The UAE turns 40: Part 2

Better late than never..

Jebel Hafeet - AD city stylee..

The Corniche and its various parks and beaches is easily my favorite thing about Abu Dhabi, it's like an island of serentity on the edge of a dustbowl of hell. A little harsh, maybe.. In any case there are many things that you encounter along the sprawl that are designed to get your mind-motor running, and I guess one of them is the Jebel Hafeet walk. To be honest, I would have had no clue that this odd little concrete maze of fake rock was a mini-me to the landmark that is JH had I not taken the drive in the month or so prior to happening upon it, but it doesn't really matter because it's just as purposeless and bizarre anyway..

The Mysterious Victoria..

Is this thing some kind of dredge? I have no idea of what this hulking ship does as it lumbers along the Corniche, but I do know that it looks pretty cool, if not completely out of place..