Dubai

We arrived in Dubai on March 31 for 2 nights. It was pouring rain and there was lots of thunder and lightning. Fortunately, it stopped raining when we set out. Day 1 we took the shuttle bus to the Gold Souk. We had been there last year so we knew what to expect. Mike replaced his bracelet that he lost before we started our cruise and I got a pair of earrings. Onto the spice market which is interesting and smells really good. I just don't know how to use most of the spices in my cooking. One of the shops in the Gold Souk had the largest ring, according to the Guiness Book. (See Picture). In the afternoon the ship took all the full world cruisers to the Dubai Polo Club. Very classy.....we saw a polo match and had drinks and snacks. Driving to the polo matches we could barely see all the skyscrapers and the worlds tallest building, due to heavy sand in the air. Day 2 we went to the Mall of the Emerites and walked to the Ski Dubai area. It is a full ski run and luge in the mall. I guess when it gets really hot, it is nice to go to the cold ski run. The Sheik's yacht, Dubai, was docked near our ship. We are on our way to Fujairah and then Muscat.