Cities built on rolling sand dunes of desert, malls and malls and malls, friendly south asians and phillipinos and some guys dressed the way everyone should dress in such climates, but looking almost out of place in the 85% imported environment.
I dosed up on coffees (sharjah being a dry emirate) and the universally identical environments of trans-national retail franchises before the next big culture shock.
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- The defences are up around the UAE’s last patch of indiginous culture
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- Can’t help but make faces
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- Note to Boris
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- Another note to Boris
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- Some typical scene
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- Britain’s representation on the mall scene, a happy sight (undermined somewhat by prices).
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- The tallest building in the world
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- Taking a water bus across the creek was a highlight of the trip
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- A 5AED shop (pound shop)
(Boris- more notes available).