Al Ain , an oasis in the desert
Al Ain is one of the world’s oldest permanently inhabited settlements, and a UNESCO world heritage site.. we visited the Palace museum, the former home of the late UAE founder , Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan. Built in 1937 and once…
Burj Kalifa dressed in different colors.
Every night there’s a light show …..amazing to watch…. 830 meters high. 163 floors, cost 1.5 billion us dollars to build, worlds largest light show
Dubai Miracle garden.
Located in Al Barsha south ( next to the Butterfly garden) this park is the biggest flower park in the region. More than 45 million blooming flowers across 72.000 sq/m. An abundance of flowers and at first almost an overwhelming…
Abra ride on Deira creek to the old souk, Dubai.
When in Dubai jump on an abra (old wooden boat) and head for the old souk in Dubai. it’s only 1 dirham. cheap, easy, fast and such a wonderful little trip on the water. the old souk has everything you…
Dubai Souq 4 fish
the fishermen comes in with all this wonderful fish and sea food every day…well, not Fridays of course..we just had to explore the area to see what was going on…. repairing the nets and taking care of them is a…
Dubai with it’s magnificent buildings
it’s amazing what the architects can create… Burj Khalifa is still the worlds tallest building, 829 meters !..to the left reflected in a Opera House window. To get the right one I actually had to lay down on the ground…
Falcons in Dubai desert
we where so lucky while out in the desert… on our way out of the dunes this guy comes driving by with a falcon in his hand….what are the odds ? such beautiful birds… look at those claws he had…
Sunset from Burj Al Arab, Dubai.
this morning we looked at the Burj Al Arab from here while out and about this was our view…. and a couple of hours later this was our view ( from the little box to the left of the Burj…
Abra ride across the creek in Dubai
started our morning around and on the creek in Dubai jumped on an abra that took us across the creek …about a 10 minute ride to Deira Old Souk station where we walked along the dock to look at the…
Good morning from Jumeirah beach
Good morning world..I just got back from the best morning walk this year…sunrise at Jumeriah beach in Dubai….a morning in 50 shades of blue…chilly and cold…yes, cold, really cold…good thing we had our coffee.. Burj Khalifa ( tallest building in…
