Al-Azhar Park

On Friday, May 14, we went to the Al-Azhar Park. To paraphrase from the Lonely Planet guide book: It was opened in 2005, and is the city's only park of significant size. It has a profusion of gardens, emerald grass, fountains and a lake, while ambient Arabic music drifts from speakers. The park is located near the Citadel which is beautiful, and you can see a mosque in the background of the first picture.

View across man-made lake to mosque:

H&N staring at an ant. They didn't see many insects during the long Alaskan winter.

Different part of the gardens. You can see the hot, dusty haze over the city in the background.

Nathan resting in the shade near the large and completely unshaded playground:

Playing in the water fountain before the guard told them to stop. The veiled ladies in the background also cooled their feet in the water.