Dave and I had a lovely day yesterday, the first day of our Eid break. I leave on Tues for Addis Ababa, continuing work with the Ethiopian Nurses Association. Since Dave won't be going with me, we're trying to have some fun together on the few days that we have off.
After a sumptuous breakfast of our specialty oatmeal pancakes, we relaxed with the newspaper out on the patio. The morning weather is lovely now and the sun doesn't track around to that side of the villa until about noon. We decided to make a pot of chili to warm up quickly for supper then took off for a long walk on the Cornish. I also wanted to make a trip to the Gold Souk to look for a couple of items that Kimberly wanted me to get for her. We planned to park on the Sheraton end of the Cornish then walk around to the Gold Souk, do our shopping and walk back. That way it's easy to get parking and to make a quick escape through the traffic that would be gathered by late afternoon-early evening.
The air is soft and moist in the late afternoon, and a cool breeze comes in off the water. The walkway is about 5 km in total from the Sheraton end to the Museum of Islamic Art. We stopped for pictures along the way.
After crossing the busy 6 lane highway, we proceeded up Grand Hamad Street to the Al Fardan Auto Showroom. I could see brand new Jags through the large windows. Then to the Gold Souk area to do our shopping.
The walk back to our vehicle (Charles) was pleasant in the early evening twilight. Even though my hips were stiff and sore from the walk, it was a lovely day. A good start to our week off.
The view from our hotel window.
With some of the workshop participants.
Kimberly and Asrat
Jackie, the "motivator"
