Kudos for the metro!
for a connecting train back at Union
Catching a bus back from the street...
Roads lined with street markets
Extremely popular with the locals
Sikkat Al Khail Rd is like a budget shopping paradise
Nothing beats experiencing Dubai just like how the locals do
The place is well laid with information too
Beats the posh large malls which Dubai is known for
You can get rather good buys on local products here
Checking out the heartlander's shopping arcades
Gold glitters on every store front
Is essentially an Arabian gold market
Gold souk, as the name suggest
No wonder, it's the Gold souk!
Is that a sparkle I see?
Various cloth on display
The textile parts of the night souk
We got to sample some many traditional tibits
Powdered spices, sold in100 grams
An assortment of unpounded spices
which can snake on for ages!
some of the various traditional stores on the souk alley way
The spice souk
Storage by the Dhow and creekside, just like traditional times
5AED will bring you a mad dash across the creek
And is rather extensively used by the locals
The notorious creek river taxis
But otherwise still traditional Dhows here
Technology changing with the times
The creek side Dhow markets
Meat from the slab is apparently very popular here
Strolling down the street shops
To the Union area
Hitting the underground metro
Back in the festival city, air-conditioning!
Cool lan gaming centers
A deserted amusement park nearby
which links right to the Arabian gulf
This marina is connected to the main creek
Enjoying the sunset
The marina-side walk
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Wacky architecture by the creekside
and is home to a number of yachts
A marina sits just off the shopping center
And outside!
Digging the cross linking stairs upwards
what on earth's at the atrium?
kids floating on water in giant balls