Roaming the streets of Dubai—with my apple juice in a large cup from McDonald’s that I can’t seem to get in the States.
There are seven emirates in the UAE—Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujairah. I was in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and briefly touched down in Sharjah. But the goal next time is to visit all the emirates no matter how briefly—just so I can say I’ve been to them all. And you know I’ll do it just because!
The Palm Jumeirah & Dubai Creek
I had my own personal escort to the beautiful Palm Jumeirah and the Dubai Creek. I can’t even begin to describe the beauty I saw as we drove around the crescent of Palm Jumeirah. It’s a sight to behold. We also went to a couple of nightclubs that week and I had a blast. It was not a problem for me to be out late at night especially since it was still daytime in America—my body clock was still trying to adjust to the time difference.
The time difference in the Middle East took some getting used to at first, but I survived. Since we had just turned the clocks back an hour in the States, I was in a country that was 10 hours ahead of America. But the first day I landed, I was determined to get on the Middle East schedule. And, boy, did I have fun once I did!
Here’s a video I found from the “Documentary & Life Discovery Channel” on how the Palm Jumeirah came about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYAo6cCDXF0
The Dubai Mall
The Dubai Mall is so massively huge that I didn’t have time to hit all parts of it. But I did see some of the highlights. I actually went to the mall on two different occasions with two different gentlemen who were kind enough to keep me company.