48 hours in Doha - pictures

Chicago to Doha, non-stop:  North America, Europe, Africa, Asia.  An ocean, a couple of seas, 13 hour journey, plus an 8 hour time difference.

 

It's my 7th trip across the world - and the good folks at Qatar Airways surprise me with a business class upgrade:  porcelain mugs, plates, bowls, tiny salt and pepper shakers, complementary full sized toothbrush.  Would you like wine, Ma'am?  Coffee?  Soda?  Nuts in a glass bowl?  Spacious seat, movie screen at the end of a pull out bed, cozy pajamas and a quilted blanket.

 

My knees are happy.  But inside my head:

 

this is what jet lag feels like

 

Off the plane and it's back to work:  training, meetings, case study notes.

 

And coffee, lots of coffee.

 

 

There is this:

 

Start to finish, one small load takes 6 hours

and this:

 

Dave Ramsey disciples hammering out the budget

 

What's the exchange rate again?

 

 

Finally, a long, long sleep:

 

 

And the world looks like this again:

 

quiet Friday morning boardwalk at The Pearl

 

shops closed for afternoon Siesta, 1-4pm, everyday

 

Palm trees in the city, loaded with dates

 

Time for dinner out:

 

we like the bottomless chips and salsa

 

A bookstore run:

 

more Office Max/Archivers than Barnes & Noble

 

commercial children's books, in Arabic

 

school supplies and books in English

Job site visit:

 

Big hole, filling up

 

Bob and Cindi, happy to be together again:

 

 

Late blog, few words. I will do better.  But first...

 

ahhhhhhh…