Leaving Dubai

Well today was our last day and only second full day here. It is a very unique city. The highlights were the spice market, the creek boat ride with the locals, seeing the crazy buildings and of course the beach. It is a country of extremes. From the tallest buildings, the most expensive hotels, the cars and the heat, but what I enjoyed the most was the melting pot of cultures. Every type of person, from every nationality living together and seeming to accept each other (although I have been told that if you live here you find out that that is not the case). Our first morning we sat at a restaurant and watched the people. It is an amazing thing to see every clothing style from what you would see on the runways of Paris to traditional Arabic clothing all together.

Our first trip on the Metro here didn't go so well. First we accidentally got on the the 1st class section of the subway (yes I said first class), to which we were told we had to move. We then went back one car and Darryl was told he had to move. It seems that we were in the "women and children only" section. They also have these on all the buses. A great experience and one that we learned from very quickly....lol

We are glad we came here to see it, but I have to say: Dubai fell short of what we expected. It was a unique experience, but not one that I feel I have to do again or have to recommend to anyone. There are a few things to see and other then that it is honestly just another big city. The only thing we wish we would have had time for was to go to the desert. That would have been a great experience.

Tomorrow morning we leave for Ethiopia. I am writing this at 9:00pm, so in 24 hours I will have met my son! I can't wait.

I will keep you posted and hopefully be able to download pictures next time.