We stayed in last night and got some impressively delicious Indian take out, drank some wine that was transported by hand from the Philadelphia International Airport's Duty Free store, and watched UAE MTV, which had the same 15 videos on a loop.
We slept in this morning and then took a taxi over the the Marriott hotel, where we had brunch on the 52nd floor at the Observatory. Brunch lasted about 3.5 hours and was excellent (e.g., there was a "mojito trolley" that involved a guy at a mobile cart making customized mojitos.) Incredible views of the city, the marina and the gulf surrounding the entire restaurant.
We came back to John and Alexis's place after brunch and had some Arrack (a liquor derived from coconut), which they brought back from their trip to Sri Lanka.
Then around 8 pm we took a short but very hot walk over to the beach (about 1/4 mile) for a night swim. The water was probably about 90-95 degrees (like a hot tub) and there were no cold currents whatsoever. The sand was only cool enough to walk on because the sun had gone down. There were very few people in the water, but several on the sand, and hundreds at the brand new restaurants and shops that line the beach. It was an incredible view of the skyline at night from the water - very cool experience.
We then walked back over to the apartment, showered and ordered takeout from a falafel place. (We had planned to go out to dinner, but we were rather tired and sweaty/wet from the beach and walk).
Tomorrow we head out early (6 am) via a car service to Oman for a day trip on a traditional dhow boat.
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| View from Alexis and John's Living Room |
We slept in this morning and then took a taxi over the the Marriott hotel, where we had brunch on the 52nd floor at the Observatory. Brunch lasted about 3.5 hours and was excellent (e.g., there was a "mojito trolley" that involved a guy at a mobile cart making customized mojitos.) Incredible views of the city, the marina and the gulf surrounding the entire restaurant.
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| The Palm Islands |
We came back to John and Alexis's place after brunch and had some Arrack (a liquor derived from coconut), which they brought back from their trip to Sri Lanka.
Then around 8 pm we took a short but very hot walk over to the beach (about 1/4 mile) for a night swim. The water was probably about 90-95 degrees (like a hot tub) and there were no cold currents whatsoever. The sand was only cool enough to walk on because the sun had gone down. There were very few people in the water, but several on the sand, and hundreds at the brand new restaurants and shops that line the beach. It was an incredible view of the skyline at night from the water - very cool experience.
We then walked back over to the apartment, showered and ordered takeout from a falafel place. (We had planned to go out to dinner, but we were rather tired and sweaty/wet from the beach and walk).
Tomorrow we head out early (6 am) via a car service to Oman for a day trip on a traditional dhow boat.
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