“The land of a thousand ATMs” Jimbobandrayray’s photos around Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Preview of Jimbobandrayray’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Entry Title: “The land of a thousand ATMs” Entry: “Arrived in Dubai from snowy Scotland at 1am local time. The flight was uneventful – we each had our own entertainment system and a row of three seats between the two of us. Rachel does not recommend Jolie’s latest – SALT… The following morning/afternoon (we haven’t changed our morning habits Mary) we headed to the Dubai Museum which was set within an ancient fort on Dubai Creek and told the history of the Emerit. Rachel was annoyed that the first girl school was only opened in 1959, James learned about Camels – the boats of the desert. After a succesful Abra (water taxi) ride, we attempted to explore the older part of the city. However, we were soon lost and hungry so jumped on another Abra back. The souks had nothing on Marrakech anyway… We had brunch at 4 (if that is possible) – (brinner…brea…bruncher?) – on the banks of the creek which was pretty good. The hotel was as fancy as it will get for us over the next 9 months – despite being one of the cheapest we could find in Dubai – and we decided to take advantage of the steamroom and roof top jacuzzi before heading out for the evening. Wafi mall hosts a free ‘cinema under the stars’ every Sunday night so given our budget we decided to put aside …