Dubia Part 2

As you may know, I recently was lucky enough to spend a few days in Dubai

Dubai is a place that as you expect is constantly evolving with time, There are of course huge skyscrapers and humongous shopping malls everywhere you turn with more being built as we speak.

Dubai is broken up I guess in the New and Old Dubai, We took a Dhow Cruise from the Marina area and you sail past all the High rise buildings and marina area and was a really nice way to relax for the Hour it took.

Afterwards, we took a trip to the Mall of the Emirates where you can ski and snowboard in the purpose-built slop which after the heat of the Dubai sun may be a pleasant way to spend an afternoon if you need to escape.

I would also recommend a visit to the Burj Khalifa we dinned at the Atmosphere restaurant on the 122nd floor which gave the most amazing views of Dubai and if you time it right they also put on a fantastic fountain show just outside.

Perhaps one of my favorite parts to visit was the old town, I do love modern Dubai but I guess you could perhaps be in any city in any part of the World.

We took a trip to the Dubai Museum (Now even if you’re not into museums I would recommend a visit it’s very small maybe need 45 mins and costs about 75p to get in ) The museum shows the history of the city and is housed in an ancient fort. Showcasing Dubai’s history and where it all began, you also get a glimpse of everyday life before the discovery of oil. The galleries recreate historic local houses, mosques, souks, date farms, desert, and marine life.

We then went to the palace of the current leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. You are allowed to wander up the driveway for photos. (There is a great spot for a Photo of the Burj between to Palm trees here. He’s a little more accessible than most Royals often seen driving around Dubai.

Afterwards, to wondered over to the Souks, we walked down the narrow alleyways with all the smells of and the sounds as people go about their business, the spice market had to be my favorite.  All the souks are separated into different areas depending on what goods they sell. There’s the spice souk, the gold souk, Emirati clothing souk and pots, pans, and domestic appliance souk! (You could perhaps afford to give the last one a miss! )

 

                                                                 

You can take the Abras (water taxi) across the creek from where the museum is over to the souks for a bargain 20p, and again just another experience to take in.

I would defiantly go back to Dubai and explore further as we only touched the service. But overall was a great experience People were friendly, Its very clean, and some amazing sights old and new and with near-perfect weather, why not!

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Hello, I'm Carl, I was born and still live in Leeds, West Yorkshire with my wife, our  3 year old daughter Ava, along with our first 'child' our 12 year old dog Molly. Since an early age I have always loved being on holiday. From a young age I spent…

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