FLAMINGOS ARE BACK

Flamingos are back at the Shuwaikh Bay, in hundreds. It's nice to see them in natural surroundings than in captivity. The weather is beautiful. If you like birds, spend time by the sea and enjoy nature, this is the best time to visit the flamingos. There are so many other birds too. This photo was captured by my husband last Friday afternoon.

SING IN THE RAIN AT 360 MALL - PHOTOS

The 'Sing in the Rain' musical and dance show at 360 Mall was quite artistically and beautifully choreographed and performed by young talents of LOYAC. The performance was based on the song from the classic movie 'Singing in the Rain' starring Gene Kelly. The shows was held on 18, 19 and 20 December at 7pm,  8pm and then at 9pm. 

We saw the show last Thursday. The musical clip 'Singin' in the Rain' song from the movie was first played. The show began with sounds of thunder and rain followed by LOYAC performers coming down the wide stairs to the floor set for the performance and danced to the music with umbrellas. I liked the 7pm show so much, that after going around in the mall for an hour, we returned to watch the last show at 9pm. This also gave me a chance to enjoy the show properly by keeping my camera away. The grand finale was even more beautiful. It was a delightful musical and visual treat. It must have been a real pleasant surprise for the all mall visitors who didn't know about this show and happened to be there at that time. The show was quite a crowd puller. 

Hope we get to see more of such lovely events. Here are some photos I took. Most photos are bit blurry due to constant movement during the performance. 

BEING KIND EVEN WHEN YOU DISAGREE

MY PHOTO FOR THE DAY - BEAUTIFUL SUNSET

Beautiful sunset behind Movenpick, Shuwaikh. Taken on Saturday 14 December 2O13

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING EVENT AT MOVENPICK HOTEL

It was fun at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting event at Movenpick on Saturday 14 December 2O13. We reached there around 4.45pm. There were lot of families with children. Cartoon characters Mickey Mouse, Barney and Dora posed with children in front of the tall 14 m tall beautifully decorated Christmas tree. Food stalls sold tea, coffee, shawarmas, fish and chips, hot dog, burgers and fries. They had delectable cookies. The face painting stall had a big queue of little children who wanted their face painted. Lots of children were having fun at the bouncy castle, while next to it was a water pool  with two plastic inflatable bubbles in which kids climbed into and the bubbles floated about in the pool. There was an interesting exhibit of cars from the 7O's and 8O's. 

At 5.3Opm, Santa turned up on the roof waving at everyone. Then the lights came on the Christmas tree which looked quite magical at that moment. Santa came in a car fitted with balloons and with escorts that led him up the stairs to his seat. I noticed how excited children were, upon seeing Santa. The choir group sang beautiful songs that added to the festive occasion. Now as I write this post, I wish I would have stood in front of the choir for a longer time, and enjoyed the songs. They were just so lovely. My attention was so divided at everything that was happening around, and busy capturing all that on my camera. 

Children gathered near Santa for their photos to be taken. And that's not all, children got gifts too. Last year, we had missed the Christmas tree lighting event. We had spent a wonderful Christmas with our daughter in UK last year. Anyway, I felt quite happy to have been a part of this event this time. 

Thank you Movenpick for arranging this beautiful Christmas Tree Lighting event.