I was too lazy to actually write anything when I was in Dubai. I was just enjoying the warmth and spending time with Faye and her family. We visited the Dubai Creek the old quarter and went to the beach, didn’t want to do much else, but I would have liked to have gone ski-ing on snow in the refrigerated ski-slope in the Mall of the Emirates.
For anyone who’s interested, its very temperate at this time of year – like an English summer but warmer at night. Its not particularly cheap, especially when you want to go out to drink. Being an Islamic country, bars and restaurants serving alchohol are concentrated around large hotels – there seems to be plenty of them though. Everything seemed upmarket.
There’s lots of building and shopping malls. The city is booming. It reminded me of Miami, where people come from more troubled countries to save, invest and spend their money. The photo is from the top of one of the Towers in the Marina which is owned by the company that Faye’s Dad works for. (Me, Faye, Hannah & Scott the morning after the night before). See some more photos on flickr
