Crazy Scientists

Today was "Crazy Scientist Day" so my advisory put on their lab coats and goggles to earn house points.  I loved Am who came prepared with her white lace coat and syringe.

Pink Men

Today we wore pink and pink ribbons and are pink cupcakes to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Arno, Daniel and David got into the colour theme.

More Dates

The dates were lush and rich and yummy.

Besides the chocolate covered dates I did by a kilo to bring home to snack upon and maybe use in a tagine. Unlike home there is no problem bringing food into Laos.

Out of the Sand

Qasr Al Hosn an historic square fort built in the 1790s is a stark contrast to this modern sky-scrapper  in  Abu Dhabi.

The Date Market

Behind the fruit and vegetable market at Port Zayed in Abu Dhabi I found the date market. There were about a dozen stall all displaying a wide range of dates outside with more inside along with date products - eg chocolate covered dates.  Guess which I bought?

Tasting prior to purchase is all part of the process.  I tried soft dried Madjool dates "King of the Dates" from Palestine (Israel) and Ajwa dates from Medina which are meant to be holy and cure a myriad of ills.  There were also afresh dates like those in the  photo.  Dates dates and dates - All yummmo

Monday Monks in Myanmar - Pink robes and Pink Umbrella

Shades of pink or rosé as the French would say.

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque

 An amazing mosque -clad in Indian marble - it's design is 

supposedly inspired by the Taj Mahal.  I am in Abu Dhabi for the weekend, courtesy of NYU Abu Dhabi.