The collection of my photographs have failed to paint a holistic vision of Abu Dhabi (especially my food-mission pictures), so here's an interesting video that might do a better job - a stylized, un-narrated collection of cityscape visuals from Abu Dhabi in 2011. Timeout Abu Dhabi, one of about three great print/online outlets here that make me think the Middle East might be one of the last havens for print media, claims that more than 300,000 people have viewed this video.
I'd critique that neon isn't quite that prevalent in the city, and Abu Dhabi is more sleepy than glitzy. Plus the video really should feature more time-lapse images of construction projects, which are seemingly boundless here. That's something neat to have going on around you - it creates a feeling that Abu Dhabi offers new opportunities all the time, and it will continue to do so indefinitely.
Besides those nitpicks, I think it's a worthy video for an outsider to watch to get a better feel for Abu Dhabi - composed of long blocks of skyscrapers, uniquely shaped buildings, bridges and mosques and a nice little coast line along the The Corniche:
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