August 1, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Back in Sydney after a long flight.
Now home and back into the usual routine of making breakfast, lunch and dinner and making our bed, washing and housework.
The only thing good about a holiday ending is planning the next holiday and catching up with family.
July 30, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 34 °C
Well we are now at the airport all checked in and awaiting our flight home. This holiday was so much fun, we saw so much and caught up with friends.
We strolled the streets of some lovely little villages, cruised the River Rhine, saw the mountain peaks of the Matterhorn and fullfilled a number ofRead more
July 30, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
Today was another relaxing starting with breakfast then taking in the rays around the pool again for a few hours.
We have a 10.00 pm flight tonight but the Hotel arranged for us to have a 8.30pm checkout which basically gave us an extra day. The extra hours made it so much better to take our timeRead more
July 30, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
The morning started like many other days on our holiday a huge breakfast, glad we walk a lot.
No plans today until late afternoon when Hannah is coming to collect us and take us to her apartment and then dinner.
It was lovely doing nothing for a change justing swimming and relaxing in the sun.
July 29, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 37 °CAfter having a great visit with Jess, Greg and Sally we decided on having dinner at the complex next to the hotel. We were the only people in the resturant and the staff said we were also the first non Emeratti to eat in this new resturant, not sure why as we really enjoyed our meal.
July 29, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates
The Festival was very interesting, Sally arranged for a guide to take us around so we could obtain extra knowledge of what goes on at the festival.
It was most informative seeing how the Emeriti people live.
July 29, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates
The festival celebrates the date harvest and the agricultural riches of Abu Dhabi as one of the most important pillars of authentic Emirati heritage.
It is also a business gathering opportunity for local farmers.
The festival is held over a 20 000 square meters area and hosts every year betweenRead more
July 29, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates
Still on the road, Jess is driving so we can sit and relax in the back of the car taking in the view of sand, sand and more sand and occasional camels.
Liwa is about 97.6 km south of the Persian Gulf coast and 150 km SSW of Abu Dhabi and stretches about 100 km east-west along an arch curved to theRead more
July 29, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Today we went to Jess and Greg's place for morning tea, Sally also came. Once we visited it was time for a road trip. The first stop was the Car Museum.
The Museum is 45 kilometres south of Abu Dhabi and holds around 228 cars belonging to the Royal family - HH Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan AlRead more
July 29, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
The view from our room which is why we love this Hotel. I think of this Hotel as being home away from home when in Abu Dhabi.
It view and its breakfast are simple divine.
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