Castawaykuopus: More Dubai Photos

Monday, November 21, 2011

More Dubai Photos

Wanted to add a few more photos before we board the ship today. To view yesterday's post or previous trips, scroll down and click on Older Posts. Cheers, Mary

I spy a window washer.

A sheik on a highrise in Dubai.

Inside one of the metro stops.

Tallest building in the world.

$300 for the Rolex. Too expensive for you... okay, $200!

Boat taxi crossing the Dubai Creek.

Historical area of Dubai on Dubai Creek.

The Atlantis Hotel at The Palm. Taken from the 52 floor of the Marriott.

Another window shot of The Palm development.

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AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Thanks for the Thanksgiving greetings and the notecard (Lake Superior Bike Tour)!! The three j's (Joan, John and Jewels) wish you a HAPPY THANKSGIVING..We are so blessed to have just wonderful friends..Enjoyed looking at the pictures and know that you two are having a wonderful time..Enjoy life!! Love to you both and hugs...
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AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 2:37 PM
Thanks for making the text so much easier to read!!!
B and K
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Mike and RoAnnDecember 2, 2011 at 7:46 PM
Sounds like India is not the place to visit. Although great pictures and very interesting. Hope all is well and safe travels.
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Every time you leave home,
Another road takes you
Into a world you were never in.

New strangers on other paths await.
New places that have never seen you
Will startle a little at your entry.
Old places that know you well
Will pretend nothing
Changed since your last visit.

When you travel, you find yourself
Alone in a different way,
More attentive now
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Your more subtle eye watching
You abroad; and how what meets you
Touches that part of the heart
That lies low at home:

How you unexpectedly attune
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A new silence
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And if you listen,
You will hear
What your heart would
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A journey can become a sacred thing:
Make sure, before you go,
To take the time
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