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Sunday, November 11, 2012

AL AIN MALL - AMAZING DECORATIONS

EXQUISITELY DECORATED  ROOF 

 

NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE SEE



MAGNIFICENT FLOWERS AND PLANTS 






GORGEOUS GIRLS MERGE WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS


ICE SKATING AT AL AIN MALL

 
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DUBAI - TWIN TOWERS

 
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SHARJAH - MERCEDEZ BENZ PARKED IN A STREET
















 

DUBAI IN 2010 HIT BY RECESSION






















































































WHEN WE HAD VISITED DUBAI IN 2006 THE ECONOMY WAS FLOURISHING. 
OFFICES, FLATS AND RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS HAD COMMANDED HEFTY RATES 
WE SAW ANOTHER DUBAI IN 2010.
WE SAW ADVERTISEMENTS EVERYWHERE LIKE THE ONE HERE.
WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RATES HAVE PLUMMETED. THE TAXI DRIVER WHO TOOK US FROM RASHIDIA TO THE CREEK SAID THAT EARLIER THE TRAFFIC HAD BEEN SO HEAVY THAT IT HAD TAKEN ONE AND A HALF HOURS TO COVER THE DISTANCE. BUT IN 2010 WE COULD COVER THE DISTANCE IN HALF AN HOUR. 
THAT WAS THE  RECESSION EFFECT.
WE HAD LOVED THE DUBAI WE SAW IN 2006
AND 
WE PRAYED THAT DUBAI BECAME STRONG AS IT HAD BEEN EARLIER














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ABU DHABI - HAPPY TO BE BACK AT HOME AFTER A GRUELING DAY AT SCHOOL







HAPPY TO BE BACK  HOME AFTER A GRUELING DAY AT SCHOOL



ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HOME IS IN A CAPTIVATING HIGH RISE BUILDING 
IN AN EXCLUSIVE LOCALITY




WHO WOULDN'T BE HAPPY TO BE IN SUCH A TASTEFULLY DECORATED HOME


HORSE CARRIAGE IN SAHARA DESERT


ENJOY A RIDE IN THE DESERT ON A HORSE CARRIAGE







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EGYPT - CAIRO - HORIZON PYRAMIDS HOTEL



HORIZON PYRAMIDS  HOTEL
OFFERS
A COMFORTABLE STAY
AND 
EXCELLENT FOOD
AND
A FINE VIEW OF TRAFFIC IN CAIRO THAT NEVER ABATES 

WE ENJOYED THE TIME WE SPENT THERE

IT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE PYRAMIDS

 







Wednesday, October 24, 2012

DUBAI - GO FOR A BALLOON RIDE AT IBN BATTUTA MALL



DUBAI - GO FOR A BALLOON RIDE AT IBN BATTUTA MALL






DUBAI - BUSY BUS TERMINAL


DUBAI -  BUSY BUS STATION


DUBAI - DRIVE THROUGH THE TUNNEL UNDER THE SEA

DUBAI - DRIVE THROUGH THE UNDER WATER TUNNEL


Monday, October 22, 2012

DUBAI - WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT WAS DEEP SEA HERE A FEW YEARS AGO



DUBAI  -  THE SEA HAD NO LIMITS HERE ONCE




DUBAI 
THE SEA HAS BEEN WALLED AND FORCED BACK- 
-RECLAMATION OF SPARSE LAND-
- A SAGA OF COLLECTIVE HUMAN ENDEAVOR AND ENDURANCE -
- WONDERFUL VISION OF THE ROYAL FAMILY ON THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF FUTURE GENERATIONS




DUBAI  -  WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT WAS DEEP SEA HERE A FEW YEARS AGO











































ISRAEL - JUDEA MOUNTAINS

 
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AL AIN - AN INDIAN FAMILY POSES FOR A VISITOR

 
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PALESTINE - SUN SHINES BRIGHT FOR THE PALESTINIANS

 
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DUBAI - AN INDIAN FAMILY PRAYS TO GOD AS THEY BEGIN THEIR DAY