Saturday 21 March 2015

G&L in Dubai 2015 - Day 3

Day 3 - itinerary
City Tour
- Dubai Museum
- Bur Dubai & Meena Bazaar
- Jumeira Mosque (watch n go)
- Jumeira Beach
- Burl Al Arab (at a distance)
- Souk Madinat Jumeirah
- Gold Souk
- Dubai Mall
- Dubai Fountain Show
- Marina View

I'll let the photos do the talking. Overal, the whole city is painted in just one shade - gold. Hence, the city is a really good place for photographs. Wear bright and striking colours and it would be great.

The city of gold. Living the dream. 

The whole city is clean, neat and posh. 
Yet to see the poor side of the city. 

First stop, the Dubai Museum to learn about the history of the city. 


With Mei

The kitchen used to be like this last time

This was where the locals use to sleep 

Air-conditioner looks like this in the past

The almighty abra, a very important mode of transport until today

Their mosque have really tall arches

Bur Dubai Meena Bazaar, very near to the Bur Dubai abra station. 

Jumeira mosque. 
It's a shame that we missed the guided tour time slot at 9am. 

Oh well, the beach was not bad with this view from far. 

Lots of people, foreignors mainly. 

How can you forget about ice cream at the beach? 
AED 10 for vanilla and other soft serve ice cream flavours. 

Yet another short time at another popular place - Souk Madinat Jumeirah

Souk means market and this is one posh market unlike other markets such as gold, spice and textiles. 

The lamps were lovely. Made of tainted and colourful glass. 


An idea of what to get as souvenirs. Camels are cute. 

Man made creek at the souk 

An upclose view of the Burj Al Arab

 At the Gold Souk

 Be inspired! 




 Chilling on our way back to the meeting point

 Saudi Cool - a mix of apple juice, 7-up and soda with apples and oranges and some mint
AED30 per jar. 

 Chicken Shawarma - AED 5 (some sort of chicken wrap)

 At the Sheikh's palace where peacocks roamed freely. 

 A massive courtyard outside of the palace

 The entrance to the palace

 Our company - Pg, Bw and KL branches combined. 

 Dubai Mall Aquarium and Underground Zoo

Sunset view again at 6pm. All waiting for the fountain show.  

 Souk Al Bahar behind me. 

 It is only one song per half an hour. So, the opening song is Arabic followed by English, Indian and Chinese. 

 The majestic Dubai Mall, biggest in the world. 

All lit up, La Fayette gallery at the end of the road. 

 Going for dinner at the Marina, new Dubai City where skyscrapers are its main residents.  

 Can you see the 90 degrees twisted shaped building?? 

End of our day, heading back to the hotel for a good rest. 

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