Andi flew in from Istanbul and was there to greet us as we got off of the plane. Everything worked out so perfectly. It was a long flight but we made it safe and sound and were so excited to see Andi. We are over 9,000 miles from home!!!!
Our first night in Dubai....
We were livin' large! This is at the JW Marriott.....Nicci really hooked us up!
The Burj Dubai....the tallest building in the world....
Something was wrong with my camera so this picture didn't come out well at all but the mosque is so beautiful that I wanted to include it in my blog.....
Touring the city....
The Dubai Museum was awesome....
This is the bus we took for our city tour....
Took the Abra (water taxi) over to the spice and gold souks.....
Merchants unloading their goods....
This is the spice souk where Andi helped us get a bargain for our spices.....
Shopping in the gold souk....
It was soooooo hot!
The highlight of our trip was taking the Arabian Adventure tour.....
The funnest night ever!
We couldn't get over how beautiful the desert was.....
Haji Babba and his wife.....
Our convoy.....
Just like out of the movie Lawrence of Arabia....
Cute picture of Andi....
I got a little sick riding the sand dunes......
There were about 24 cars each carrying about 6 people in our caravan....
Enjoyed a beautiful desert sunset.....
Still a little green from the bumpy ride but having a ball!
After we rode the desert dunes we pulled up to the place where we would have our dinner party. Before we entered we all took a ride on the camels....
This was too too fun!
Bucky Bronco!!
Enjoyed an authentic bedouin dinner sitting on Persian
carpets and pillows with a sky full of twinkling stars above
our heads. The food and the music and the whole experience
was just incredible! A night we will never forget!
Lee's camel tattoo was the funniest thing ever!
We all got henna tatoos
What a show!
Let me see that tatoo dah-ling and I will dance for you......Lee's camel tattoo is a definate chick magnet!!!
What a fun night this was! Enjoyed the evening with our Aussie
friends from Melbourne. Pretty cool....since that was where
Lee served his mission. They were absolutely darling.
The Mall of the Emirates....the biggest mall I have ever seen!
The people in Dubai were facinating.
We were encouraged to find a Gold Star movie theatre while in Dubai...
we found one in the Mall of the Emirates. We saw The Proposal sitting in these cushy seats. It is a total luxury theatre. They bring your food and drinks to you during the movie. It was a trip! What made it even better was the fact that we were the only ones in the theatre!! We had the whole place to ourselves. It was awesome!
Ski Dubai
Ski Dubai - a 25 story ski resort inside the Mall of the Emirates...Can you believe that???
Andi and I watching them ski and snow board......
There is a ski lift and toboggan run....
These kids were so cute.....
We got to spend time relaxing by the pool.....
Could life get any better?
We got some serious sun!
One last picture together before we head to the airport.....
So sad to see it all come to an end!
Time to say good-bye. This was one of the most incredible experiences
we've ever had! Thanks Andi for a wonderful memory and
thanks Nic for the awesome hotel room!!! Amazing time!!!!!
At the airport in Dubai getting ready to take a 15 hour flight to Atlanta.
We totally lucked out by getting Business Class seats. The only way to fly!
Bye Bye Dubai!!!
What a FUN trip!
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