Below: What do you think this is? A mosque? A historical building? This pic reminds me of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. But it's not a mosque. Keep scrolling.
Below: This is the same place. So beautiful with the intricate tile work.
Below: It's a mall!!!!!! Can you believe it? It's a shopping mall based on the theme of Ibn Battuta, the explorer. Each wing of the mall is decorated like a region of the world he visited on his travels. These pics are from Persia; there are also Egypt, India, China, and Tunisia wings.
Below: Here's another shot of the Persia area. That was my favorite wing, though the others were also beautiful.
Below: Here I am, putting on lipstick before getting my picture taken. Makes me think of pulling up to Wal-mart in my grandma's minivan when I was little. We'd park, mom and grandma would put on lipstick, then we could go in. I am continuing the tradition in my own way. :)
Below: Here's a shot in the Egypt wing. Most of my Egypt pics were really blurry for some reason, so I'm pleased this shot came out.
Below: This is the India wing. It's a take on the Taj Mahal, obviously, with what looks like intricate white marble carvings all over.
Below: This pic is from the China wing. It was really colorful and had this huge, gorgeous ship in the middle of everything.
Below: This pic is from the outdoor pool at the hotel where I stayed. The pool is on a deck on the 3rd floor and is surrounded by high rises on all four sides.
Below: This is the young man who offers Arabic coffee and dates as you enter the hotel. He is dressed like many, many men in Dubai. It took me a while to get used to seeing men in long, pure white robes and head coverings, and many men wore on their head a white or red-and-white cloth and a black band around the top, holding it on. I was shy to ask this young man for a picture, but he was delighted and gave me his email address and asked for a copy.
Below: This is a little blurry, but I wanted to get a picture of the political leader of Dubai in this blog posting. His image is everywhere: on billboards, posters, Tshirts, signs. Thirty years ago, Dubai was a desert, and now it's like Las Vegas. Apparently, the lightening-fast transition was primarily the work of this man.
Below: I was in Dubai during their National Day (like the U.S.'s Independence Day); the country was 38 years old on the Wednesday I was in town. There were displays like the one below in all the stores, and all day long the local TV stations featured 10-second or so clips of citizens wearing "I heart UAE" scarves saying why they love their country. It was really interesting, as the few clips I saw featured women in full burkas and men in the white robes and headdresses. Plus "I heart UAE" scarves. Juxtaposition.
Below: Here I am in front of a gorgeous local mosque.
Below: Here's an orange juice stand where I got some fresh juice. The guy in the blue shirt on the far right of the picture is Mitchell, an American guy on his way to India to study yoga and Buddhism. We met my first morning in Dubai and got to chitchatting and decided to meet the next day for siteseeing.
Below: Here I am, putting on lipstick before getting my picture taken. Makes me think of pulling up to Wal-mart in my grandma's minivan when I was little. We'd park, mom and grandma would put on lipstick, then we could go in. I am continuing the tradition in my own way. :)
Below: Here's a shot in the Egypt wing. Most of my Egypt pics were really blurry for some reason, so I'm pleased this shot came out.
Below: This is the India wing. It's a take on the Taj Mahal, obviously, with what looks like intricate white marble carvings all over.
Below: This pic is from the China wing. It was really colorful and had this huge, gorgeous ship in the middle of everything.
Below: This pic is from the outdoor pool at the hotel where I stayed. The pool is on a deck on the 3rd floor and is surrounded by high rises on all four sides.
Below: This is the young man who offers Arabic coffee and dates as you enter the hotel. He is dressed like many, many men in Dubai. It took me a while to get used to seeing men in long, pure white robes and head coverings, and many men wore on their head a white or red-and-white cloth and a black band around the top, holding it on. I was shy to ask this young man for a picture, but he was delighted and gave me his email address and asked for a copy.
Below: This is a little blurry, but I wanted to get a picture of the political leader of Dubai in this blog posting. His image is everywhere: on billboards, posters, Tshirts, signs. Thirty years ago, Dubai was a desert, and now it's like Las Vegas. Apparently, the lightening-fast transition was primarily the work of this man.
Below: I was in Dubai during their National Day (like the U.S.'s Independence Day); the country was 38 years old on the Wednesday I was in town. There were displays like the one below in all the stores, and all day long the local TV stations featured 10-second or so clips of citizens wearing "I heart UAE" scarves saying why they love their country. It was really interesting, as the few clips I saw featured women in full burkas and men in the white robes and headdresses. Plus "I heart UAE" scarves. Juxtaposition.
Below: Here I am in front of a gorgeous local mosque.
Below: Here's an orange juice stand where I got some fresh juice. The guy in the blue shirt on the far right of the picture is Mitchell, an American guy on his way to India to study yoga and Buddhism. We met my first morning in Dubai and got to chitchatting and decided to meet the next day for siteseeing.
Below: Looking across the canal at the flashy new city and old fashioned boats.
Below: Another water pic.
Below: This is in the old area of town. This room is a coin museum (closed for National Day), and the dark wood doors you see along the walls cover ancient coins that are on display when the museum is open.
Below: An open area in front of a mosque in the old area of town.
Below: Another water pic.
Below: This is in the old area of town. This room is a coin museum (closed for National Day), and the dark wood doors you see along the walls cover ancient coins that are on display when the museum is open.
Below: An open area in front of a mosque in the old area of town.
Below: More of the mosque.
Below: This tower is in a traditional style that has openings on all 4 sides that channel any breeze down the tunnel in the tower to cool the room below. I thought that was such a neat design!
Below: This is a traditional nomadic dwelling, set up as a display in the area near the mosque and coin museum.
Below: The lovely palm-lined streets of Dubai.
Below: An old fashioned tour boat in front of the skyscrapers that fill the city.
Below: Me posing with a camel. You could take a ride around the old town on the camel for 20 dirams, but I opted for just a pic.
Below: This tower is in a traditional style that has openings on all 4 sides that channel any breeze down the tunnel in the tower to cool the room below. I thought that was such a neat design!
Below: This is a traditional nomadic dwelling, set up as a display in the area near the mosque and coin museum.
Below: The lovely palm-lined streets of Dubai.
Below: An old fashioned tour boat in front of the skyscrapers that fill the city.
Below: Me posing with a camel. You could take a ride around the old town on the camel for 20 dirams, but I opted for just a pic.
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