daveandbecky

Well what a really interesting day this was. In the afternoon we went to the old part of Dubai, down by the creek. Most of the buildings aare older and lower than the new ones getting built now, itvwas very busy, as Friday is the weekend here, plenty of boats out on the creek give rides. A nice area of grass along the side was getting well used by various families either just sitting chatting, playing football or cricket. One group of lads had a net ball post setvup on the front while another were practising a break dance routine. The shops were morevtraditional, full of tourist type gifts with the owners standing out side trying to persuade you to enter, although they all took no easily fkor an answer and no point were you made ... read more

Well we might as well be back in the Uk, Wednesday morning and it's raining quite heavily. We were hoping to have had swim in the pool before heading out again, but the pool is not going to be visited this morning. Well what a wet day Wednesday was, pouring with rain all day, the funny thing is, rain almost brings the roads to a standstill like snow does in the UK, most roads have no drains so everywhere becomes flooded almost instantly. I managed a short walk mid afternoon round the lakes, then headed out to a local shopping mall for a wander and some tea, although smaller than the main Dubai mall we visited Tuesday, its still massive compared to the ones in the UK and incorporates a ski run and small snow boarding ... read more

At 7:45 ( Dubai time) our plane landed in Dubai. Although we left Manchester 20 minutes we had a very smooth flight and landing 15 minutes before time. Looking down on Dubai all lit up was an amazing sight to see. After a 20 minute taxi ride we arrived at our apartment, and went to a local resteraunt for a meal, by the time we were walking back to the apartment it was 11pm and still t shirt weather. Its now 9.50 Tuesday morning, time for an hour or so by the pool then to explore.... read more

Well followers, Its Wednesday evening, we have loads to do before we leave for our adventure in Dubai, but the cameras are ready!! If you are wondering, why when we have never flown before, we choose a country with a 7 hour flight, well we are visiting the Eldest, known as Emma, and her partner Martyn.... read more