Before (a satellite image from Google Earth) which shows a pool, palm trees, go-kart track, beaches, cafés, and restaurant...and most of all recreational green space where you can wear shorts and bathing suits, which is something lacking in Qatar.
After (What it looks like now. The picture is from a Gulf Times article that is no longer accessible on their website.)Palm Tree Island used to be a really cool place where people (mostly expats) could go to escape the city, but still be in the city. Situated in the bay about a 10-minute boat ride from the Corniche in Doha, Palm Tree Island had children and family amenities, restaurants and cafés, and water sports facilities along with beaches for swimming in the warm waters of the Gulf with cool off-shore breezes.
All the buildings, other recreational facilities and plants were recently demolished on the island. Now it is a barren sandbar with a grove of trees...and no one is sure what will be built there next, if anything.
1 comment:
I still can´t get Garden City on Google Earth! I´d love to catch you all in the pool! It´s in the 50s C in Germany!
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