Dubai Creek

The Dhow Cruise


I saw workers transferring goods from the land to the goods ship. It was a very busy evening.Import-export, I guess.

My sister told me not to take the boat ride as it is nothing special or fun. But whatever it is, I am a person who wants to experience everything what I wish to! I didn't want to carry the feeling of "not-been-on-the-boatride-in-Dubai" back Singapore with me.Therefore I decided to follow my heart.

Due to my constant pestering, my sister's friend accompanied me to the Creek as I badly wanted to experience sailing on the wooden boat.Creek separates Bur Dubai area from the Deira. People(mostly workers) there seek this cheap and quick boat service to cross over the Deira side to get the Bur Dubai side (or vice versa).The ride just costs AED.1 per person! Taking a bus ride would be tedious and time consuming and walking over to get to the other side can be tiring, so taking a boat is a cheap and fast solution! We reached the creek area, took a ride to cross over to Bur Dubai, did some souvenir shopping over there and took a ride back to Deira before getting on a bus to reach to the Metro station to get back home.

Inside the Metro Station

A point to take note for the tourists while wanting to take a boat ride for an experience is that remember to take the government approved boat service. On the way, many may offer to take you for one or two hour boat ride(depending on your choice) on their boat. But I am not sure on how far to trust such services, so it is better to seek a reliable source.

Another interesting thing there is the Dhow Cruise.I wish I had booked for Dhow cruise this time.Cruising down the creek,having dinner and enjoying the belly dance at the same time. How fun it could have been! I will do so, the next time I visit, for sure!

In and From Dubai...

Due to whatever reasons, the fonts in blogger.com appears to be in Arabic and there is always an error when I try to translate it to English!

This is my second visit to Dubai, the first one being in 2008, which is two years back.I see a difference in Dubai08 and Dubai10, which is the pollution! I felt Dubai is a little polluted due to the strong blowing winds, which scatters the desert sands leaving it "sandy" everywhere.This is I am amazed to see that its almost as clean as Singapore! No issues (excluding some areas)! I really like the super broad roadways and the posh fast moving cars here that I don't get to see in Singapore.The food here is fantastic.Just a call and you have your food delivered at your doorstep(yes free delivery!) There is a wide range of cuisines mostly from the Middle Eastern countries that I don't get to taste in Singapore,or rather its very rare there. Food court culture is not so popular here, though we can find many in the malls. People rather go to restaurants which has a price range from as cheap as AED.1 for a roti and as expensive as 'I-don't-know-how-much' for the same!

The rich city has beautiful Villa's which takes your breath away especially during the night time.The lights of the villa are lit during the nights which makes it look heavenly.What a scene!

Not to forget to mention about the busy and chaotic Sheikh Zayed road.You get an amazing view of the skyscrapers outlining the sky.This is where all big hotels, office buildings and some posh apartments are located.

More interesting 'In and From Dubai' posts to come!