Day 73 & 74:Dubai.....

Day 73: Today I arrivd in Dubai, which is in the country of United Arab Emirates. It is one of the wealther if not the wealthiest nations of the arab world. As I arrived I noticed how modern the city is, with the high rise building and the new hotels. Dubai is in the dessert and kind of reminds me of Las Vegas, but it does not have all the casino hotels etc...I noticed there are quite a few Indian, Pakistani, and Chinese workers there. Arrived at the hotel and went on a dessert safari, which consisted of sand dunning meaning riding the jeep thru the dessert and doing jeep tricks in the sand and then we did a short camel ride, saw a belly dancing, and had a bbq. The meal consisted of meats and they even had a dal similiar to Indian. The men wear long white shirts with the black circular head bands on their head that I found out is traditional of the gulf region.


Day 74: Today managed to get up and do a city tour of dubai. Saw the most lusciours hotel in the world, which is in the shape of a sail boat, went to the beach on the arabian sea, it was quite nice and clean and the water was a light blue. Then headed off to the biggest mall in the world. They even had a snow wonderland with skiing and snowboarding. Then saw the biggest gold souk, which is the biggest gold market. Dubai is known for it's inexpensive gold. They are even in the works of planning the tallest building in the world and a metro. Dubai is definitely an upcoming city as there is alot of new construction going on. Saw the hotels that are shaped like a palm tree.