Our driver took us back to the hotel, where we waited for our second tour, the evening/night tour. The second tour (Starlight Express ) started on time and, although we were worried about the idea of combining two of their tours, it worked quite well. The new guide we had was a great

Rainbow Sheikh Car Museum On the way back from the dunes, we stopped at the Rainbow Sheikh’s Car Museum. Though not officially open to the public yet, a security guard offered to let us in. It’s a huge warehouse with the Sheikh’s car collection, complete with what is

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 hotel

Underground tunnel in Abu Dhabi by the Corniche Afterwards 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. From what we saw, it was a very pleasant area t

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. Our second choice, just a little further up As Salem St., w

International Rotana Inn, Abu Dhabi International Rotana Inn, Abu Dhabi International Rotana Inn, Abu Dhabi It 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. The hotel was very well lo

Getting across Dubai Creek by dhow From 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 bus station was easy to figure out (everyone speaks English, and everything is clearly la