On Wednesday we ventured to East Mangroves.
And then on to The Yas Marina.
above is the Viceroy Hotel.
The Viceroy again, you can see how the F1 track goes right through the middle!
Lunch at Carluccio's
On Thursday morning we went to the markets.
Outside the fish market we found these lovely old boats in various states of disrepair.
Then on to Saadiyat Island which has great plans for the future.
But first a spot of lunch at Lio Fanr (you must think we did nothing but eat!)
The Island is the Cultural area of Abu Dhabi (Saadiyat Island means island of happiness)
Manarat Al Saadiyat (above) shows the plans for the island future.
A branch of The Louvre is due to open in 2015 and the Guggenheim in 2017 both have already had the footings put in place.(below is a proposed plan)
In the meantime the centre holds regular art exhibitions.
This of course means we will have to go back and visit in a few years!
The second part of Thursday needs a post all of it's own.........
