tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30702953828257142932011-04-21T15:11:19.835-06:00Goodbye Al AinAfter living in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from 2004-2007, it was time to say goodbye. These were some of our thoughts during our last few days in the UAE, June 2007.mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17717847294080743083noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070295382825714293.post-64046384312580879442007-07-03T15:32:00.001-06:002008-03-07T14:37:55.665-07:00Goodbye Al Ain(Adapted from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Margaret%20Wise%20Brown&tag=helida-20&index=books&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Margaret Wise Brown's</a><img style="border: medium none ; margin: 0px;" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=helida-20&l=ur2&o=1" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> classic children's bedtime story, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGoodnight-Moon-Book-Margaret-Brown%2Fdp%2F0061119776%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1183840749%26sr%3D1-4&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;tag=helida-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325"><em>Goodnight Moon</em></a>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/welcome.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/welcome.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/oasis2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/oasis2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the great green <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Ain">oasis</a><br />There were some <a href="http://bssandbrninalain.blogspot.com/search/label/roundabouts">roundabouts </a><br />And some reddish dunes<br />And a picture of—<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/zayed2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/zayed2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Zayed">Sheikh Zayed</a> sitting all alone<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/camels2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/camels2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And there were camels and sheep and goats from the souq<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/fort2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/fort2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And two shopping malls<br />And a few forts<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/jh1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/jh1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And a lone mountain<br />And some dry wadis<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/Datepalm2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/Datepalm2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And henna and incense and bowls full of dates<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/mosque1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/mosque1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And calls from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muezzin">muezzins</a> echoing from the mosques<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/alain1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/alain1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Goodbye <a href="http://www.zayedcenter.org.ae/about_us/al_ain.html">Al Ain </a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/crescent.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/crescent.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Goodbye crescent moons<br /><br />Goodbye sheikhs and sheikhas<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/dunes2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/dunes2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Goodbye roundabouts<br />And reddish dunes<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/camels1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/camels1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Goodbye camels<br />Goodbye souqs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/carrefour1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/carrefour1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Goodbye Carrefour<br />And goodbye forts<br /><br />Goodbye <a href="http://alaintaxi.blogspot.com/2006/09/gold-n-white.html">taxis </a><br />And goodbye marble floors<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/jh2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/jh2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Goodbye Jebel Hafeet<br />And goodbye wadis<br /><br />Goodbye <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henna#Traditions_of_henna_as_body_art">henna </a><br />And goodbye incense<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/cat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/cat.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Goodbye stray cats<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/dates2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/dates2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Goodbye dates<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/mosque2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/mosque2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And goodbye to the muezzins calling from mosques<br /><br />Goodbye <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buraimi">Buraimi</a><br /><br />Goodbye desert air<br /><br />Goodbye Al Ain friends everywhere<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/gbsm2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/gbsm2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/peacesm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/oceancrew/blog/gbaa/peacesm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3070295382825714293-6404638431258087944?l=goodbyealain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17717847294080743083noreply@blogger.com5