I've been slacking with the blogs .. Clearly, but I'm just going to blame it on the jetlag.
OK so the jetlag has definitely caught up.. I can't seem to stay up any more!
We went to Dubai mall two days ago.. It is so ridiculously big.. There is an aquarium, and an ice skating rink, and a gold souk, and every brand you could possibly imagine.
There is this huge fountain outside the mall and then you see the burj khalifa which is the most amazing thing ever. The place is just glamorous with its dior, d&g, dkny, jimmy choo, manolo blahnik, louis vuitton, Gucci.. And countless numbers of Ferrari cars, benzs, beamers and land rovers just add to everything.
mall entrance
Candy Shop
Shoes (Sex in the City movie ones!)
We explored the residence a little more yesterday because we got off work a little early.. Went to the pool and the Jacuzzi, and they have the steam room which is pretty nice. The Michigan state peoples were leaving the next day (today) so we just hung out with them for the night.
Today was quite the adventure.. We went to a beach, which was just amazing, the water was so bluee and the weather was great! Most the people at the beach were tourists. Then we tried to find a way home without taking a cab so we got to the metro station (ok we took a cab there.. But that’s it) and then they have this system where you have to buy a re-chargeable card and you scan your card when you get into the metro station and out and onto any local buses. You can't get onto any local buses using money you have to use a pre-paid card…its pretty hi tech. The metro runs above the city, its very pretty and scenic.
We basically trust everyone we talk to a lot with directions.. Which isn't the best idea, but we don’t have much else to go on, because the maps don't really have a lot of detail around where we live because it’s a pretty new area. We got onto to the metro and got off at the Dubai city centre ( as per someone's advice), and we just hopped on a bus which seemed to take us to the area. We got close to our area for sure and if we had a car from the bus station it would definitely only take 5 minutes to get home.. Haha.. But it sure didn't take us five minutes. We easily walked for 2 hours, through these parks, into abandoned areas, and just deserts, and along side the highways, booked it across roads/highways with no pedestrian crossings and finally saw.. The burger king at the gas station which is a 20 min walk from our res. So we made pit stop and I don’t think I've ever been so happy to see a bk.
lost in the desert ( i wasn't joking)
We finally made it back home.. And now we are all so tired from all the running around but I can tell you that now we know where the heck we are living and we know how to get home from anywhere :).
Goodnighttt
NEXTTTT
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