Today was our extended layover in Dubai. And let me say, that it was hot. Now, in SE Asia, it was very warm. Humidity was through the roof there, making it gross and sweaty wherever you went. In Dubai, it was instant misery once you left air conditioning. And with my motivation to see a lot waning once that happened, I wasn't sure what we were going to do with today.
We walked outside and took a cab to Emirates Mall. There, we saw Ski Dubai and decided against actually skiing. We had Cinnabon for breakfast (yum and gross at the same time) and then meandered around in the air conditioning for six hours. Those hours included going to see Wall E, the new Pixar movie, and by the time it was all said and done it was now 4:30 PM. We caught a cab to Jemeirah beach, hoping to see the Burj Al Arab along the coast. However, today there was a haze hanging over the city, possibly from the sand blown into the atmosphere. We managed to stay outside for an hour or so, before getting another cab to Dubai Creek Park. We walked and walked and walked some more, all the way back to our hostel after stopping a couple times for food and water. It was so stinking hot out, I cannot emphasize that enough. Misery. We managed to also see the Burj Dubai, the tall tall building that is gigantic. It is a monstrosity.
We were done with Dubai and ready to go, so at around 10 PM we collapsed and slept, with an early wake up for our flight to London.
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