Dubai for Eid

I spent the last 5 days in Dubai. It was amazing! My friend and I stayed at a friend of her family's house and they were wonderful hosts and gave us tours of the city, took us to an awesome restaurant for dinner (complete with wine and beer), to the Burj Khalifa, white sand beaches, the malls, and on an Arabian adventure riding camels and dune driving in the desert.

Dubai is unlike any place I've ever been and I was so happy my abaya was at rest in my suitcase the whole time. We got bumped to first class on our flight from Dammam to Dubai because this wicked cool dude was working and he was super nice and just put us in first class! When we told him it was our first time going to Dubai, he said "You'll have one question when you get back...how do I change my contract to Dubai!" He was so right. No problems in Dubai- friendly, laid back people (though the Saudis I've met have also been cool dudes), no covering, wine with dinner, people from all corners of the world, world's tallest building, malls with aquariums and skating rinks, and an indoor ski hill....what could be better. This is a must see for anyone coming to the middle east!

Maybe I'll go back in January for the 2011 marathon....but I'd have to enter myself in the half because there's no way I'll be ready for a full 26 miles by then.

I could go on forever about the trip, but I'd rather live life than write about it, so I'm out. The pics can do the talking. I'm trying to post public links for the first time, so I hope you can see them!

Back to work on Saturday....I'll never get used to having a case of the Saturdays!

Pictures (she says with finger crossed):

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74878&id=1632204269&l=941f0ee04e

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74879&id=1632204269&l=dd117c15fb

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74880&id=1632204269&l=fc956ed5ab

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74882&id=1632204269&l=f25e86a3bd