Celebrating Christmas

A friend we made took us out to a great Canadian restaurant in the downtown of Riyadh. On the way, we passed by the foot of the "bottle-opener" building. What a sight! Imposing, beautiful, lit up - wow. You can see it in the sky line below:

Anyway, we went on to the place. Had mushroom soup, chicken taglianetti withe garlic bread, and fudge brownies a la mode, with a fudge filled mini-baguette and coffee for dessert. Great meal, really nice.

Having no snow or Christmas decorations really reminds me how different it is here, and yet the presence of new friends helps fill the void.