Day and Night From the New Digs

The flight from Houston to Doha went fairly well . . . after some frantic re-packing at check-in. (Fortunately everything made it!) An energetic two-year-old across the aisle kept me from sleeping much, but that has actually helped me to acclimate to the time change. I was more than ready to crash by the time I arrived in the evening.

Over the next few days I plan to unpack, settle in and explore a bit. I live within walking distance of Corniche Park, which stretches several kilometers along the bay, and also near a massive shopping mall, where I hope to find a few items that I did not bring with me.

My apartment building, a thirty-six story high-rise, sits on the edge of downtown Doha, though like Houston, this edge looks like it will quickly dissolve and re-materialize.  Construction projects of all kinds dot the landscape here - museums, hotels, malls, high-rise apartments, banks and oil and gas complexes among them - and any open piece of land bears the marks of firms that have staked their claims to build there.

The apartment itself is lovely with a spacious, open floor plan, high ceilings and plenty of natural light. I have some fantastic views from my balconies of downtown Doha, especially at night:

The view during the daytime is not too shabby, either:

I should have enough time left in my day to finish unpacking and make a new and hopefully yummy food discovery. To those of you Stateside, have a great Thursday! 

XO,

JZog