It's huge and it's only the world's eighth largest mosque.
The Creek Wind Tower Monument
It is surprsingly cooling and desert friendly!
Including it's restoration works
The sea of white reflecting under the sun
we were treated to traditional Belly dancing
The marine section
Niffy!
And I got the best seat on the house!
and architecture alike
Jeff has one too!
Such as open air amphitheaters...
Camel riders
Our fellow cruise mates for the day
Oo big boat!
Closeup of the packed market area
Al Bastakiya from the Creek
argh we could use higher ceilings!
Back at the Creek!
Including the Shaun-fied versions!
And falconers
The old market and cloth/textile souk
But first, lets checkout the giftshops!
Ooo narrow staircase to where?
River taxis berthed by the Temple creekside
not to mention cafes too.
Arghh! Why doors so small!
Lawl, random jeep loaded on random Dhow
Checking out the BBQ for the night
including all it's loose bits
The upper floors of course!
Complete with old buildings and a creekside walk
Our next stop for the day! The Heritage center!
They have detailed replica models to boot too!
Talking about a red carpet entrance!
Each showcasing part of the history of the house and Dubai itself
Bastakia!
Display of traditional Arabian jewellery
The souk markets
Digging the view here of the creek!
Taking a stroll by the Creek walk
Few of the many points of interest along the hertiage route
This is the only way up and down to the upper floors
The creek is a nice sailing spot too
Look seaplane!
Did I mention... cloth?
And coins
And off we go!
The place is largely kept to a traditional theme
Moving onto the Creek for the next part of our tour