The next morning, we started our safari with Arabian Adventures. The first tour we took, A Day in the Dunes (http://www.arabian-adventures.com/ToursSafaris/AbuDhabi/Safaris/DayDunes/DayDunes.Asp?nav=2⊂=2)
, started at 9am, allowing us to enjoy a wonderful buffet breakfast at the hot
Underground tunnel in Abu Dhabi by the CornicheAfterwards we headed to the Corniche. This is a recently redeveloped waterfront area, and the subject of some controversy, as they had to demolish an older area of town to make room for it.…
We only had one evening in Abu Dhabi, so we headed out to find some food.
There were 2 restaurants nearby that both sounded good. The first, a Chinese place called Royal Orchid, turned out to be closed, but looked quite good.…
International Rotana Inn, Abu DhabiInternational Rotana Inn, Abu DhabiInternational Rotana Inn, Abu DhabiIt was surprising to us that we had such a hard time, given that we were staying at a major hotel right downtown – the International Rotana Inn.…
Getting across Dubai Creek by dhowFrom our hotel in Deira, we picked up our bags, crossed the Dubai Creek by dhow (10 cents), and from there it was about a 15 minute walk to the bus station.…
The next morning we headed out to explore Deira. We started out wandering through the electronics market. Nothing very exciting – prices were similar to or worse than what we can get in the US.Electronics Souk, Deira, Dubai
It wasn’t long before we moved on to the Gold Mar
Le Meridien Baniyas Square ViewWe had arranged through Expedia.com our first night at Le Meridien Baniyas Square. Le Meridien is a fairly high end chain. They have several expensive hotels in Dubai, but they also have one cheap location (“Baniyas Square”) in the Deira dist
We booked our tickets relatively late, and as such, didn’t have much luck finding reasonable fares online. We ended up using a discount Asian travel agent/consolidator called Dada Tours, based in Los Angeles.…