Friday, August 7, 2009

Day trip to Fanateer

We took advantage of a Friday holiday to visit the Royal Commission Area (commonly called Fanateer) and to visit a colleague and generally drive around.


Nakheel beach. … deserted in the late morning. Temperature was hovering in the low 40 Cs.

Nakheel beach. … deserted in the late morning. Temperature was hovering in the low 40 Cs.


Driving away from Nakheel Beach


Driving away from Nakheel Beach


Fanateer

Fanateer

Fanateer

You can see SABIC Building in the background.


Fanateer

Fanateer Mall and a view of the locality.
Fanateer Mall happens to be one of the most upmarket malls in Al-Jubail



The Marina, Fanateer, Al-Jubail

The Marina


The Marina, Fanateer, Al-Jubail

Another view of the Marina. The boat restaurant is visible in the distance.


The Marina, Fanateer, Al-Jubail


Another view


The Boat Restaurant, Fanateer, Al-Jubail


The boat restaurant


 The Fanateer Mall, Fanateer, Al-Jubail


 The Fanateer Mall


 The Fanateer Mall, Fanateer, Al-Jubail


Interesting architecture




SABIC Building in Fanateer

SABIC Building in Fanateer


A new block of flats in the Fanateer area

A new block of flats in the Fanateer area


Fanateer

En-route to our colleagues residence


Not the Hollywood Boulevard .. but one of the access roads in the Royal Commission Area

Not the Hollywood Boulevard
.. but one of the access roads in the Royal Commission Area



 The Fanateer Mall, Fanateer, Al-Jubail

On the way out of Fanateer Mall post lunch



 The Fanateer Mall, Fanateer, Al-Jubail


Another view


 The Fanateer Mall, Fanateer, Al-Jubail

The Fanateer Mall car park



Nikon D200 & Nikon 18-55 lens