Hello Dubai!

[byslantedlight]

Am about to dash out for brass and glitz (and dinner) with a Job 2 colleague who happens to be here at the same time - but look! Hello! I'm here... *g* (The more interesting pics are under the cut, but I'm all chronological...)

Last morning in Cambs...


Flying kangaroo (excellent airline - and to think I thought they were all patriotism and hype, like all the rest! I've never had so much leg space, it was lush!


Dubai in view...


Room with a view - the 38th floor! That's Burj al-Arab looking all impressive on the beach there -


And then the view was gone! I woke up from my nap, and the view was gone, and I couldn't quite push hard enough to open the window! (Filthy dirty windows, mind - that's the streaks. It's a shame, cos otherwise I have a suite! Me - in a suite!)


Look - gone!


Luckily it came back and I could open the window again, but it continued breezy... *g* I could see swirls of sand way down on the ground, though not well enough to take a pic.


And then the daylight was gone anyway - the sun sets early here too!


More when I get back, but - I'm he-ere!

Comments

[siskiou.livejournal.com]

I also thought, the curtain picture was really interesting. Looks like the outline of a head in profile. In fact, I thought it was a feature on the glass, at first!

What did you have for dinner! And how does it feel, walking around in Dubai?
I've only ever been at the airport (changing planes on the way to Australia), and that was ages ago. But I remember how richly decorated it was, compared to other airports.

Amazing photos! Can't wait to hear more. Enjoy every minute of it! And what a coincidence, meeting a co-worker there!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Hee - you saw a curtain person too! I had to go back and look... *g*

I'm just about to post about dinner, I'll post about dinner tomorrow morning, I promise, so I shall tell you then... *g* I've not really walked around in Dubai yet - and I'm told that people don't, though there must be walking involved somewhere! But so far so good - just been to the Dubai Mall and it was such a mixture of people, very cool - and brassy and glitzy!

My colleague actually works here part time, which I'd forgotten about when I booked the stopover, cos I only tend to see hi once a year - when I did remember it didn't occur to me that he'd be here at the same time, but he was! We were even nearly leaving on the same day, around the same time, but he's been booked into an extra meeting somewhere else now - but he's kindly offered to show me the old town tomorrow night!