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The creek is buzzing with a mix of old and new
The old market and cloth/textile souk
The Dubai Heritage center
A distant cruise ship
Closeup of the packed market area
The channel is buzzing with life even on the hot midday
Lord Shiva Temple
The spice souk we visited the day before
The souk markets
Al Bastakiya from the Creek
You can cross the creek for 5AED a trip
The river taxis
The creek is a nice sailing spot too
The Rolex towers
Oo big boat!
You can't get enough of Yachts here...
Down the creek
I am cruisin' cruisin'
May the river cruise begin!
And I got the best seat on the house!
Our fellow cruise mates for the day
A view of the creek from the Dhow
This is the only way up and down to the upper floors
And a funky stairwell to boot!
The boat have proper dining areas
Talking about a red carpet entrance!
All board the Dhow Cruise!
Look seaplane!
There are several Yachts here too.
A Dhow berthed by the Creekside
Got Wind?
The Creek Wind Tower Monument
A resonable crowd, but otherwise quiet on most stretches on a hot noon day
Taking a stroll by the Creek walk
Back at the Creek!
The Diwan (Ruler's Court)
Which plays a critical role in maintaining greenery here
Sprinkler pipelines are a common sight through the arid lands
Gravity check!
Bastakia!
Here we are at the Dubai...
Moving onto the Creek for the next part of our tour
Not that Jeff has a problem with that!
You gotta get used to beached boats here in the Desert
With lots of Shiny stuff! :3
No musesum is complete without their own gift shop!
Featuring several prized archaeological displays
The displays end with a hall
A display of traditional burial rites
Did I mention POTS?