We're really glad we're not in NY right now with this weather; seems like you guys are not getting a break in the East Coast.
Well, we been getting hit with some storms out here too; Sandstorms.
You know is not a good sign when you're sitting outside on a nice restaurant over looking the Grand Mosque, and then it gets cloudy, and suddenly it seems like the Mosque is slowly disappearing in front of you and then the Waiter comes in and says "Excuse me, you need to go inside because there's a sandstorm coming in from Dubai and we need to close the outdoor area. You can stay here but there will be lots of sand on your food." Now there's something you don't hear often !!
That was last Friday and since then there's been a couple more, all-day ones ! Its not like in the movies where this huge wave of sand comes at you its more like imagine a rainy day when its cloudy and its drizzling all day, well its the same. Its cloudy and very windy and there's this constant fine-grain sand in the air and all over.
Now imagine the WHOLE day being like that ! I'll take a rainy day over this any day.
Last week we went back to Dubai. Made was attending this huge conference; by huge I mean a conference with 65,000 attendees ! and of course I tagged along.
While Made was doing work I was out there checking the city (which mainly means visiting Malls !).
I got to check out the Mall of the Emirates. Famous all over the world for its internal Ski Park which I got to check out.
I also got to check out the train.
The train by the way was somehow pricey considering they don't really need the money. They charged me like 2 US Dollars for like 5 stops. Of course this may not sound like a lot for New Yorkers but don't forget that in NYC with one fare you can go from Washington Heights to Far Rockaway !
Train was obviously SUPER CLEAN.
I also managed to find my favorite junk food spot in Dubai ! Thank God they dont have em' here in AD.
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