Here are some photos from Dubai which really is an incredible place. We flew right over the Maldives on our way as well as some beautiful desert and arrived in a sandstorm, with dust everywhere. Not uncommon here we were told and they can last for days on end. There is building going on everywhere and the locals (just 20% of the 2,000,000 population) are extreamly proud of their city. Petrol is 45 cents per litre and no one drives small cars. However water is very expensive as the annual rainfall is around 120mm. The traditional Arabian architecture as seen in the mosques and the older buildings is stunning.

But then so are some of the newer buildings like the Atlantis Hotel which is built on reclaimed land. You have to see this to really appreciate the size of the place which includes aswim with the dolphins "experience", a water park and its own aquarium.

 

And I found a set of doors that would look perfect in Hurstbridge. I realise that they may need to be cut down a little but I am sure we could do it. But Frank says that they definately wouldn't fit in my luggage allowance. How mean can you get, he wouldn't even try!