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Published: October 16th 2016
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Today is the first day of their weekend here and tradition is to partake in a brunch as a family.
We have decided to return to NA3NA3 (pronounced NaNa) where we had brunch last year. It is slightly changed from our last visit as it is now an organic seafood brunch.
NA3NA3 is in the address in Dubai Mall. This is one of four hotels called the Address in Dubai with another 3 in the pipeline (including the one that was closed on 31
st December 2015 due to fire)
The food was as good as we remember it to be and it was really nice that some of the staff remembered us. It had a really lovely ambiance and a great family atmosphere.
We had an Entertainer voucher for this which made it even better value for money. It was another spectacular buy one get one free offer. This was an expensive treat and a big bill even for just one meal. Our savings using these vouchers has now topped a massive saving for us of over £1000 now. The deals and bargains are out there folks if you are prepared to look for and research it
properly. A lower cost luxury holiday is possible for those that are prepared to do this. This is very helpful when you are perhaps on a low budget.
Before heading back to the hotel, we head to the Ritz Carlton which is just a little further up the road from our hotel. We have a car hire booked through Europcar for pick up this afternoon.
All went very smoothly and was so much easier than having to travel into the airport to collect it. We also noticed that the car we have this year is only a few weeks old, whereas the car we had from them at the airport last year was on its last legs. Not sure if the pickup location has anything to do with this.
After a rest up at the hotel, we start on the packing as we are driving to Abu Dhabi tomorrow. This is a steaming hot two hour journey on fast roads. Cold on board drinks and concentration are the order of the day. In UAE, speed enforcement is rife and done by radar so noncompliance is not an option.
In the evening, we cross the busy 24
/ 7 six lane each way main road outside our hotel using one of the many above road air conditioned walkways. We fancy gourmet ice creams from the Cold Stone Creamery. We have an Entertainer voucher for here so are restricted on what we can have, but it was just as delicious. They like to make a bit of show of the construction of the ice cream, but unfortunately, when the girl tried to throw it into the container it missed and landed on the floor. We should not laugh.
Cold Stone Creamery is next to Tim Hortons so we pop in to purchase some cakes for breakfast, but we have no vouchers left for here and have to pay full price. Shock horror or what.
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Kath
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Day 11
The pictures of all the food looks wonderful in fact good enough to eat, ??. You really are making the most of this holiday and it just shows with a lot of planning it is possible to have a good premium holiday on a budget if you do your homework first, now driving, not sure I would be brave enough to have a go but good on you.