Building  "frenzy"

Typical New House..... a far cry from the old tents, isn't it ?  

New Mosque

Palace .... belonging to one of the Sheikhs

Indoor Arena

The guy in black is  Sheikhah  Hamad bin Khalfa al-Thani

Both the indoor and the outdoor stalls were  magnificent.      

  Are you kidding me ???!!!     Of Course I said "hello" to each & every one of these sweethearts

This building has just about every nook & cranny

filled with items.

I've just taken a single item to represent most of

the separate collections to show you.

Each collection is extensive.

This is the Royal Family.  ( at least the male members )

The big guy in the center, is the one shown in the previous newspaper clipping shot.

The one who owns the "collections" is the guy on the right...

Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al Thani

There are rooms & rooms & rooms filled with display cases

like these.

Garden  "Row Digger"

"Port-A-Chair" ... used to carry  royals  to & fro.

This is Sheikh Faisal  ( owner of the collection ).... with one of his "prizes".     He really loves his antique  cars.   ( it's got to be a "guy" thing )

This Car Gallery runs the entire length of the building.            He's also got a collection of  Horse-Drawn Carriages & Motorcycles.

Mature Camels race ,

ridden by jockeys.

Young Camels race with

"Robot Jockeys" attached.

These "robots" automatically

smack the camel's rear end,

to keep it moving during the race.

Warming Up for the races

Time to head for the track & Line Up for the races.

YEEEE  - HAAWWWWW  !!!!     ( or  whatever the  "Qatarian" equivalent is. )