We returned to Doha, Qatar, in March, right before our trip to Morocco, because I wanted to photograph more of the creative architecture there. Doha has to be my favorite city, and Qatar one of my favorite countries, in the entire Gulf region, not just because of the buildings but also because of the pleasant ambiance and friendly people.

This gallery will be heavy on architecture and probably boring to most people (sorry!), but that was the reason we went (and I must say for a city that’s only about an hour away by air, it was a pretty pricey three days!). I have been putting off working on these pictures, first because I wanted to finish the Moroccan galleries, and then focus on Saudi Arabia for a while, but we haven’t been able to travel much there recently for a variety of reasons, so I thought it was time to bite the bullet, sort through my literally thousands of Doha pictures and at least get this started.

For a fuller view of Doha from a previous trip (and nighttime shots from this one) see http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/doha and http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/doha_architecture and http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/doha_architecture_2 For a fascinating glimpse into Qatari culture http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/doha_exhibit

This was an interesting structure at the airport, not sure if it’s a control tower, a minaret or just decoration. The picture is severely cropped as I could only get it from the road out of the airport, from quite a distance.