DUBAI CREEK. BOATS OFFLOADING CARGO (ANYTHING) WILL STAND ON QUAY SIDE UNTIL FETCHED, COULD BE FEW DAYS. NO SECURITY. NOBODY WILL STEAL ANYTHING......IF CAUGHT STEALING WILL BE JAILED AND DEPORTED ASAP......BOATS ARE OF WOOD AND LOOK OLD...... CITY OF CONTRAST.....SEE MODERN GLASS SKYSCAPES IN THE BACKGROUD... CREEK DEVIDES DUBAI BETWEEN BUR DUBAI AND DEIRA...
VERY GREEN AND WELL LOOKED AFTER AREAS INBETWEEN HIGHWAYS ALL OVER DUBAI. 90% OF WATER IN DUBAI IS SALINATED WATER....... ALL THE HIGHWAYS HAVE VERY NICE GRASS AND PLANTS AND TREES IN CITY CENTRE. WATER IS DONE BY "UNDERGROUND" IRRIGATION. (LIKE UNDERFLOOR HEATING SYSTEM)
BUS STOPS ARE IN GLASS CAGES FOR AIRCON PURPOSES AS IT GETS VERY VEY VERY HOT HERE...................
ATLANTIS ON THE PALMS......IT OPENED ON 23 SEPTEMBER. HOPFULLY WE WILL VISIT IT NEXT WEEK.....TIME PERMITTNG
SOME IDEA OF THE TRAFFIC SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAYS. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT ABOUT 16H30.......
Ok lets carry on with this whopper.
Our social life here has been hectic this last week. Every day has had some "bun fight" We have been out with freinds and had been t dinner at one friEnds house. I made pei peri prawns as a starter and we had a wonderful night. They are another SA expat here working with Hannes. he is a radiologist. They also stay in the marina BUT their aparment is very beautiful and bigger than ours. They also have a ground floor unit and they have a little garden area as well. We had a great evening. Thanks Rene and Marlene. Here you take all your drinks along with you as every one has a liquor license and it is limited......We also went with a taxi and not our own car as even 1 drink can put you in jail if you are caught driving after drinking. It is just not worth it to even try.............
The Phiilapino's (big work force in Dubai) can not ponunce a "F" or "TH"It is so funny to hear them say "16 dirham pipty" instead of 16 dirham fifty................ maybe I should also try this an say "pucket" instead of !!!!!!!!!
At the hospital Rene told us they say "breap in" instead of Breath in...............Wonder ho the patients will handle that number
Today I visited the "Old Souk" Souk is like a market or bazaar. I am hunting for better shoping grounds than the malls as they (he malls)are very expensive.
I bought myself an abaya(female penquin suits) (for my bad hair days)...............Hannes thinks I am nuts.but when in Rome.................... They have the most beautiful materials here and also the sequined material. The souk's also have the real tourist "crappies" that clutter your mantel piece or show cases..................I will skip those numbers........................ The souk owners are very freindly and not too pushy. A smile and no tahnkyu is enough for them to leave yo alone. (just wondr what they mutter to themselves with no acial experessions...........................) they must just wait a while as i have bough a a CD which teaches you basic arabic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I also saw a drive thu auto bank..............was too late for a photo as taxi was moving fast, but will get one again......
The hospital formaly opened it's doors to patients this afternoon. All licensing done and dusted.
Hanns is on call tonight so he might see his first patient tonight. he was so smartly dressed for this occasion as they all work with ties.....He has a long white coat as well. In trauma they will work with "scrubs" (theatre clothes) but do not know if they are ready yet......
I had time to do all my house work ( cleaning and ironing.....) tonight and UPDATE THE BLOG.........All of you know if I have to choose between spending time with him or updating blog, the blog will have to wait...........
I HATE IRONING.........I even bought a steamer (lani job) to help with the ironing......... I have also perfected the art of hanging up the washing so that he minimum irioning is required............ I would be a usless housekeeper in SA..............
Tomorow we meet Mario and Marietjie who are in Dubai for 2 days before returning to SA. I am planning on taking or suggesting to take them to Souk Madinat.
On Friday we are going to look at carpets in te desert somewhere with other friends.............
Bye for now.....
L
PS. The spell check is still not working..........................................
Chat later again
Ok that is me for tonight.........
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