Dubai is now in the rearview mirror. The fourteen hour flight wasn't too bad all things considered. It helped that the flight left at 2:30 in the morning. We stayed busy up until the time of departure and were both able to get a little sleep on the flight.
The last couple of days in Dubai were busy and were dedicated to seeing as much of it as possible. We did a package deal through a company called Headout. They seem to be a third party company that sells various tours/experiences in select cities. We were pleased with them and have even purchased some tickets to three broadway plays through them (I'll let you know how it goes).
The package deal we purchased for Dubai included going up to the 124 & 125 Observation Decks of the Burj Khalifa (worlds tallest building). The views were great and if you ever find yourself in Dubai it's something I'd recommend. There was a city tour that included visiting a Spice and Gold Souk (market) in the older section of Dubai and a quick stop at a very nice beach.
If you've ever been to Hawaii you most likely ended up at a luau. Dubai has it's own version of luau's, they're called Desert Safari's. It starts with a "Sand Dune Bashing" experience. You get strapped into a Toyota Land Cruiser for a wild ride through the sand dune desert near Dubai. It was pretty fun getting slung around but not something that I necessarily need to do again. After the ride we joined other thrill seekers for dinner and a show under the night sky. The show included a fire performer as well as a couple of dancers. One of the dancers was a belly dancer. She had plenty of assets for her performance. She also had the magical ability to make her hips and belly go left to right while her breasts went up and down............that's entertainment at it's finest.
Before heading to the airport Saturday night there was one final activity and it was a nice one. It was a dinner cruise on a Dhow (old style traditional boat). It was a relaxing evening floating down Dubai Creek taking in the sights and sounds of Old Dubai.
India, Nepal, a quick day trip into Oman and the UAE. All quite different, all very interesting!
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| The Gold Souk-Old Dubai |
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| Spice Souk-Great Colors and Smells |
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| We're so excited about our Desert Safari |
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| Our vehicle of terror for the Sand Dune Bashing |
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| Dubai Beach |
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| Along the Dubai Canal Walk near our hotel |
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| The Dubai Canal walk. Our hotel JW Marriott Marquis are the two towers on the left. |
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| Our River Cruise Dhow |
