United Arab Emirates
Al Fujayrah

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    • Day 11

      UAE: Fudjairah

      December 21, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates

      Nach einfachem und schnellem Grenzübertritt fahren wir weiter die Küste entlang. Am Hafen sieht man gleich, womit das Geld hier gemacht wird.
      Die Straßen sind sauber, gesäumt von Grünflächen mit blühenden Studentenblumen und Sträuchern. Die Strände, an denen wir übernachten, sind eigentlich traumhaft, vom liegengebliebenen Müll und den Generatoren der Zeltnachbarn abgesehen.
      Wir besichtigen die älteste Moschee der arabischen Halbinsel in Bidiyah.
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    • Day 5

      Einrollen hinauf nach Jebel Jais

      November 30, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Heute war der erste Tag auf der Straße. Es ist nicht viel los trotz Nationalfeiertag. So rollten wir gemütlich dahin bis zur Auffahrt zum Jebel Jais, höchster Berg der UAE mit knapp 2.000 m. Oben angekommen erwartete uns bestes Wetter und eine super Touri Lounge.

      Das Moped eine nagelneue Yamaha, liebevoll von mir "Newbie" getauft. fährt sich wie erwartet klasse! So ganz ohne Gepäck fahren sich die vielen Serpentinen hinauf nach Jebel Jais wie auf Schienen durch die Schweitzer Alpen. Ein Traum hier zu fahren!
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    • Day 137

      Fujairah, Unıted Arab Emirates

      April 27, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

      This is our second time in Fujairah. The first time was in 2017. But on that occasion, we had some errands to take care of, so we didn’t explore the city or any of the sites nearby … just went to the City Center Mall using the guest shuttle to take care of business.

      Therefore, I declared this RTW visit as a new-to-us port. After all, this time we had plans to do a city and East Coast tour. HAH! As today’s saga turns out, I am once again not considering this a new-to-us port.

      It all started out OK.

      Insignia was at her berth well ahead of the scheduled 9:00a arrival. The ship was cleared without delay. Our new CD — Dottie — made the announcement for the gangway location. We went down to Martinis to join up with Pat & Tom for the tour they had arranged. Disembarking the ship, we walked through the terminal, showed our landing cards, had our bags scanned, and walked out to find the shuttle to the port gate since walking within the port is not allowed.

      That’s when things started going awry.

      I wrote a lengthy journal entry to get the frustration off my chest, so I’ll just give a brief synopsis of how everything fell apart.

      It started with the Port Authority “forgetting” to put on a gate shuttle. It would take them another hour to get that organized. A bad omen for things to come? But the issue was easily resolved in the interim by pressing one of the mall shuttles into gate service instead. So, we kept going.

      Then the tour guide failed to show up at the port gate. We called the contact number for someone named Sait. He insisted that we had to go to a hotel to meet the guide … “Delonnie agreed,” he said. What? “Delonnie is not on our tour,” we said. Besides, Pat has a message that clearly states pick up from the port gate. Finally, Sait said a vehicle would come to pick us up in 20 minutes.

      That turned into a 30-minute wait and a no-show. We called Sait back and he again said we had to go to the hotel. By this time, we’d had enough of all the run around and hung up. Their loss since payment was to be in cash after the tour.

      Mui had his swim gear with him, so we decided to part company with Pat and Tom and go to the Hilton to spend some quality time on the beach. The resort had been recommended by the shuttle dispatcher at the cruise terminal. Except that when we arrived at the resort — Palace something or another — we learned that the Hilton was permanently closed. Grrrrr!

      We decided to just make this another sea day on the ship.

      We’re usually very easy going about such mis-adventures. Sh!t happens, after all.

      Could we have gone to the Palace for a swim? Maybe. But it didn’t look like it catered to international tourists and Mui wasn’t “up to more negotiations” to use the property.

      Could we have arranged for a taxi tour with one of the pushy cabbies. Of course.

      But we were well and truly fed up. Returning to the ship felt like the best idea to us. And it was. Especially since the guard at the port gate put us in an air conditioned waiting area while he organized a port worker to drive us to the Cruise Terminal.

      A c’est la vie kind of day.

      P.S. If you think this footprint is long, you should see my journal entry 🤭😉.
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    • Day 103

      Fujairah, UAE - OLDEST MOSQUE 3 of 3

      April 27, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F

      Our last stop was the Al Bidiyah Mosque, the oldest in the Emirates from 1446 AD. The small, square structure has an area of 570 sq ft was built from materials available in the area, primarily stones of various sizes and mud bricks coated in many layers of whitewashed plaster. The roof has four squats, helical domes that are supported by only one centrally placed pillar that also forms the ceiling. Entrance to the mosque is through double-winged wooden doors.

      The prayer hall has a small mihrab (the niche in the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca), a simple pulpit, arches, and openings. Inside the prayer hall, a number of small windows allow light and air to enter the mosque. It is a very holy place for Muslims and protected by security and respected by visitors wearing proper dress.

      After discussions with the tour guide about Jews in UAE, he showed the two of us a video of the first Service in the new and FIRST Synagogue in the UAE, in Abu Dhabi (where he happened to be invited that day last month). The "Abrahamic Family House," an interfaith complex housing a mosque, a church, and the Gulf Arab state's first ever purpose-built synagogue.

      The Imam Al-Tayeb Mosque, which is named after the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, the leading authority on Sunni Islam, is oriented towards Mecca. His Holiness Francis Church is dedicated to the 13th century monk St. Francis of Assisi, after whom the current Catholic pope is named. It is oriented towards the rising sun in the east. The Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue honors the 12th century Jewish philosopher known as Rabbi Maimonides. The scholar was also a medical doctor who led the Mediterranean Jewish world and whose patients included Saladin, the Muslim ruler of Egypt and Syria. The synagogue is the UAE's first purpose-built Jewish place of worship and, like most synagogues around the world, is oriented towards Jerusalem. It is inspired by the Jewish festival of the Sukkot, which is celebrated by building temporary shelters. An oculus in the ceiling of the space lets direct light come inside.

      While entirely unique, each individual building is a 30-meter (98 feet) by 30-meter cube. The unifying design is meant to provide a common base from which tolerance and understanding can be promoted.
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    • Day 12

      Fujairah

      December 18, 2022 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Départ à 09h15 pour Fujairah, ou nous sommes arrivés après 2h30 de route.
      Météo superbe comme d’habitude, 28deg…
      Petite halte shopping au Brand for Less et déjeuner au Mc Do du mall de Fujairah
      Le mall était absolument désertique.
      Notre hôtel, l’Albahar Hotel & resort est très classe et comfortable.
      Nous avons visité l’Heritage village ( semblable à celui d’Abudhabi), ainsi que la mosquée, de l’extérieur qui est absolument magnifique.
      La corniche pourrait être très sympa mais son aménagement est sommaire.
      Excellent dinner à l’Emirates Sea.
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    • Day 14

      Outlet mall et Global village

      December 20, 2022 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Ce matin lecture autour de la piscine et farniente
      Nous avons prévu de nous arrêter à l’outlet mall ainsi qu’au global village de Dubai sur la route du retour.
      Nous repartons vers 13H00 de l’hôtel direction l’Outlet Mall . Ici pour retrouver notre voiture c’est facile on cherche la plus petite…
      L’outlet mall est immense, du coup on était un peu perdu dans cette débauche de shopping et on n’a rien acheté.
      Le Global Village vaut le coup d’œil, un immense parc a mi chemin entre un parc d’attraction et une expo universelle permanente, ceci dit la qualité des produits en vente est très moyenne.
      Retour à Mamsha pour 19h00, avec de beaux fruits trouvés en chemin sur la route.
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    • Day 258

      Fudjera

      March 21, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 23 °C

      Wieder zurück in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten. Nach Korrespondenz mit der Firma Rohloff wegen den Problemen mit dem Getriebe an meinem Fahrrad, sind diese nun konkret. Die Reparaturkosten belaufen sich auf ca. 120 Euro. Es gibt verschiedene Servicepartner weltweit, nur leider ist der nächste in Israel beziehungsweise in SüdIndien. Eine Möglichkeit wäre, die Reparatur in Deutschland ausführen zu lassen. Das ganze Hinterrad zu versenden, wäre das Einfachste. Aber allein schon der Versand kostet wegen der Größe umgerechnet 600 € nur von UAE nach D. War extra deswegen heute in einem DHL Service Point. Mich selbst ins Flugzeug zu setzen und das Hinterrad mitzunehmen, käme da schon günstiger. Ich kann auch weiter fahren, aber riskiere, dass ich vielleicht irgendwann mal stecken bleibe, falls das Spiel in der Nabe größer wird.
      Es hat heute ziemlich lang geregnet und ich habe mir ein Hotelzimmer geleistet. Ein Mann ist noch gegen mein Fahrrad gefahren, dass ich am Straßenrand abgestellt hatte. Es war ein ziemlich nerviger Tag.
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    • Day 103

      Fujairah, UAE - Fort & Museum 1 of 3

      April 27, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F

      We had a full day tour in Fujairah with many interesting stops along the way. Fujairah, one of the 7 emirates of the UAE, is 450 square miles and a population of about 275,000. It is located on a major global shipping route and commercial hub located on the Gulf of Oman. From the ship we could see the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone is located north of the Port of Fujairah with storage of oil as far as the eye can see with a storage capacity of 10 million cubic meters of oil.

      Our tour today began as we went to the restored Fujairah fort. The Fujairah Fort is the oldest in the UAE and from the 15th century. It was one of the last strongholds against colonization here. The four watchtowers built on a hill is surrounded by walls and stairs that are of various heights on all the sides allowing access to different levels and places to protect the fort. We walked and climbed around as we got an explanation of the significance of this fort.

      Next, we visited the Fujairah Museum which was a converted police station and hold many archeological specimens form the area. One of the oldest and key exhibits is the ostrich egg from 2500 BC. The museum also houses ancient weapons, costumes, utensils, coins, tools, and pottery. Some of the feature discussions were about weapons of the time, graves and burial rituals, healing medicines used in the area, and a whales backbone that I got to pickup. The visit ended with a lovely taste of local coffee and then tea.
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    • Day 103

      Fujairah, UAE-Mosque, Friday, ROAD 2of3

      April 27, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F

      Next, we saw the Sheikh Zayed mosque (that can accommodate 28,000 worshippers). Then on our way through the Hajjar mountains range we pulled over to see the massive recently completed (2/23) Etihad rail, that connects all 7 emirates for cargo transportation. It was a 14 year project that utilized 215 companies resources, 11 contractors and over 20,000 specialists with 133 million hours of work. It required 593 bridges, and 9 tunnels and connects 4 major ports. It has the capacity of moving 60 million tons of goods annually with its current trains. The next phase will be about moving people around the emirates which is expected to change the entire face of where people can live and how tourists will visit the emirates.

      Then we drove to the Friday Market (yes, it was Thursday, but it started out as a Friday Market but no it is open every day). This roadside market that went on and on had many fruits and vegetables and lots of popcorn and other food we didn’t need … not to mention rugs and mattresses. It was fun anyway to walk around and watch people buy stuff they didn’t need. We did see 129 different kind of dates and it was just about the height of the Ajwa date season when some go for as much as $500 a pound for the first crop.

      Our next adventure was on a new 55 mile road that included 5 tunnels blasted through the mountains that changed a 3 hour drive to only 45 from Sharjah to Khor Fakkan. One of the tunnels was the longest in the Middle East at 1.6 miles. The most amazing part was that it only took 8 months to build by 32 construction companies and 150,000 workers.
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    • Day 7

      Murphys Law

      October 6, 2019 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Für heute habe ich eine Tour in den Oman gebucht.
      Geplant war, dass wir mit den Boot in eine Bucht fahren und dann dort Schnorcheln gehen. Auf dem Boot sollte es Essen und Getränke 4free geben. Hört sich eigentlich ganz schön an.

      Doch Murphy hat uns einen Strich durch die Rechnung gemacht.

      Nachdem wir früh aufgestanden sind und die ersten beim Frühstück waren wurden wir mit dem Bus abgeholt und sind in Richtung NordOst -Oman- gefahren.

      Dort angekommen war der Himmel zugezogen und das Meer hatte doch, sehr hohe Wellen.

      Also wurde die Tour abgesagt. Auf der die Zeit für die Rückfahrt nutze ich und schreibe noch die fehlenden Blockeinträge und suche die passenden Fotos aus.
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Al Fujayrah, الفجيرة, Fujaïrah

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