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- The river taxis
- You can cross the creek for 5AED a trip
- Al Bastakiya from the Creek
- The souk markets
- The spice souk we visited the day before
- Lord Shiva Temple
- The channel is buzzing with life even on the hot midday
- Closeup of the packed market area
- A distant cruise ship
- The Dubai Heritage center
- The old market and cloth/textile souk
- The creek is buzzing with a mix of old and new
- River taxis berthed by the Temple creekside
- Lawl, random jeep loaded on random Dhow
- There are many places of worship along the creek
- Shaun by the Dhow aft
- A hangout in the lower air-conditioned bar areas of the Dhow
- And off we go!
- A visit to the textile Souk!
- Did I mention... cloth?
- Our next stop for the day! The Heritage center!
- Mmm niffy, shooty
- But first, lets checkout the giftshops!
- Mmm shiny...
- The place is largely kept to a traditional theme
- Complete with old buildings and a creekside walk
- not to mention cafes too.
- Few of the many points of interest along the hertiage route
- Such as open air amphitheaters...
- and universities popping out of nowhere.
- Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum house
- Each showcasing part of the history of the house and Dubai itself
- Including it's restoration works
- They have detailed replica models to boot too!
- and architecture alike
- You can never fit through easily on the doors here!
- A high wall and traditiona Arbain wind towers
- will tned to induce subliminal Prince of Persia climbing urges
- More models of how the wind towers work as natural AC
- nice
- including all it's loose bits
- A view of the heritage spot in the past
- The marine section
- Arabian stamps, which much a british influence by the east india company
- Historical currency banknotes
- And coins
- Display of traditional Arabian jewellery
- Photos of daily activities in town involving animal counterparts
- Camel riders
- And falconers