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So we made it.... The flight was good - time passed by nicely, My only concern was that we flew over Baghdad & kuwait.... Yikes!!!
So Dubai - Not as great as i was expecting!! I was expecting it to be a magical place, but it isnt!! We were staying on Sheikh Zayed Road - i guess the financial district.. But it was miles away from the beach, Miles away from the iconic hotels & miles away from Dubai Creek...
I am disapointed in the people, all the staff in the hotel were happy to assist luke with his bags and open the door for him - but I was left to struggle and open my own door - and if i asked a question to anyone, the answer went to luke!!!
Also - before coming, we were under strict instructions - DO NOT HOLD HANDS!!! - Well why can everyone else?? All Arabic couples were holding hands - Very hypoctricial!!
The hotel was nice, and COOL - Very good air con!! the roof top pool was lovely & the views were good too - day one you couldnt see the sea, but early morning on the 2nd day (before the cloud of heat covered the city) you could see the see, the Burj al Arab and the "world" kinda........
We dropped our bags & got a taxi straight to the Atlantis hotel, to their waterpark & to their atlantis lost world aquarium....We thought we would take a dip in the sea to cool down... The sea was as warm as the air, It was like getting into the bath... There is no escaping the heat!!!
I had to much planned for our trip here but the heat prevented it all.... so only managed the bare minimum but it was enough!!! So we played at the park for a while then headed back to the hotel for dinner.
Day two, we sunbathed on deck - or i sunbathed & luke went to the gym.... Then we mooched around before going out into the desert for the safari tour we had booked... That was ACE!!!!! A real contrast to the skyscrapers & everyone chucking their money away... It was a really good day, we spent about an hour solid in the dunes, i seriously thought we were going to die!!! my pics dont really do it justice - but hey, there are plenty to see!!!
So we went on a camel, and i got a henna tattoo. There was also a belly dancer whilst we had our dinner... We met an Aussy girl & an American Guy so ate dinner with them, They were good company - whilst trying to avoid eyecontact with the rubbish belly dancer!!
So thats it really, my pictures hopefully tell a better story than i have.. So were just at the airport now taking full advantage of the free wifi, awaiting to board our flight to Sri Lanka, Colombo airport, with lots of Gambian Police, so im sure were in good hands - So next proper stop - Singapore..
Lots of love people, already missing most of you xxxxxx
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