Early morning
by Melethia

Comment by SJCarter:
Very peaceful...

Early morning
by Melethia

Comment by whiteroom:
tranquil, zen like.

Starbucks, Kuwait
by Melethia

Comment by OmanOtter:

Originally posted by sevilduvarci: i like the way starbucks looks in arabic, much longer. i wonder, do they literally translate it to arabic?

They just transliterate (not translate) it using Arabic letters that spell out the sound "Starbucks Coffee." They do that with damn near anything. They don't translate "Star," "bucks" or even "coffee" and put them together to form the Arabic equivalent. I understand doing that with a word like "Starbucks" that has no real meaning in Arabic. I don't understand why they don't use the Arabic word for "coffee," though, which is "KaHwah."

Message edited by author 2007-08-19 08:25:06.

Marina
by Melethia

Comment by OmanOtter:
I think I recognize this. Is this at a mall in Kuwait City? I haven't been there in a few years, but it sticks out in my memory.

To those below wondering about Starbucks, yes, there are Starbucks all over the Middle East (though not in Iraq). We have four of them that I can think of in Oman.

SFC K and friends
by Melethia

Comment by Jutilda:
Man, this looks like something in Life Magazine!!! Great story, without me even reading the words.

The water truck
by Melethia

Comment by Jutilda:
OH Deb! I missed this one. How wonderful.

Car door
by Melethia

Comment by cgino:
Love the perspective in this shot, really gives the feeling of desolation of the desert! Excellent choice of color as well!

The 'burbs
by Melethia

Comment by Abstract:
i like the documentary feel of this photograph very much. one of my favourites of the challenge. 9

Back seat passengers
by Melethia

Comment by SandyP:
That is hilarious! And the goat has this look on his face like, "What. . . what are you looking at, lady?"

At the Palace
by Melethia

Comment by SandyP:

Originally posted by Kelli: I wish I had such yummy friends, lol!

Tee hee. . . .can't say as I wasn't quite aware of the same observation. Glad someone else said it first :)

This is a great picture of you too Deb!