Kicking back waiting for school to begin

This pic is from a trip we took into Abu Dhabi. I snapped this pic sitting in the backseat of the husband's car. I have no idea what buildings these are; I just thought it was pretty with the blue water. To me, Abu Dhabi felt like a more conservative place than it's neighbor, Dubai. Because we were in Abu Dhabi to visit a mosque there, I wore an abaya per mosque rules. I then continued to wear it when we went out for lunch. In Dubai a westerner wearing an abaya might attract some attention, but in Abu Dhabi it brought some smiles from some local ladies but that's all.

As I was reading news this morning, I came across an opinion piece that is kinda interesting:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/opinion/20gorbachev.html?em&exprod=myyahoo Of course, one must take into consideration the author of this piece, but it does raise some interesting questions.

Today is going to be a day of laziness yet again. I'm sure we'll find our way out for a swim and some sun. The husband returns from Norway tomorrow (yippee!). We're all ready to have him home.

(Addition to this post: http://abcnews.go.com/International/WireStory?id=5623657&page=2 Wow. I just hope my friends who are currently in Russia don't have any difficulties there.)