- Well, only in Dubai!
- kids floating on water in giant balls
- what on earth's at the atrium?
- Digging the cross linking stairs upwards
- And outside!
- A marina sits just off the shopping center
- and is home to a number of yachts
- Wacky architecture by the creekside
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- The marina-side walk
- Enjoying the sunset
- This marina is connected to the main creek
- which links right to the Arabian gulf
- A deserted amusement park nearby
- Cool lan gaming centers
- Back in the festival city, air-conditioning!
- Hitting the underground metro
- To the Union area
- Strolling down the street shops
- Meat from the slab is apparently very popular here
- The creek side Dhow markets
- Technology changing with the times
- But otherwise still traditional Dhows here
- The notorious creek river taxis
- And is rather extensively used by the locals
- 5AED will bring you a mad dash across the creek
- Storage by the Dhow and creekside, just like traditional times
- The spice souk
- some of the various traditional stores on the souk alley way
- which can snake on for ages!
- An assortment of unpounded spices
- Powdered spices, sold in100 grams
- We got to sample some many traditional tibits
- The textile parts of the night souk
- Various cloth on display
- Is that a sparkle I see?
- No wonder, it's the Gold souk!
- Gold souk, as the name suggest
- Is essentially an Arabian gold market
- Gold glitters on every store front
- Checking out the heartlander's shopping arcades
- You can get rather good buys on local products here
- Beats the posh large malls which Dubai is known for
- The place is well laid with information too
- Nothing beats experiencing Dubai just like how the locals do
- Sikkat Al Khail Rd is like a budget shopping paradise
- Extremely popular with the locals
- Roads lined with street markets
- Catching a bus back from the street...
- for a connecting train back at Union