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WOW!!!!Just hit the most unusual city i have ever been in. The volume of everything is unreal. Traffic for one thing is out of this world. There is no pedestrian walkways just walk across the road and the traffic goes around you!!! The are mopeds by the millions! Seriously!

Another thing is the ridiculously low price of everything. For instance, i have just got a roadside, outdoor haircut and full shave (nose, ears forehead…… i mean everything….above the belt of course!) for 50cent……….what more can i say.

Unfortunately the internet connection is seriously slow at the mo so will post photos and talk more later. Just wanted to write a quick post before dinner(what ever that turns out to be…)

Conor

Hey guys…Just a quick few words on our past two days.

We had a wonderful day on Friday thanks to our new friend Tammie who chauffeured us around Dubai, showing us the local hotspots. We started the day with sightseeing (most places are still being built!!!) followed by a trip to the Mall of the Emirates. The Mall of the Emirates has the indoor ski slope attached to it and the mall itself is the biggest we have even been in.

We then went for traditional Arabic lunch (Hummus, an eggplant dip, mixed meat mezza and plenty of local salad and veg) and all shared a shisha pipe with a strawberry flavor. It rounded the meal off nicely (plus we looked way cool with our shisha pipes :-p )

Thanks a mill Tammie for a brill day….

On Saturday we woke at a leisurely hour (apart from seeing my mother off at 4 .30!!!) and headed to Wild Wadi the local water park. It was quite good but with the high temp you wear out quickly. Conor went down the steepest water slide in the world tho! So suppose it was worth it just for that.

Anyway got to go for a swim….last of the luxury now. Heading to Hanoi this evening!!

Bye

Conor and Claire

P.S. Flickr is still not allowed to be accessed from the UAE so i cannot upload many photos until Monday/Tuesday

After our months of planning we have finally arrived at our first destination. As most of our friends and family know now we have been planning this trip for nigh on 9 months now and it has crept up on us FAST!!! We look forward to sharing our experiences with you all and any comments or contact is welcomed to give us a reality check!!! It feels like a fairy tale at the moment!

After a luxury plane journey (courtesy of Dolores, thanks!!!) we landed at 4.50 in the wee hours of the morning. It was 37 degrees cel even at that time! After a short nap we braved the heat (by then reaching the mid forties) and took a trip to the burj al arab for afternoon tea. It was booked a month in advance by Dee and boy was it worth the wait. We were treated to a 6 course lunch and were allowed to explore the hotel which was really something……

We then rounded up our day with cocktails beside the beach and a quick stroll through the markets.

Will try to post again over the next few days…….so far so good.
Conor and Claire