Markus

Ruwais

So, some friends and I decided to go check out Ruwais which is a small town located 240km west of Abu Dhabi. It once was a small fishing village, but today it is one of the most modern industrial complexes in the Middle East. It has an oil refinery which produces 120,000 barrels a day, a fertilizer plant run by Ruwais Fertilizer Industries (FERTIL), a marine terminal and a sulfur handling terminal among others.

There is a huge housing complex that was developed by ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. It has tennis courts, a buffet restaurant, gyms, schools, a hospital, beach club, banks and many other amenities. It covers an area of six square kilometers.

Nothing else really in the town. No mall, no bars..I'm pretty glad I don't live there.

Peek-a-boo!

Angry hermit crab! Get off my house!

Ha ha, you can't get me!
Steffi and Sebastian.

Markus hanging out at the beach.

Going sight-seeing.

Check out all of the cranes. And NO kids.

I am WAY too old for this!

Weekend getaway for the Sheikh under construction.

Heading out of town and buzzing by the oil wells.