You've got to love the Magic Mushroom

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Another of the wonders of the Gulf has to be Abu Dhabi's old Airport Terminal Building, the magic mushroom to its friends. Someone was telling me its days are numbered. I don't know how true that is. But before it goes the way of the dodo, let's be grateful for the eccentricity that produced one of the weirdest inner spaces in the region.
This is, by the way, the 200th post in the Paranormal Hotel blog. Perhaps not an Earth shattering achievement, but it's been a lot of fun along the way. Thanks for reading my ramblings!

Comments

  1. EyeOnDubai16 October 2010 at 04:41

    Looking forward to the next 200! Thanks for a riveting read, Para.

    EoD

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  2. Para Glider16 October 2010 at 04:47

    Thanks EoD - have a virtual glass of champagne on me!

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  3. Grumpy Goat17 October 2010 at 06:14

    Wow! Somewhere I've never been. It resembles a Dr Who set.

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  4. Para Glider17 October 2010 at 07:39

    Hi GG - It's a very weird place. That central pillar flares out and becomes the ceiling and then the boundary wall, and all done in expanding hexagons. There's also a pleasant little piano bar. As airport terminals go, it's a good one.

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  5. Grumpy Goat25 October 2010 at 09:00

    Finally, I've seen it! Walked through the Mushroom this morning at some ungodly hour.

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  6. Para Glider26 October 2010 at 21:58

    GG - Good to hear that. I'm sure you'll agree it's, well, different!

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