Abu Dhabi - Jumeirah Hotel at Etihad Towers

After breakfast of waffles and turkey bacon...

... we met our driver for the 2 hour drive to Abu Dhabi.

... and the gorgeous Jumeirah at Etihad Towers Hotel.

Our room with a view, #5108.

After we settled in, we headed out for a late lunch/early dinner.

In the distance, the impressive new UAE Presidential Palace.

 For lunch, Mrs. SFO777 chose Ray's Grill, the hotel's 63rd floor steakhouse.  Impressive modern decor with more impressive views.  Not a lot of other diners here at 2:30pm.

Our salad was delicious.

But the star of the meal and the week was the incredible shaved fois gras and lychee.  

SImply out of this world.

We split the Chateaubriand.  It was very good although not really the center cut.

We had talked about visiting the iconic Sheik Zayed Mosque but once Mrs. SFO777 discovered the in hotel shopping center, the mosque was tabled for next time.

Jumeirah's pool and beach.

By this time, it was 5pm and Happy Hour.  So we headed back upstair to the 62nd floor and Ray's Bar.

And then back to our room to relax and turn in early before our 5:30am pickup tomorrow morning.