This mall – the Villagio – looks like the Bellagio in Vegas, complete with gondola rides.

This handsome guy is a Saluki – one of the breeds out here that’s popular, but a huge shelter dweller.

Walked some lovelies in the desert (and utterly forgot to take pics), and volunteered at a great shelter.

Ummmmm …

That’s a lot of ramen.

So, in an effort to document just what level of crap I’ve been eating and exactly how lazy of a day I was having, this was going to be my POD:

And then DH came home early and I discovered the chicken I had planned on cooking for dinner was bad.

So we went and saw this:

Annoyed about the chicken, but I can’t really complain about that trade.

Much.

I got off my lazy butt and did something good for my body today – I went to yoga.

Exploring another mall to hit a Costco-sized grocery.

Souq Wakif (old-style mall selling tourist goods, non-Western clothing, traditional wares & food).

A touch of the Corniche (nice waterside walking path park)

And the Islamic Museum Of Art

Some trends die hard.

They’re building a giant slingshot as part of an Angry Birds experience at Festival City Mall in Doha.

This mall also sports an IKEA, grocery store, Daiso, and host of US brand stores – including Old Navy and West Elm.

Plus both Shake Shack *and* Five Guys.