April 24, 2016
gem
art, travel, who knows
art, jackie, maplethorpe, munch, munch museum, oslo, snow, travel, viking boat museum, vikings
Snow in Oslo and a quick hit means lots of über and two museums.

We will now preside over some Viking ruins!

Not really a Viking ship

Really a Viking ship




And then it was over to a very strange juxtaposition indeed. Maplethorpe is just a wee bit better than Munch, but don’t tell the Norwegiens. Judge for yourself.


Munch in Hell

Maplethorpe is Satan

Death Becomes You


Orgasmic Madonna

The eyes

William Burroughs

Calla Lilly

And then there was color
April 6, 2015
gem
art, film, photography, who knows
Dubai, food, jackie, photography, the verge, travel
First – go to the biggest MALL and don’t buy anything. oh, some Converse Allstar tennis shoes. buy those.

ahhhhhhhhhh!

Now to the Tallest Building on Earth..You pay a lot, You get a lot.
Video a history of tallest buildings – as you rise 125 floors in 1.46 minutes.
You have arrived – 148 floors!


Dubai

From the inside. Son in glass.

Reflective Selfie
Have a coffee and a baclava *at the window* while you sit 148 floors up!




Back to the sweetest hotel in Abu Dhabi – Traders..

Traders hotel lobby

final dinner – beach and shisha.
النهاية
April 3, 2015
gem
food, humor, nature, photography, river, travel
Dubai, food, jackie, nature, photography, river, travel
Yes, it’s big and new!


Questions?
If visiting this excellent city, you must not miss the old part – Deira Creek, and the Souks. Real people selling real stuff.

Like Golden vests..

heading to spice souk.
Riding the Dhow across the Deira.

Son in wood.


locals and tourists use the service.

March 30, 2015
gem
animals, farm, humor, nature, photography, travel
food, jackie, nature, photography, travel
Along the road are houses seemingly in impossible places – sand sand sand. But the government provides land to anyone who wants a spot. citizens build their own houses. government provides water. The Sultan is good here.

At the desert’s edge.
At the Bedouin Camp 20kil into the sand we stop. While they have modified their existence, they do raise goats and camels and live on this giant farm of sand.

Bedouin village
Camel ride? but of course! Up up we went to see the sun set.


Son on camel.

Son in sand.

bad ass.

Sky Blue Sky, satellites are out tonight..
Speaking of satellites this photo, authentic indeed..

Amazing Shot – and he’s on his cell phone!!

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Morning arrives. our hut. Electricity is overrated.

The Mess Hall
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