A Land Far, Far Away!

OK...so enough about Ashli. Cate has definitely been doing her share of exploring and pondering too. Let's look through her eyes for a little bit!

Looking through the eyes of your children can definitely be enlightening. If only we could see things the way that they do. If only I could see through Caitlin’s rose-colored glasses the world would be so much nicer!
Caitlin believes that we are in a land of Royalty (and to a certain degree, we are). There are palaces and mansions all over the place, but the buildings that she has become most fond of are the mosques. There are hundreds of mosques all over the city and you can see them building more. Construction is rampant here and I’ve even seen cardboard cutouts in the shape of a mosque at big building sites so that the workers don’t have to go far to pray the 5 required times a day. You can hear the Call to Pray from any location here.
Caitlin’s favorite by far is the Grand Mosque which even I admit is spectacular. It is a huge ornate white building which is lit up each night with blue lights. She has become convinced that it is the castle in which Aladdin and Jasmine live and wants to go visit them and have some tea. It does bear a striking resemblance to Jasmine’s childhood home in the Disney movie.
To a degree a lot of the buildings here are something out of a fantasy. It seems all the builders have a little competition going on. Each one is trying to outdo the other with their amazing creations. They are building a large structure to be the headquarters for a local builder very near our house that is shaped like a very large glass Frisbee. Caitlin loves it and calls it the crystal ball and knows that we are getting close to home when she sees it. Maybe she can make a wish into it and have Aladdin invite her to tea?