Monday 12th May - Landed in Dubai at 5am local time. Waited over an hour for my luggage before getting a taxi to the Rami Hotel in Bur Dubai and checked in early. Walked down to the most ancient part of Dubai - Bastakiya, which has a conservation program in place to protect its heritage. The heat was a shock to the system approaching 40 degrees before lunchtime so headed down to the Dubai Creek and took a boat cruise before disembarking on the other side in Bur Deira and wondered around the gold souks. Had lunch at the Hilton which was air conditioned before heading back to my hotel room for a 1 hour power nap. Was woken around 5pm by the loudspeakers of the islamic prayer which were right outside my hotel. Took a
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