Saturday, January 10, 2015

Dubai Trip - Part 4

Hi!

This is the final part of our Dubai 2014 Trip....the links for the previous parts as below :





Hari Ketujuh - 28 November 2014

Today is Friday .... and here in Dubai, almost all shops are closed and reopened after the Jumaat prayer ... since there were no activities, the whole place was so quiet and deserted. 

We went out for breakfast ... even shops selling shawarma and such were also closed. Even KFC next to our hotel was closed. Lucky us, McDonald's across the street was the only one which opened for business, so that was where we had our breakfast.

After breakfast, we went back to the water taxi station and they were also operational ... so kita pun naik sekali lagi abra. Bila dah sampai hujung sana, boleh pulak terjumpa ex-bosses Encik Mon that were here for meetings. Dah ronda-ronda kejap, we went back to the other side and singgah Jesco Supermarket. 

We bought some cheese spread, nestle creams (flavours not available back at home) and some salad seasoning. Then, cepat-cepat balik hotel untuk packing dan checked out. My friend's husband will come to fetch us before going to the mosque for Jumaat prayer. 

After Jumaat prayer, my friend brought us to Zaina Restaurant for nasi arab ... food was very tasty. yummy alhamdulillah. We were told that there is a hotel near Zaina restaurant that is recommended, it's called Rose Hotel if not mistaken.


Then we went to Mall of Emirates. Dalam ni ada Ski Dubai. Due to time constraint, and furthermore it was almost little button's afternoon nap time, kita just amek gambar from luar and sempat shopping sket.




Louis Vuitton in jawi

6 pieces of PH macarons about AED200 ... ada berani?
Then, kita balik rumah my friend untuk refresh sikit .... and join gathering kampeni kawan yang kebetulan ada petang tu. Lepas tu, kita pegi ke Global Village. 

Global Village ni cuma dibuka untuk bbrp bulan sahaja dalam setahun .... biasanya dalm bulan Oct/Nov hingga ke bulan April tahun selepasnya. Masa kami datang tu, Global Village tu baru dibuka dalam beberapa minggu saje ... dan dia dibuka 7 hari seminggu ... apa yang menariknya Global Village ni? Global Village ni macam fair yang mengumpulkan hampir semua negara di dunia dan terdapat booth yang mempamerkan budaya serta menjual barangan yang menjadi identiti negara masing-masing. Bayaran masuk dikenakan sebanyak AED15 untuk setiap orang dewasa. Tapi kat dalam tu, boleh dikatakan charge minimum untuk semua bende ialah sebanyak AED10 ... macam secawan air asam jawa .... sepiring kecil baklava .... etc





Stall selling so many types of honey in Yemeni Booth





Booth Malaysia pun ada tapi sangat memalukan lah. dalam tu takda pun satu budaya Malaysia yang diperkenalkan .... yang banyak dijual ialah barangan-barangan dari China macam revolving mop, kit silap mata, undergarments dan beg tiruan. Dengar cite, biskut Julie's pun dijual tapi masa kita gi tu takde pulak nampak. Dengar-dengar lagi, ada macam-macam hal di sebalik tabir yang menyebabkan booth Malaysia sebegitu rupa .... tapi nak buat macam mana. dah di luar bidang kuasa. 

Hari Kelapan - 29 November 2014

Today is our last day in Dubai ... so we tried to cover what we could ... our first stop was Burj Al Arab. On our way there, we stopped by at an Iranian Mosque and across it, an Iranian Hospital.



  


On to the next tourist attraction ..... the famous Dubai man-made island Palm Jumeirah!

Aerial view of Palm Jumeirah
Source: Google

Atlantis

Burj Al Arab from Palm Jumeirah
Another must-go shopping mall in Dubai is the Ibn Battuta Shopping Mall. It's a very large mall and consists of 6 courts, Egypt court, India court, China court, Andalusia court, Persia court and Tunisia court. Each court's design is inspired by the countries that were visited by Ibn Battuta.

Though it seemed scorching hot, it was a very windy day

One of the courts - Persia Court

very magnificent interior

It's a rotating statue

We had lunch at the food court. Thai food set for 2 pax AED74

Another court - Andalusia
 Masa memang berlalu pantas .... sebenarnya banyak lagi tempat nak cover lagi, dan our host, pun nak bawak kita pergi banyak lagi tempat .... tapi apakan daya, dah nak kena balik untuk pack. It was rushing but we were very happy and satisfied.  

Lake in my host's kawasan perumahan
Sempat lagi little button main football dengan anak-anak kawan dan jiran

Bye-bye Dubai .... may we meet again insya Allah

Monday, January 5, 2015

Dubai Trip - Part 3

Salam Tahun Baru 2015!

Dubai Trip in November is brought forward to 2015 ... hehehe .... so below are the links for Day 1 to Day 4 :



Hari Kelima - 26 November 2014

We woke up early this morning including our little one ... and made an impromptu plan - to have a morning walk to Almaya Supermarket opposite Dusit Thani! We could see the 24 hours groceries store across our room and thought of dropping by just to see what's in there ... and by the way, I love to go to supermarkets in any country that I get to go to :)

 Some of the views during our walk and it was only 7.15 am!

Burj Khalifa - daytime

Our hotel - quite an architecture :)
When we got into Almaya Supermarket - true enough .... there are some goods that caught my eyes ... hehehe....and these were just a  few. There were just too many good stuff over there!

Look at the digestive biscuits alone .... I was spoilt for choice!
 In the evening, we took a cab to Naif Market in Deira. It's a one stop centre for Abaya ... Different prices for different materials and designs ...memang syurga abaya dan tudung lah situ .... 




Masuk kedai abaya je .... ade je laa orang melayan bagi macam-macam .... best betul jadi budak-budak kan!

Police station


Mosque just nearby Naif market
There's 1 restaurant that many people have recommended ... it's called 'Visitors Restaurant'. You have to pass by the mosque and the police barrack and you'll find this restaurant. The food is tasty, price is okay for the portion served. The only downside is the washroom .... :((



Balik tu kitaorang naik Metro back to Dusit Thani. Laluan Metro dia memang mudah sangat .... straight je tapi tambang takde la cheapo sangat pun.

Hari Keenam - 27 November 2014

Pejam celik pejam celik, dah hari keenam ye ....  so pagi ni, kitaorang gi sekali swimming pool di rooftop. Kemain suke si kecik ni. Kali ni main jacuzzi pulak dengan ayahnya.  



Then we packed our things and checked out from the hotel. Rode a cab to Deira and checked into Landmark Plaza Hotel. Pllan untuk tidur sini semalam pasal dekat dengan segala jenis mak nenek souq.

Behind us is the Landmark Plaza Hotel

Not bad for a 3 star hotel ... its clean, spacious, and they provide toiletries, hot water,kettle and fridge
Lepas checked in, kita pun make full use of our time dengan pergi berjimba ..!! Finally it's shopping day, peeps!!





The biggest ring in the world


Spice souq


Lepas dah cover almost semua souq di situ, the timing was just nice for us to naik abra sambil tengok sunset ... alhamdulillah~


Naik abra dari station ni .... 1 dirham untuk sehala



Abra Ride


Station di seberang sana

Textile souq di Bur Dubai

Jetty untuk naik abra

Dari Bur Dubai station, patah balik ke seberang asal dan turun di Al Sabkha station


Phew ~
Banyak tak kitaorang berjalan ... heheeh .... puas ati betul. balik sekejap ke hotel, mandi dan solat kemudian keluar lagi. Kali ni nak berjumpa dengan kawan-kawan Encik Mon yang bekerja di sini.
Kami dibawa ke restoran Afghan Khorasan .... makan nasi afghan .... sedap gilaaaaaa!! ada jugak order macam roti arab dan side dishes lain, tidak ketinggalan, kopi arab. tapi nasi afghan di afghan khorasan mmg left an impression in our hearts ;p

Balik dari bersosial, kitaorang tawaf sekali lagi naif market yang lokasinye blkg je hotel kitaorang, just in case ...

That's it for hari keenam .... kita tunggu hari seterusnye ye ... ;)

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