At the end of our last trip to Europe, we flew back to Sydney via Abu Dhabi. Due to normal flight times, we ended up having a 26-hour layover. Overall not a bad thing as we were able to split up ~20 hours of flights and actually sleep in a proper bed and get a decent rest.

Really the only thing that we did was sleep, go to the spa at the Shangri-La, and spend about an hour at the Grand Mosque. Luckly, our flight out was after sundown, and we accidentally timed it perfect for our visit. The sun was just going down, the call to evening prayers was on, and there were not many visitors or tourists. All of this made for som pretty spectactular perspectives at the Mosque.

I particularly like this photo, I caught a man walking across the tiled floor in traditional dress. It was right in the prime spot of the blue hour, and the blue lights of the mosque helped give a really impressive feel.

Sony A6500 | FE 24-70mm F4 | 24 mm | f/13 | 1/60th | ISO 6400