{"id":128,"date":"2011-11-29T17:08:11","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T17:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicflow.org\/?p=128"},"modified":"2017-01-07T00:03:22","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T18:33:22","slug":"sharjah-and-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?p=128","title":{"rendered":"Sharjah and Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-128 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?attachment_id=129'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PB242270-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-129\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-129'>\n\t\t\t\tThe defences are up around the UAE&#8217;s last patch of indiginous culture\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?attachment_id=130'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PB242271-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-130\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-130'>\n\t\t\t\tCan&#8217;t help but make faces\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?attachment_id=131'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PB242281-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-131\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-131'>\n\t\t\t\tNote to Boris\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?attachment_id=134'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PB242282-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-134\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-134'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother note to Boris\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?attachment_id=135'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PB242295-e1322807829158-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135'>\n\t\t\t\tSome typical scene\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?attachment_id=136'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PB242296-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-136\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-136'>\n\t\t\t\tBritain&#8217;s representation on the mall scene, a happy sight  (undermined somewhat by prices).\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?attachment_id=137'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PB252297-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-137\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-137'>\n\t\t\t\tThe tallest building in the world\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?attachment_id=138'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PB252317-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-138\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-138'>\n\t\t\t\tTaking a water bus across the creek was a highlight of the trip\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?attachment_id=139'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PB252327-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-139\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-139'>\n\t\t\t\tA 5AED shop (pound shop)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>(Boris- more notes available).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/musicflow.org\/?p=128\">Continue reading <span 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