DUBAI 14th
September 2014
From Auckland to Dubai via Brisbane was very long and very
tiring, but we survived and arrived in Dubai at 5am in time to start the day.
The flight was very good, only a few on board from Auckland
BUT when we got to Brisbane it soon filled up with Aussies and a full plane all
the way. We are always pleased to see
how good our security system is but they, once again targeted me and frisked me
for explosives, body and bag and all very nice about it. But getting to Australia and having to be
whisked away to a back room and the chosen ones body scanned (I missed that)
but once again was body scanned for explosives, where would they have come from
IF I had decided to blow the plane up hahaaa….
We managed to get a few hours sleep so were able to start
our day as soon as we arrived in Dubai, so headed off to the Mall of the
Emirates, just to see how big, spacious and opulent it is, even had a ski slope
there. We also came across the biggest
supermarket we are ever likely to see, called Carrefour,it went on for as far
as the eye could see and sold everything from fruit/veges to tvs/computers. Dubai is a fascinating place to be sure,
with the amazing buildings (we think there is a competition for the architects
to see who can come up with the most amazing buildings.) Then there is the
desert, the sun and oh the heat. I don’t
think I could ever get used to the intense heat as it hits you when coming out
of a building or a car.
In the late afternoon we arrived at the Burj Al Arab
(building shaped like a sail) and had the best ‘high tea’ we are ever likely to
have. We were on the 27th
floor of this amazing building and right on the water where we could see the
Palm, out to the ocean and the other side was the beach and housing
developments. We then watched the sun
setting over the ocean (although a bit hazy) it was certainly a very special
thing to do. The food was simply
wonderful, the staff were first class and the setting perfect.
After all that time we fell into bed at 8pm and slept well.
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