May the river cruise begin!
I am cruisin' cruisin'
You can't get enough of Yachts here...
Down the creek
Oo big boat!
The Rolex towers
The creek is a nice sailing spot too
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