Business class seat is a cocoon on Qatar Airways' flight from Houston to Doha
Dan Luss and Gino Lim, ready for takeoff
Night flights from Bush Intercontinental Airport
We wake up to see Norway below us
Wintertime in rural Poland
After 14 hours in the air, we reach Doha, Qatar
An artificial archipelago forms a part of the city
Downtown Doha viewed from taxicab
Room in the St. Regis Hotel, Doha
Panoramic view from the back of the St. Regis
The St. Regis seen from its back courtyard
Two sparrows and a common myna want to clean up after breakfast
White eared bulbul in profile
White eared bulbul stares me down
A common myna bird
Marine Festival creatures
More Marine Festival creatures
The St. Regis hotel at night
Horse fountain in front of the St. Regis
View from front driveway of the St. Regis
Qatar National Convention Center
Louise Bourgeois' "Maman" (or "Mother") arachne sculpture -- her first in the Middle East. It stands 30 feet high and the sac contains 26 marble eggs
Interior promenade of the Qatar Convention Center
The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra rehearsing Mahler's 2nd Symphony at the Convention Center
Panorama of part of the Doha waterfront, seen from the St. Regis
Tuesday Noon Panel on Engineering Education and Accreditation, at the World Conference on Engineering Education
Some major earthworks near the Doha St. Regis
The Zigzag Towers across the water from the St. Regis