Wednesday 13th February 2008
Today we’re off to Cairo. Pleasant flight, 4 hours. Found out we’re staying out at the pyramids at the Intercontinental 5 star resort. No wonder this tour is so expensive! Nice place though, extra comfy beds! Pete.
Today we’re off to Cairo. Pleasant flight, 4 hours. Found out we’re staying out at the pyramids at the Intercontinental 5 star resort. No wonder this tour is so expensive! Nice place though, extra comfy beds! Pete.
Tuesday 12th February 2008
Today we went to the Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious and only 7 star hotel, for high tea. Mum, Elijah and I had a strawberry drink which was in a slushy substance (it tasted like real strawberry). Maddi had a delicious fruit mocktail and dad had a coffee (BORING). We then went to see “the palm” which is a man-made island in the shape of a palm ‘of course’ (Tom Cruise and Michael Jackson each have a house on the palm). We then went to a traditional souk (market), had something to eat and had a look around, it was beautiful. Mahalia.We are now going to an Arabian desert and on the way we saw the tallest building in the world called “Burj Dubai”. We then went driving up and down the bumpy dunes. The driver was CrAzZzZzZy !!! Good experience though. Before we arrived at the base camp we stopped off at the camel farm and there was this one camel that had his head lying on-top of Elijah’s head. It was funny. Then we headed off again to a Bedouin camp where we were going to have dinner. Us three girls got henna designs done on our feet and hands. Then we had a two course meal while watching a belly dancer. We then went home and crashed. Maddi.
Today we went to the Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious and only 7 star hotel, for high tea. Mum, Elijah and I had a strawberry drink which was in a slushy substance (it tasted like real strawberry). Maddi had a delicious fruit mocktail and dad had a coffee (BORING). We then went to see “the palm” which is a man-made island in the shape of a palm ‘of course’ (Tom Cruise and Michael Jackson each have a house on the palm). We then went to a traditional souk (market), had something to eat and had a look around, it was beautiful. Mahalia.We are now going to an Arabian desert and on the way we saw the tallest building in the world called “Burj Dubai”. We then went driving up and down the bumpy dunes. The driver was CrAzZzZzZy !!! Good experience though. Before we arrived at the base camp we stopped off at the camel farm and there was this one camel that had his head lying on-top of Elijah’s head. It was funny. Then we headed off again to a Bedouin camp where we were going to have dinner. Us three girls got henna designs done on our feet and hands. Then we had a two course meal while watching a belly dancer. We then went home and crashed. Maddi.
Monday 11th February 2008
After a 13 hour sleep we all woke up crook. Obviously we needed more than 13 hours. Very slow start to the morning. Once we THOUGHT we were okay we went to the old souk (market) on Dubai creek via taxi. Very similar to the markets in Broome but it was inside. Then we caught a water taxi to the gold souk on the other side of the creek, where we met some shifty guys who sold Dad a fake rolex... Back to the hotel to organise tomorrow’s events. We still had some time up our sleeves so we headed back to the Gold Souk again for a couple of hours. Maddi
After a 13 hour sleep we all woke up crook. Obviously we needed more than 13 hours. Very slow start to the morning. Once we THOUGHT we were okay we went to the old souk (market) on Dubai creek via taxi. Very similar to the markets in Broome but it was inside. Then we caught a water taxi to the gold souk on the other side of the creek, where we met some shifty guys who sold Dad a fake rolex... Back to the hotel to organise tomorrow’s events. We still had some time up our sleeves so we headed back to the Gold Souk again for a couple of hours. Maddi
Sunday 10th February 2008Up at 1am in Delhi. Stayed in the airport for 4 hours in 4 queues. At least the 5th queue we were at the front. We finally got in a cool plane it was worth the wait. They had a personal T.V. It was a 3 hour trip to Dubai. When we got there we went to our hotel and had to wait another hour to check in because the rooms were full. After we checked in we got in a bus and went to the “Mall of the Emirates” and in the mall was a snow dome called “Ski Dubai”. It is the biggest indoor snow slope in the world. Maddi, Mahalia and I learned to ski for the first time while dad went on the main slope and Mum watched us from one of the restaurants in the mall because she felt too sick to ski. I got snow up my back but it was heaps of fun. Then we got a taxi and went to the hotel for an early night. By Elijah
1 comment:
WOW! It just gets better and better! How amazing to have snow and pyramids all in the same week. I'm completely and utterly jealous! I love the photo of Elijah(?) watching the sun set in the desert - and it seems as though you are all having so much fun.
Love Don
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