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I forced the team to wake up early and make the best of the day.The jet lag was 9 hours.But how often am I in Dubai?So we started off at the Jumeirah Mosque, where they have a cultural learning session for about 1 hour and cost costs 10 dirhams (3 USD). The Jumeirah Mosque is the only mosque in Dubai open to non-Muslims. I had to wear a head covering since I am a woman, and the men had to take their shoes off also. The guides explain the origins of the religion, the five times daily call to prayer and the differences between Shiite and Sunni.The women demonstrated how they pray also.
Next stop was the Ibn Buttata Mall - or what I call the mall of many countries.There were multiple sections, all themed differently for China, India, Persia, Egypt, Tunisia and the Andalusia.Definitely cool, but I couldn't help but notice there were 3 Starbucks.We didn't really do much shopping here, as we were getting hungry.
Next we went to the Mall of the Emirates to see the indoor ski slope. (Found out that it is the largest shopping mall outside of North America.) It is attached to a Kempinski hotel, so the restaurants were allowed to serve alcohol. We stopped for food at an Italian restaurant, and had to sit in a separate part of the restaurant in order to drink vino. It was fun to eat, have a glass of wine, and watch people on the bunny slope rolling down the hill or slamming into the wall.
We kind of hit our own wall after this.We walked around the mall a little, but it was time for bed (even though it was only 4pm)!
On Monday, I found out the working hours are Sunday thru Thursday.We all slept tonight, nothing fun and exciting.We are saving that for later in the week!
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