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More pots to keep you all pottery
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A display of traditional burial rites
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Did I mention POTS?
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Featuring several prized archaeological displays
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The displays end with a hall
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With lots of Shiny stuff! :3
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No musesum is complete without their own gift shop!
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You gotta get used to beached boats here in the Desert
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Not that Jeff has a problem with that!
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Moving onto the Creek for the next part of our tour
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Here we are at the Dubai...
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Gravity check!
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Bastakia!
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Sprinkler pipelines are a common sight through the arid lands
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Which plays a critical role in maintaining greenery here
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The Diwan (Ruler's Court)
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A resonable crowd, but otherwise quiet on most stretches on a hot noon day
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Back at the Creek!
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The Creek Wind Tower Monument
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Got Wind?
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Taking a stroll by the Creek walk
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There are several Yachts here too.
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Look seaplane!
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A Dhow berthed by the Creekside
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All board the Dhow Cruise!
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Talking about a red carpet entrance!
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The boat have proper dining areas
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And a funky stairwell to boot!
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This is the only way up and down to the upper floors
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A view of the creek from the Dhow
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Our fellow cruise mates for the day
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And I got the best seat on the house!
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May the river cruise begin!
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I am cruisin' cruisin'
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You can't get enough of Yachts here...
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Down the creek
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Oo big boat!
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The Rolex towers
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The creek is a nice sailing spot too
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The river taxis
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You can cross the creek for 5AED a trip
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Al Bastakiya from the Creek
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The souk markets
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The spice souk we visited the day before
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Lord Shiva Temple
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The channel is buzzing with life even on the hot midday
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Closeup of the packed market area
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A distant cruise ship
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The Dubai Heritage center
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The old market and cloth/textile souk