Greetings from Al Ain!

Today we officially moved from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain, the city we will be living in.  We are staying at a hotel for the next week or so while we work on getting our house ready to move into.  We have been trying to really enjoy our last few weeks before school starts and have been seeing the sites. We love Abu Dhabi!

Here are several pictures of our latest adventures.

                                Tour of Sheik Zayed Mosque (one of the largest in the world.)  

No words can describe the size and grandeur of this place.  It is the size of 5 football fields and can hold over 40,000 worshippers.  

The mosque was huge and beautifully decorated with real gems, semi-precious stones and gold.  All of the surfaces, including side walks are covered in marble.

The main prayer hall holds the world's largest chandelier.  Absolutely breathtaking!

 In order to enter the mosque, is customary for all women to wear a robe (abaya) and head scarf (shayla) to show respect.

  

We also visited the central souk (like a market) in Abu Dhabi.  

The kids really wanted to buy their own camel like this guy above.  

But they settled for a much smaller one.

We also visited the Fishmarket Restaurant right on the marina at our hotel in Abu Dhabi.  We were able to pick out our fresh fish, shrimp, and vegetables to be cooked to your specifications.   

The kids loved it!

And we did too!

School starts next Sunday (remember we work Sunday to Thursday) for the kids and me so we will be frantically shopping and working to get our house set up by then.  We may or may not have our internet set up so bear with us.  

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers as we make this next transition.  I will update as soon as possible.