Dubai Part I

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Just outside our hotel, Shaykh Zayed Road
Just outside our hotel, Shaykh Zayed Road
Second building on the left is where Teresa's parents live, third one is incidentally taller than Canary Wharf.
An unlikely place to see a Linux mascot
An unlikely place to see a Linux mascot
Reach for the Skies with Chicken of the Hotness
Reach for the Skies with Chicken of the Hotness
Outside the Gold Souk in Deira
Outside the Gold Souk in Deira
Inside the Gold Souk in Deira
Inside the Gold Souk in Deira
Check it out, I can get a Silver Jew for 925 AED. Bargain!
Check it out, I can get a Silver Jew for 925 AED. Bargain!
Jussi + Emma + Sunset in Deira
Jussi + Emma + Sunset in Deira
Deira Docks
Deira Docks
Alex + random Indian
Alex + random Indian
The view from Teresa's parents' apartment onto Shaykh Zayed Road.
The view from Teresa's parents' apartment onto Shaykh Zayed Road.
Markus enjoying Bint al-7aares
Markus enjoying Bint al-7aares
Yalla ya Shaykh!
Yalla ya Shaykh!
Getting ready for the desert.
Getting ready for the desert.
These guys sure do like their cranes.
These guys sure do like their cranes.
Miriam, ready for the desert.
Miriam, ready for the desert.
Casper, looking a bit less ready for the desert.
Casper, looking a bit less ready for the desert.
Our fearless driver
Our fearless driver
On our way
On our way


Some town somewhere. Actual Arabs, very un-Dubai-like
Some town somewhere. Actual Arabs, very un-Dubai-like
The desert
The desert
Our driver proceded to recite the Bismillah at this point. Reassuring.












We're in the middle of the desert.
We're in the middle of the desert.