From the moment we decided to go to Dubai, I knew one thing: I want to go to Abu Dhabi. I saw so many pics of Sheikh Zayed Mosque on the Internet and I wanted to see it live. Mosque? Why would one go over 100 km to see a mosque? Because it’s amazing. And the biggest in United Arab Emirates – 40k people can pray there. People from all over the world were involved in desing, construction and decoration of it. There’s the biggest rug in the world and 3rd biggest chandelier. All numbers related to the mosque are impressive, you should check them out. And see some pictures,…
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One week in Dubai
One week in Dubai? It doesn’t make any sense, they said. What can you do in Dubai for one week? There are a lot of great places to see, cool things to do and there’s a possibility that you won’t complete your whole itinerary. Yes, I like to plan my itineraries. Whole planning is exciting and satisfying and it helps me to make it to the departure. So there was a plan and I failed at making it happen. Why? Distances Public transportation system. Dubai is huge and it’s transportation system is a nightmare (except for metro, metro is grate). So what was in my plan? In few words:…
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Short stories from Dubai
Story No. 1. Prague, Florenc bus station, 5:15am It’s dark, it’s empty, it’s 11 degrees Celsius. Poles sat by tables and started eating sandwiches they took with them. A couple is eating blackberries from a huge plastic box. Blackberries are tasty at 5am. A German couple came, they looked at closed Burger King with sad faces and left. And Poles continued with their sandwiches. The end. Story No.2. Dubai Airport, 11pm Hot and dense air hit us right into faces and said “Salam alejkum, welcome to Dubai”. Buses stuck in a traffic at the airport, roundabout at the airport and a huuuuuuuuuge line to passport control. On the…
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Why would you want to visit Dubai?
Why would you want to visit Dubai, they said. There’s nothing interesting there, they said. But I’m not the one who’s taking others opionions for granted and I had to check it myself, so I went to Dubai. Ok, so this story had slightly different beginning… May 2015, calculation of holidays in Canary Islands in progress. We couldn’t fit into the budget. So we visited Wizz air’s website for 153rd time and had 153rd thougth to give up. And then I saw Dubai. Well… Maybe one day when I win a lottery, I thought. And I was wondering how much I have to win to actually go to Dubai… Hey,…
