Friendly, progressive and defintely more sunshine here in Dubai. Another great day of desert adventures and amazing sights. Today, after wasting most of the morning waiting for Lonni's jewellery delivery that turned out to be in white gold instead of yellow (so got sent back to be delivered correctly tonight), we took the blue line bus around Jumeirah - a tour of the construction zone. Here's some more Dubai fast facts:
- 25% of the world's cranes are in Dubai
- It's the second largest construction activity in the world (Moscow beats it - but Dubai only has 1.4 million people for goodness sake!)
- Construction goes on in shifts 24 hours a day
- They can build a full floor in 4 days
- Never use your indicator to change lanes - just wander where you will....
- Dubailand is under construction - bigger than any Disneyland in the world
- An expat can never be granted citizenship, only a lifetime residency
- Petrol is cheaper than water - the equivalent of around 35 cents per litre
- And there's heaps more but I'm too tired to remember (and I still have to pack and we have a really early start in the morning (ready in the lobby by 7.15 am) with an 8 hour flight to Johannasburg)
Tonight we went on our desert safari - great fun dune "bashing", saw a camel farm and had dinner under the stars. Lonni rode a camel in the Dubai desert too!
That's all for tonight folks - a big day tomorrow and it's midnight already. Lonni's already in bed and I still have to pack and have a shower.
1 comment:
Hi there Lyndall! Great to hear your news. Good to see your awesome photos too. I'll keep reading with interest. Keep having a great time!
Leah
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