Lazy start to the day. Being a holy day (Friday) Sam and Jase were off work so we got up and headed off to the Heritage Village near to Marina Mall.
Unfortunately it was closed so after a brief stroll along the beachfront and a chat with a camel we got a taxi to The Club to enjoy a delicious lunch buffet.
Dave and Jase played a decider at snooker whilst Sam and I froze by the pool - much cooler today (only about 20 degrees!) Jason managed to beat Dave on the black - why they don't just play with the white and black balls I don't know as all games have been decided by the black!Back to the flat for a very lazy evening. The Da Vinci Code on DVD followed by a delicious curry - too many chillies for Dave. Dave and Jason challenged each other on the wii as I re-formatted the Blog (hope you've noticed!) and Sam read her book.
'All The Kings Men' on DVD left us all a little confused and disappointed. We had to have the subtitles on as we couldn't understand the thick southern American accents!
Thoroughly beaten, we headed to bed for a great nights sleep.
M
xx
Day 12 - Abu Dhabi
Up and out for a 4 mile walk along the Corniche in the glorious sunshine. The corniche is like a preomenade running along the entire length of Abu Dhabi along the sea front. It's set up for walkers, cyclists, roller bladers etc. and is a lovely walk.
Again the plan was to head to the Heritage Village but hunger and weariness got the better of us so we headed to the bank of grass overlooking the water for a picnic.We all headed into the Mall for a bit of shopping with Sam and I hitting the sales whilst Dave and Jason went their own way. Girls beat the boys 6-3 on items bought but all very pleased with purchases. Dave's trousers were a 'bit pale' but look very smart on. Well done! :o)
Taxi to the Shangri La hotel which is very posh and overlooks a massive mosque which is currently under construction.
A drink by the outdoor infinity pool and dreams of staying at the hotel. We got a taxi back to the flat to ready ourselves for our last night.Drinks at the camel bar then off to the Emirates Palace hotel for dinner.
We dined at Sayad which is a seafood restaurant. All very posh and delicious. Very few people in so we got very personal service.
Posed for some long exposure photos of the palace at night then another taxi to Oceans Bar at Le Meridien Hotel. (the scene of the free champagne night!)
One final night cap and a few memory games before we all agreed it was time to call it a night and head home for bed. Sam and Jase had work on Sunday so we said our farewells.
We really have had the most amazing start to our travels and thank you to Sam and Jason for being superb hosts. You've made our time here amazing and taken so much time to make sure that we've done everything that Abu Dhabi and Dubai have to offer. So many memories and lots of 'firsts' to add to the list. We're going to miss you. x
Now Singapore beckons...
M xx
4 comments:
You really have done so much in the first part of your journey - you must be exhausted! I take it you never made it to the Heritage village? There's always next time!
Lots of love xx
you sound to be having a lovely time - i'm reading your posts daily and am impressed by the frequency of posts and number of hangovers. Enjoy Singapore - be sure to follow in the footsteps of Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and Charlie Chaplin at Raffles. I didn't have enough money when i went :(
Ben x
Hiya!!!
Sorry for not posting a message for a while... Certainly sounds like you were making most of UAE's no alcohol law (NOT).... Very impressed you've been doing lots of exercise (is that to avoid the guilt of over indulgence??)
Thought you'd both like to know, we are now the proud owners of a 911 - it was as good as it looked in the photos, so after a successful test drive, we handed over the keys to my ibiza and left with the porsche... YAY!
Have a fab time in Singapore - looking forward to hearing what you get up to. Remember to go up the Peak, go to the zoo, and as Ben says, have a singapore-sling in Raffles (but take your credit card).
Missing you loads, but not long til we meet in Japan!
LOL & Big Hugs xxxxx
Hi Mandy & your "crap buddy".Regret getting behind with my responses - must start earlier in the day! Intreaged by your chat with the camel & wonder who got the better of it. I'm also bound to ask if David's excess of chillies accounted for his snooker performance? Meanwhile, keep on enjoying yourselves but be careful to pace your selves! Much love (& envy) Dad/JC xx
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