Showing posts with label VISITORS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VISITORS. Show all posts

Sunday, May 5, 2013

THE VERY LAST DAY WITH SAN FRAN IN DUBAI!

April 26, 2013 

It was SAN FRAN's very last day in Dubai.
How did the time go by so quickly?
We decided to make
the most of it and enjoyed some balcony time with Ness.....


....and with Shallie!
(Girlfriend has TWO sets of teeth in there --
her baby teeth will NOT fall out!)



Raffe got some Shallie time as well!
(Or should I say that Shallie got some Raffe time?)


They were just too cute together!


We walked The Walk and just happened to
end up at IHop for
our last breakfast together in Dubai.
(The "Kandora Kid" thought this was a great idea!)



We waddled (I mean walked!)
down to the beach and,
in spite of the haze and the wind,
we enjoyed playing in the warm waves of the Arabian Sea.
It was SAN FRAN's very last dip.


The camels were out!  The camels were out!
Nothing beats seeing camels walking on the beach!



So SAN FRAN got in some last minute
camel time!





Of course, we got in some last minute
beach pictures!
(Brrrrrrr.  It was actually chilly out of the water!)




We took some time to chill....
(Shallie loved that, of course!)


Then off we went, popsicles in hand,
without Shallie,
(much to Raffe's dismay)
to none other than the world renowned Dragon Mart!


Ness, our beekeeper cousin,
enjoyed sampling some honey concoctions!
 

Then off to Business Bay to see John's office
in the UBora Tower!



And finally,
to the Smiling BKK for our last dinner with
SAN FRAN.
(Say it ain't so!)

Ness spotted a meal that Franco (her husband)
would enjoy!
(We missed you, Franco!) 


 COUSINS!!


COUSINS!!



Back home on the ranch, it was SAN FRAN's last time to view the Dubai Marina from our balcony!
(I must say, it is quite the view!)



And, just like that, it was time to head to DXB.


SAN FRAN, thanks soooo much for visiting!
Your two weeks went by way too fast,
but we certainly made some
AWESOME MEMORIES!
Safe travels, Ness and Raffe, till we meet again!


AND THE FUN....
FLEW BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO!!

Friday, May 3, 2013

DAY ELEVEN AND TWELVE WITH SAN FRAN IN DUBAI!

April 24, 2013  

We spent much of the morning "chillaxing"
 (as the Kandora Kid says)!
Shallie, of course, was A-Okay with that!
 

SAN FRAN and I spent the afternoon in Karama!
(Have you ever eaten in Karama?)
Raffe did and he said it was fantastic!
While we waited for John to pick us up, some creepy guy,
who was sitting beside us,
(in a high pitched, obnoxious voice)
kept screeching,
"Mama"... "Mama"... "Mama".
It literally gave me nightmares!
(I guess you had to be there!)
 

 
We spent the evening at Lan Kwai Fong!
(Remember the turtles? OMG!)
 


The Peking Duck they serve is
simply outta this world!
We ordered two whole ducks (for the four of us)
-- and the waitress laughed!
(What was that about, pray tell?)
 


 
OMG, it was oh sooooo good!
 


Back home it was jammy up time
before watching the movie, City of Life!
Shallie beat us all to bed, bless her little heart!
 




AND THE FUN CONTINUES!!




April 25, 2013 


Would you believe I can't,
for the life of me,
remember what we did all morning and afternoon?
It seems I forgot to write it down.
(Help me here, Ness!!!)
 
But at 3:30PM we were picked up
and driven out into the desert
for our
DESERT SAFARI!
 
We made a pit stop before the
DUNE BASHING
began!
 


Of course, SAN FRAN had to get their photo taken
                        with the gorgeous backdrop!
 



Ness grabbed a snack before the
big ride!
 
We sure didn't have long before our driver
gathered us all up
to get back in the car!
HERE WE GO!!
 

Out into the gorgeous desert!
 
Here's a video of us DUNE BASHING.
We actually had a conservative driver this time
so I was able to (kind of) get a video!
 

Picture time once again!



Raffe succumbed to the beauty around him...
he simply couldn't take it!
 


This was a record jump by
SAN FRAN!
 (Way to go you two!)
 
 
Then it was time for the traditional camel ride......
 

....and the traditional four wheeler ride!



At long last it was time for our dinner at one of the
campgrounds in the desert!
(Our driver told us there were twenty six or seven in total!)
 

We watched a whirling dervish perform!

We watched a belly dancer strut her stuff!

And Ness got her very last henna tattoo....hopefully
this one will last a long, long time!

As always, it was a magical night in the desert!
AND THE FUN CONTINUES!