The Pearl
I had spent a couple of years hearing about La Perla: The famous luxury complex which is built on an artificial island. During my previous visits to Qatar, I went to see it because the project was not yet very advanced. During this trip, I had put it on my list of places to visit, and I expected something flashy and exaggerated, but this was not the case. It was just a group of buildings, nothing to shout about to be honest (most were still undergoing construction) placed in a circle around a bit of sea in which yachts are already being built. In the basement of the Armani buildings, Masseratti and company have already laid their mark, and a few restaurants await their chance on the makeshift boardwalk.