After living here for over 8 months now, we finally made it to the biggest tourist attraction that Abu Dhabi has to offer: The Grand Mosque. It is the fourth largest Mosque in the world and reportedly it was going to be the biggest until the Sheikh declared that it shouldn't be bigger than Mecca. Ok, but what's wrong with the second largest mosque in the world me thinks? But apparently the mosque is covered with the largest piece of carpet in the world.
The mosque is amazing, no matter where you look, it demands open mouths and photos to be taken. The turrets are tall and reach upwards and the domes look amazing high in the sky. Once you get inside the main prayer hall, the walls are opulently decorated and the carpet is smooth and makes you want to take a piece home for your living room.
Instead of going on about it, you should just check out these photos. Unfortunately, I don't think the photos do it justice like seeing it in the flesh.



... oh and yes that is Jen in a traditional female Emirates Abaya.


This is a wall with the many names of Allah. You can't write his actual name so there is one space left blank... so these might be his nicknames?

Rather phallic, isn't it?