Before we get there, I have taken a couple of pics of the amazingly beautiful and hazy Autumn sunrise that can be experienced around these parts. This is on the road out of Abu Dhabi...
This is our home for 1/2 of the week...the Liwa Hotel...a lovely hotel, though a little bit spoiled due to some architectural misgivings...the poolside has amazing views of endless miles of sand dunes (which are possible to see in this pic)...the design is roughly based on a traditional Emirati fort...
Another sunrise...this time from the hotel balcony of a morning...
This extraordinary sight was spotted on our first drive to Liwa, the town of our hotel in the Western Region. Despite this being the middle of the desert, you can see lots of fodder farms and hay baling...with huge sand dunes just hundreds of metres away...the reason being that the Liwa area is surrounded by an oasis allowing the local to grow fodder, tomatoes and lots of other horticulture...
The highway into Liwa...
A typical series of enormous sand dunes, symbolic of the area...
Sunset in the Empty Corner...
The place is also dotted with camel farms...with camel racing being a hugely popular local pastime...
One of the roads into a mountainous sand dune area...
An absolutely glorious desert sunset...the sunsets and sunrises here are amongst the best I have ever seen (well, on a par with southern Tasmania)...
A favourite photo...
A farm outpost...a common sight among the desert dunes...a closer look will show the presence of sheep, goats, camels, horses and chickens...
In all, this is an amazing place which gives a facade of nothing-ness, but is actually rich with excitement and surprise.
1 comment:
Yep - amazing Patrick, I don't need to travel now; I can do it through your wonderful photos. You really have captured the essence of the middle east (well, Wild Western Region!). MaryD
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