Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Dubai - the old and the new

One dirham for a ride down and across the Creek on an Abra is great value and a splendid way of seeing the traders busy at work loading anything from lorry tyres the refrigerators onto the dhows.
Fancy a lie down but it is too hot indoors? Then this is the bed for you! Get a close up look at the very interesting dubai Museum, which charts Dubai's history from 3000BC to the present day.
Water pipe in Al Ras, across the Creek from Bur Dubai.


One of the Dubai's many souks. This one is a centre for the garment industry. no cars, but beware men pushing handcarts!
Mesmerising hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road.
I cannot decide if the Emirates Towers remind me of the Division Bell or Rene Magritte. They are wonderfully eye catching. The outward facing elevators of the hotel give you fantastic views.
The nearby art galleries host exhibitions of contemporary and 20th Century artists. I decided that the Chagall at $8million was just over my budget.

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