October 02, 2005
Desert Rythm in the Middle East
One of the things I love about traveling is when it challenges my views of things. I never would have imagined taking a vacation to an Islamic country in the Middle East. Enter Dubai, a stop on the round the world trip, and I left with a changed world view, and memoires of a country that I found fascinating and exotic. Dubai is a modern, tolerant booming middle eastern city in the United Arab Emirates. Definatley the city that oil built, this city has grown by leaps and bounds from its roots of nomadic bedouin people. I found Dubai to be amazing city different from any place that I have travelled. This is a surprisingly a cosmopolitan albeitt middle eastern and asian cultures. Iranians, lebanese, Indian, Pakistani and Arabs mix harmoniously with others seeking their fortunes in this port city.
Dubai is hot. The heat hits you like a furnace once you leave the refuge of air conditioned spots. The sun beats down on the tan colored old parts of the city and the glittering glass skysccrapers alike. Dubai has some of the most amazing architectual buildings in the world. Everything is top flight out here.
Highlights of our time here include:
We got lost in one of the old sections of town and were surrounded by mostques witht the evening call to prayer at sunset. It was a mysterious reminder of our new place in this different culture.
Sunsets are spectacular on the waterfront with the clear desert sky
We took a sunset cruise up the river. The contast between ancient mosques and sandstone colored building with modern skyscrapers was just magnificent.
Souqs (markets) with winding alleys to get lost in.
Desert safari! great fun with dune bashing and camp with belly dancing and henna.
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Keep ‘em coming, Rob… These posts have been great!timsamoff () (URL) - October 03, 2005 at 09:12 am
Thanks for your support Tim!Rob - October 05, 2005 at 4:01 pm
