United Arab Emirates: Dubai
United Arab Emirates: Dubai
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Crab Hunt |
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| Crab Hunt: This tour involved hunting for crabs in the Arabian Gulf. From the resort, we had time to relax and enjoy a cold beer by the water. Once it was dark, we headed out to an island on a flat bottom boat with about 14 other people. Close to the island, the water was only about a foot deep. Everyone was given a bright flashlight to shine in the water to look for crabs. We were in groups of 2, so one person held the light and the other held a 3 foot long spear. When you saw a crab, you would spear it and put it in a container in the boat. Chris and I each speared about 3-4 crabs each. When we returned to the resort, we had a buffet dinner and they cooked the crabs for us. | |||
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Car with window covering showing UAE Vice
President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Resort hotel where we met before heading out on the boat to hunt crabs.
We had not seen a pull-tab in years, so had to take a picture of this sprite can.
Hunting for crabs.
After the hunt, we had a buffet dinner and the crabs were cooked for us.
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| Signs: Dubai is a very English city. All signs are posted in both Arabic and English and most everyone speaks English. This was one of the easiest cities we have visited when it comes to communication. | |||
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Dubai Museum: Al-Fahidi
Fort, built in 1800, is home to the Dubai Museum, and is thought to be
Dubai's oldest building.
In the past the fort was used to defend the town from warlike neighboring tribes. It has also served, at various times throughout history as the seat of government, the ruler's residence, a store for ammunition, and a jail. The walls of the fort are built from coral and shell rubble from the sea, and are cemented together with lime. Wooden poles called handel support the upper floor, and the ceiling is made of palm fronds, mud and plaster. A massive, iron-studded door stands at the entrance, and its battle-scarred walls and towers bear witness to the conflicts of the past. |
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| Dinner Cruise: One night we had a 2 hour dinner cruise on Dubai Creek. These are some photos of various places along the creek. | |||
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| Traditional Muslim Dress: According to Allah and the Qur’an, (the Muslim Bible) “one must lower their gaze and be modest”. Specifically, it says: "Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that will make for greater purity for them; and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do. And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; and that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their chests and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers and family members.” | |||
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Prince of Dubai: This is the home of
one of the Princes that lives in Dubai. The car was not allowed to
stop in front for photos, so I was only able to take this one of the arch
with the house behind it.
Along the long drive to the house, there were many peacocks. |
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Mall of the Emirates: The Mall of
the Emirates is a large shopping mall in Dubai. The mall contains an
indoor snow ski area and this photo shows the top of the ski run.
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| Mosque (unknown): Dubai has mosque's located throughout the city. Every citizen in Dubai has a mosque within walking distance at any time. This is a photo of one of the many mosque's. | |||
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| Deira City Center Mall: This is the inside of a mall close to the airport. You will not notice any difference between the modern malls in Dubai compares to those in the US. | |||
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