Dubai - The City has a soul!

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Approaching Dubai by air at night, you are struck by the extent of the street lights illuminating roads with no traffic. I had previously been to Dubai several times, but never got out of the plane as I did not think that there was much to see - I was wrong.

Dubai must have more interesting and impressive buildings than any other city, but apart from all of the shiny steel and glass, it still has the old souks and the boats that deliver the goods to them.

During the heat of the day, the souks are closed so Dubai has large shopping centers such as the Deira City Center to wander around in. But after 4 pm, the souks reopen and the people take to the streets.

The dress code for women in the mall goes from full black gown with gloves and mask to the shortest mini-skirt I have seen since the 70's. Men can be seen wearing long flowing robes and baseball caps.

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Photos

A busy corner
Down near the spice souk.

Unloading the ships.
There is a busy little port at Dubai Creek to provide goods for the markets.

Mosque
Hidden in the market.

Spagetti for Dubai
The cargo off of the boats includes everything from tractors to macaroni.

Water Taxi
To the other side of the creek

Shopping Mall
40 years ago there used to be a Woolworth 5 and dime store in small towns in Canada. Walmart has pushed them out to Dubai!

Comments

[Barry]

Dubai
Dubai looks great. Is it the city with the hotel in the shape of a sail?