A Day in Dubai

It's Saturday night and my week off is coming to an end. It has been a very relaxing week and I'm so glad I got to get some sleep, sun and spent some time figuring out where I live!

So yesterday morning I set out to Dubai to meet Oliver for the day. He has been apartment hunting and was in need of some help and company. Getting there was a bit of a pain in the a** (does anyone see a pattern I have with transport here?!). Apparently my hotel told them I was going to the Dubai airport which I NEVER once said. And I was dressed for the pool carrying a day bag. Did it look like I was going to the airport? So anyway...I don't say anything at first since the ride is supposed to be an hour anyway. As I see we're getting into Dubai I tell the guy where I'm going...he seem perplexed....so he asked me again and I tell him...and he goes, this way? And I'm like I don't know where it is, you are my driver and I already told you this was my first time in Duabi. So he's like....are we going to the airport after that? Umm...no. No airport. Well your hotel told me airport...well I'm not going there so get over it and take me where I want to go. After a million circles and pulling over with our hazards and going to the wrong hotel, I get there. Or well..I can see it, he goes by, I say um you just passed it..he says where? I am like its RIGHT there..he aaparently does not believe this so we argue a bit and then he heads back there..goes by again trying to find his way to the front and finally I was just like STOP.....I got out and was gonna walk...so he goes to get out and says, let me help you with your luggage. I dont have any luggage you idiot....did you put any in when you picked me up an hour ago? Needless to say I was quite irritated by the time I got there but everything got better after.

Did some hanging at the pool and then walked over to the Dubai Marina. What a different feel from Abu Dhabi. It's all very new and modern, tons of tourists and not many locals. Had a delicious caprese panini and then walked the rest of the way through the Marina and across the street to the beach. Wow. I hadn't seen this much skin since I entered the middle east. Tons of females in bikinis and tons of females in general. We hung out there for awhile and then walked along the JBR (can't remember what this stands for) until we found the Hilton so we could go have a drink (since you can only drink at hotels). Went out to the pool bar and had 2 blue lagoons and then had dinner at On the Border (not quite the same as the US since you coudln't drink but the fajitas were the same!). Then we got ready to go out Dubai style. Went to an outdoor terrace (the weather was amazing!) and wow....soooo many good looking females. Oliver was in heaven and I was in shock. I didn't know a crowd like this existed in the UAE!!! I got two free glasses of champagne for being female and we watched the crowd. After the music was getting irritating (all techno) we left for another rooftop bar which was a bit better but it was getting late, I was exhausted and it was time to come home.

Today was another day at the pool (last for a week, ha!) and then I hit the store to get a pot that I could actually cook with and made my favorite boxed shells and cheese that I bought in Dubai. It was not quite as good as Kraft, but it did the trick. I will be bringing back the Kraft kind when I return after the holidays.

Going to try to get to bed shortly since its going to be a long week at work and I've been in full vacation mode for a week. New pics are up on FB.