I missed logging to blogger, my last entry was almost 3 months ago, so i made it one of my new year's resolutions to write more, even for the lack of readers, but for my own reference :).
So what have i been up to, since my last post, not much probably, i have been to dubai for a vacation, tailored to fit Kylie's concert at festival city, which was a blast; the choreography, re-mixed hits, herself, the energy, it was just fantastic...
It was also my first visit ever to the UAE, dubai is not what i would call an arabian city by any means, but i think thats what they are aiming for, what struck me wasn't all of the biggest of the biggest in everything, but actually the homogenous culture that they managed to create; i remember on our first day, my sister and her husband took us to the Marina Walk, which is a lovely walk thats surrounded by beautiful landscaping; restaurants, high-rise buildings, but they blend in quite nicely with the scenery of the sea and the parked boats, anyway, and getting to my point, we were there eating, around you can see people of every nationality interacting nicely in the background, no side remarks, no hateful glares (ah we jordanians are best of), everyone is minding there own business, mini skirts, or full on Niqab, you were free to be what you were, that was what amazed me.
Abu Dhabi is somewhat more laid back, more family oriented, i loved the sea there, and i would definitely come back again, i would certainly do once they open up all the cultural sites; the Guggenheim, the opera house, and Abu Dhabi's version of the louvre...
And offcourse, all the family there, which was great catching up with everyone, who made sure we managed to see what we could see in the span of the visit, especially Atlantis, shame we couldn't afford the night (hell we probably cannot afford their valet service :P), maybe in a couple of years...
