Exciting day for me, it's race day! One of the best things about this race though, it starts at 5PM, giving me time to do other things during the day. I plan to leave for the track around 1PM, to catch some of the pre-race festivities. So to fill the morning, Lisa starts by making me eggs in a pita, how awesome is that! It's like a breakfast burrito, but in a pita, I might have to start making these at home.
Once we were dressed and I was ready to go straight to the race, we went shopping. Lisa took me to a really cute Souk in an area called, Between the Bridges. It's a new twist to the traditional souk. Indoors and air conditioned. One thing I've noticed, each day it has gotten increasingly hotter, so A/C is appreciated. I would guess there was a small cold front that moved across the area, but it's obvious the temps are MUCH cooler than in the summer; am grateful for that! We wandered around all the fabulous shops; these are the times I'm glad I'm not a big jewelry fanatic, this place would be dangerous. I found some really cool souvenirs and we spent some extra time in a tapestry/carpet store. I was really impressed by one carpet they had, it was silk and kashmir, hand knotted, 2500 knots per inch (of something like an inch) and reminded me so much of a rug that is one of my dear friends houses, that I adore. It was a prayer rug, the size of something you would put in front of a door; price, 8000 dirhams, that roughly $2200! WOWSERS! I settled on a magnificent tapestry, sized a bit larger then a standard coffee table. Plus a couple of pillow covers. We then walked around the outside of the hotel that the souk was in and saw some fantastic views of the Mosque.
1 PM quickly approached and I was dropped off at the shuttle coach to the track. I know that there are may be only a hand full of people that would have any interest in me going on and on about the race, so I'll space the rest of you the details. But the race was phenomenal, the driver I was cheering for won and I had a marvelous time.
After the race was a concert by the artist, Prince! I met up with Dan, Lisa and JC for another fun filled evening with awesome music. Prince put on a fantastic show and we were all thrilled to have been there, and for the most part, it was free!!! I had talked to some girls that weren't going to the concert and they gave up their ticket, so my friends could join me. Then Dan's boss gave him 2 tickets! It was an amazing night. We then hung out, ate Burger King and got to bed around 3AM, again! Good times!
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