Dubai - Day 5 (Final Day)

Today we took the train up to Bur Dubai and Deira, which are the oldest part of Dubai.  In Bur Dubai there is a neighborhood of historic buildings with little shops of crafts and textiles.  We stumbled into a "Coffee Museum," which had an extremely large collection of historical coffee-making tools and was roasting and making traditional Turkish and Ethopian coffees.

 We then  went into a little shop that had middle eastern crafts, including frames made from a method of combining bits of wood, stone, bronze and camel bone.

We then walked past the oldest building in Dubai - Al Fahidi Fort dating back to the late 1700s, which is now a museum.

We then wound or way through a tiny little alley of Hindu shops, restaurants and temples and came out in the old textile market.

After we checked out a couple of shops and bought a couple of things, we took a water taxi (abra) down the river to the Gold Souk and Spice Souk.

Spice market:

Gold market:

 It was extremely hot today - 102 degrees with a heat index of 126 - so we couldn't last more that a couple of hours at the markets.  We then took the train back to John and Alexis's apartment and stopped at the grocery store to grab some fruit and humus for a late lunch.  We'll then head out for one last dinner before going to the airport around 9.

It was an incredible trip with fantastic hosts!