All Lit up for Eid

This is the Aspire Tower which is 300m tall and was built for the Asian Games that were held in Doha in 2006. Here it is all lit up for Eid. This is just around the corner from our house and can be seen from our kitchen window.

Langkawi Holiday

At the end of our month long holiday we stayed in Langkawi for 10 nights - it was a return visit for us to the island - it is just magical...

Our room

Our room

The resort where we stayed - we loved it so much the first time we had to come back.

During low tide you could walk out to the lime stone rocks along this sand bar

Looking back at the resort from out at the rock

Sand crabs

Set up for our private beach BBQ

On the beach for our romantic private Beach BBQ

Our room

Looking towards the lobby

Beautiful sunsets every night - they were quite amazing

The adults only pool - looking out towards the sea

Nick getting some sunshine

Sunset looking out towards the limestone rocks from the resort

Nick

The family pool

This monkey was outside the restaurant where we had breakfast every morning

Jack the resident monitor lizard

Jack

Visit with Matt and Kirsty

On our month long holiday we also went to Sydney to visit my brother and his partner Kirsty and to meet our little neice Gracie...

Gracie

Kirsty with Jack, Matt, Dad, Me and Nick

Nick and I

Kirsty, Matt and Gracie - taken at Hardy Bay - Cental Coast Sydney

Matt and I with Dad

Gracie, Nick with Jack, me, dad and Matt

This cheeky Lorikeet came and landed on our table and starting eating the sugar from the side of the coffee cup

Here he is eating the sugar

My Dad and my neice Gracie

My neice Gracie - blowing a raspberry

Jack the mad one eyed dog....

Pork for dinner

Our first dinner at home was a beautiful roast pork

I really didn't eat the whole thing...

Does that look good or what!!!!

Birthday Dinner at Sanctuary Cove with Family

We went out to celebrate my birthday with my family to a restaurant at Sanctuary Cove on the the Gold Coast.

My beautiful mum and I

Happy to be home

There really is not all that many candles on the cake

Nick and I

With the family - it was a great night out...

Our Apartment in Qatar

This is our apartment in Qatar - it has two bedrooms. At the end of August we are moving into a three bedroom villa - so I will post pictures when we move in. I will also take pictures of the outside and the swimming pool.

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The lounge (pic is a bit dark)

The kitchen - breakfast bar on the left

The spare room

Our room

The lounge (love my saudi door and my camel)

The lounge