Abu Dhabi shopping

I went to U.A.E & shopped at Zara....

basic singlets

tunic

and shoes on sale

we got connection

Finally!

I'm uploadng my photos from my phone onto computer now.....

1) Princess

Princess

by: Jean Sasson

I accidentally packed all my books down into the lugage that went into storage my last day in Dubai. I had 9 hours to kill after I had checked out from the hotel so I had a loong lunch, went shoppng for 5 hours and there decided to buy a new book that I could read until I got hold of my lugage. I had 4 hours to wait for that and then 2 hours at the airport.

So I walked into a bookshop and spent about an hour in the shelves there looking around. For some reason I wanted something about the middleeast and when I came to the biography section this book just jumped out at me.

And oh my god did it jump me. I read non-stop at a cafe for 3½ hours, then airport & on the arport I had to force mysel to try and get some sleep. I finished it in Vienna long before my flight was due to board.

Its a true story about a Saudi princess that got all the luxury in the world, execept human rights. She is a woman ie an animal with no rights to vote, drive, speak etc. She talks about friends that gets killed by their parents due to emberassing behaviour, men that rape young girls, servants etc.

Its about wearing bourka, forced marriages to men never met, and the total control that men have over womens lives in Saudi. It also talks about the jealosy of muslim women in other middle east coutries that ca drive cars, are not forced to cover their faces. How muslim sees other religions and nationalities that all women outside saudi is hores!

I was in shock the whole time, but now after wards I just have to get my hands on the two sequels to this book.

I give it 5.

page count: 5772 + 303 = 6075

Day 1,2 & 4 - Abu Dhabi

My friend lives in Abu Dhabi so we got to meet her mom, sister, sisters son. While we were here we mainly staied in my friends familys apartment in the "Indian Getto" as she liked to call it. I loved it. Her family is sooo nice and the hospiality they showed I can't ever dream about coplaining over. Delicious food, lovely company and entertainment.

Her sister took us for a drive while my friend were at the dentis getting a rootcanal (felt so soory for her).

Then we got to see the inside of emirates palace & even got to sleep and party here it turned out (will tell you more about that later).

Got to see some iconic buildings of Abu Dhabi (here you can actually admire the view because there is no smog or sunhaze destroying the view).

a round building. Some real estate company that builds iconic buildings decided that their head office should be one of them.

The grand Moske. Beautiful art work! and no we dodn't seem to be able to see amazing buildings in the day time....

World talles flag pole & biggest flag


Emirates palace (I know crap picture) but this place is huge & fore some reaso never took a pictre from the right angels

Summer rain

Something tells me its raining a little here at the moment.

Day 1- Burj al Arab

Through my friends cousins husand she fixed us a private tour of Burj al Arab.

We went up to the skybar at 27th floor, but the sunhaze were so bad that you couldn't see anylandmarks.

We got to look at the view from the 10th floor looking down....

Have a look around in a "normal" suit check out all the gold (that is actual goldleafs used)...



The spa...


more photos in my phone will show them to you when coputer and phone decides to talk with eachother.

Sng in the rain

Well I guess that is the only thing I can do at the moment.
The beautiful weather sweden had is gone and since I got home I have barely seen any sun rays.

Sun please please please come back. I didn't get that much of a tan in the middle east & would like a little better tan when summer is over.

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First night: Dinner, drinks and dancing

First night:
we had a slow start after a lovely night. I arrived at 11pm-ish and after a quick refresher in the bathroom at the aiport we headed to Jurmeiha resort for a dinner at The meat Co for y pleasure my freinds decided that we were going to sit outside and enjoy the view and heat (we were melting away after 10 min). After having fiished a lovely salmon salad we headed to Dubai marina resort & spa were we were staying. My lovely friends snuck me into the room (with suitcase) and then we headed to Cuba a cuban bar at the resort were I had the most lovely Mojiito I have ever tasted & some 52's and other shots. We were the last ones to leave the place.

Home

I'm home and will give you a full update over the coming week.

For some reason my mobile upload stopped working while away :(

Going to get all photos on computer etc and get some sleep. After that I will tell you all. Sleep and UEA does not go in the same setence....

Desert safari

The feeling that we are going to die is present.

Dubai mall

Burk al arab

Just had a private showing around

My dream shoes

My friend has some awsome killer heels. Me want.

Important

If you are going on a long flight where its a bad option to sleep. Bring a colouring book and crayons or even better a kid activity book. Its a nobrainer to solve and you will be both entertained and stay awake. A book is to easy to fall asleep with if you are sleepy enough.

Starbucks

Just tried a berry chocolate frappocino

Pretty sunrise

At four thirty am

Great!

My car need to go to the mechanic again

Pedicure in the sun

Repack

From pink bag to blue suitcase. Weight now 15Kg.