And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
-Khalil Gibran, The Prophet
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Some pictures from two weekends spent touristing!
Leading (!) ‘Someone Up There Likes Me’ at Stardust. The night before we camped a few feet away from these towering walls, sharing a campfire with other climbers from Lebanon, Spain and Bahrain.For some reason this little 1 dirham abra ride across the canal was one of my favorite things I did in DubaiThe gold souks were no jokeMany Goldmember references were made.Turns out the Burj Khalifa is really hard to capture in a photoNature in the future?There she is!FlatteringStill can’t get her all in one frameHad to walk all the way back here to capture the whole dang thingSnails of the futureI could have spent all day just in this mall. There was a movie theater, ice skating rink, arcade, an entire floor devoted to designer children’s clothing, and the world’s largest indoor aquariumOh, and a waterfall. That night I had a dream I was diving with these guys into a giant bowl of fresh spinach, probably my body’s way of telling me to eat a vegetable or dieI was in the middle of a roadside pee break on the way to the Empty Quarter when these guys started sauntering past.Future album coverLittle car, littler footprints, big dunesHome for the night. We quickly put our tent up, kicked off our shoes, and spent the last bit of daylight running up and down the dunes like little kidsDuuuude, duuuuunesA little Fireball by the fireSunriseLong morning shadowsThe recently opened Louvre, Abu DhabiArt!Gary and I, patrons of the artsInside the Death StarThe Grand MosqueNot badSadly, they wouldn’t let me take this get up homeFleurs
Abu Dhabi architecture. This view is from the Emirates Palace, allegedly a seven star hotel. We wound up somehow drinking a martini and eating an ice cream with 23 karat gold sprinkled on top and now I guess we’re fancy.
Taking the Long Way 