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Forts, museums, heritage centers and Dhow River Cruise
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There are many rooms of interest -
And camel butt pointing coffee pots! -
With some rather cute welcome camels -
Up in the morning! -
Cabs are one of the best ways to get around Dubai -
Some of the great sights along the way -
For a quick morning tour of the hertiage sights in Dubai -
Open top buses just like driving a convertible! -
The Dubai Skyline in the distance -
Here we are at the Creek -
A mix of old and new boats alike -
Along Al Seef Road -
We will be having a river cruise here later in the day, but first... -
The back in town for... -
The Dubai Musesum! -
It's located in the Al Fahidi Fort right in town -
The Museum entrance -
No historical museum is complete without cannon entrances! -
Beached boats.. mmm -
There are many tents you can never fit into -
Looks like this won't be much of a use... :P -
Few of the air conditioned displays -
Inside the main fort -
Lets head indoors! -
An open well, with ground water too! -
Inside the traditional straw houses -
Inside a living area -
The houses are surprisingly cool under the sun -
Hey another beached boat... :P -
A golden cannon is always cooler -
The displays follow on to an underground basement -
It touches much ont he past developments and history of the dubai and the creek -
With several walk through displays to offer -
Various interesting setups -
All in much needed air-conditioned comfort! :) -
A remake of a town walk, with several stores of an era forgone -
featuring displays of commercial... -
And daily dosmestic life, like in the markets -
2 funky dudes... :3 -
Teaching with a stick. :P -
A display of traditional clothing -
Sir 10,000 AED for the Camel? Mmmm -
Underground oasis are always welcomed! -
Very tempted to find RPG loot in these jars. -
These jewels gives the wearer +5 fire resistance -
A flashed shot in complete darkness -
Such as Dhow boat building -
random Dhow wrecks... -
fishing, and pearl diving -
Here, we have a display of creek activities