Just a little teaser from Doors (and gates) in Dubai….watch out for more in coming weeks! Continue reading
Tag Archives: Dubai
Monday Window: 24/10/16
High rise buildings in Dubai can go up to 163 floors ( Think Burj Khalifa, currently the tallest building in the world, until the next one is built, probably in Dubai) but mainly tend to be around 40 stories. Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shine (2)…
A window in the Gold souk in Deira, Dubai shining with the glint of gold. Traditional designs in this jewelry shop, shining in all their opulent splendor.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shine…
The Burj Khalifa, Dubai is currently the tallest building in the world.
Another such structure is forecast in this city of extremes to go higher, but it’s still in the planning stage.
Burj Khalifa dominates the Dubai skyline and just on occasions when the atmosphere is clearer and the sun is the right position and you have your camera in the car and get lucky going over a bridge or at a traffic light ( I have to add here “as a passenger “in case you are thinking I’m snapping as I’m driving) you can just catch this massive Eye of Dubai shining over the city… I haven’t seen Frodo or Gollum here yet, but nothing would surprise me !
Safa Park view of Burj Khalifa…
Difference in height…
Just shining in the sun…
Skywatch Friday: 14/10/16
Just after sunset, looking at the Atlantis hotel, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.
Monday Window: 10/10/16
I’m hungry!
At the counter, windows display the treats on offer. The chicken tikka puff is pretty good. Hmm… Continue reading
Monday Window: 3/10/16
Dubai creek can be crossed by using the “Abra” service. The cost is 1 dirham, (27 cents). A 10-minute ride to cross the creek and so much to look at. Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Edge #4
Weekly Photo Challenge: Edge #2
Weekly Photo Challenge : Mirror…..
Dubai…mirrored in the facade,,,, In this one, Emirates towers reflected across the road…
Mirror
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fun….
Weekly Photo Challenge: Morning #4
Monday Window: 8/8/16
Windows on my worlds….. Continue reading
Doing Dubai…. Deira Fish market.
The areas of Deira, Naif, Shindaga, Bur Dubai and Dubai Creek make up historical Dubai. Dhows ply the seas from Dubai to Iran, Pakistan and India. This is the hub from where the original sea-faring entrepreneur’s found their trading niche in this region. Continue reading
Skywatch Friday: 1/7/16
Weekly Photo Challenge: Curve
Modern and old architecture in Dubai features curves. The mosques always have curves in their domed roofs, the contrast of the angular lines of the minarets with the elegant curve of the roof and windows is very pleasing to my eye. The most well known curved buildings are the Burj Al Arab hotel and the Jumeirah Beach hotel, featured below.The header shot is of the Atlantis hotel on the Palm Jumeirah islands, the curved opening in the design makes an iconic feature…. Continue reading
Monday Window: From a window, reflections….
Early morning in May in Dubai, from my window, the rising sun reflects off one building’s windows on the trunk of the artificial islands of Palm Jumeirah. Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Jubilant
Jubilant:adjective
1.showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant:
High in the sky… plenty of reasons to feel jubilant…
Monday Window: Jumeirah Mosque
Jumeirah mosque was opened in 1979 when Dubai was a much smaller place than it is now. Built in white stone, the architecture is of the medieval Fatimid tradition (909-1171 AD). Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday…..
A to Z challenge: K is for Kite-boarding….
Masirah island, Oman, according to some wind-surfing Aussies I met in Ramadan last year on the island, rates amongst the top 10 places for both sports and having spent time there during the monsoon, it’s certainly windy enough to blow you away into the raging seas, but these guys seemed to have no fear. Their main issue was they hadn’t realised it was Ramadan, so the hotel was dry ! Continue reading
A to Z: J is for Journey
As a change from the sea shore today, come and have a little journey with me around Dubai’s souks….
Crossing the creek to the souk area on the traditional abra, life is buzzing on the waterway… Continue reading
Monday Windows: All gold in this window….
Traditional 22carat gold jewellery in the Gold souk, Dubai. Bedazzling!
Participating in Ludwig’s Monday Windows challenge… come and join in the fun, find a new window each week..it’s certainly a challenge!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Future
Wordless Wednesday: Sunset in the city…
Monday Window: Traditionally styled windows in Shindaga, Dubai…
Alongside Dubai creek, Al Shindaga is an area that has been renovated and traditionally styled. Continue reading
A to Z Challenge: B is for Beaches…
Participating in Blogging from A-Z challenge (April 2016) with a sea-shore theme…
Beaches have their own meaning for different people. Holidays, sun-bathing, swimming, fishing, clam-collecting, walking, water-sports and so on, the list is long. Continue reading
Day Twenty: Triumph & Contrast
The Burj Khalifa, at 828 metres high is currently the tallest building in the world and the Burj Al Arab, the first seven-star hotel, are two of the triumph’s of Dubai. Here are some contrasts… Continue reading
Thursday Doors: Shindaga Heritage Village
Pseudo doors decorating a wall at Heritage village, Dubai Creek.
Day Eighteen: Edge & Alignment
Another day at work in the city, it has to be buildings for this assignment… Continue reading
Travels in the Middle East and beyond 