The last leg of the trip was to stop off in Dubai and go and visit James’ partner Fei in Al Ain. It was HOT, very hot indeed. We were only there a short time but Fei did an excellent job in organising our transport from Dubai to Al Ain and back again, showing us Al Ain and generally making us feel very welcome, including catering for breakfasts, lunches, dinners and, especially, beers. 
Unfortunately we forgot to take a photo from our lunch spot in the Dubai mall just outside a vast window looking into the aquarium where we could see sharks and manta rays swimming around, very impressive. Carol was a little disappointed by the light and music show though as she said it was much shorter than on previous visits. Having caught a pink taxi to our hotel the night before we missed seeing the pink painting and writing on the station platform and accidentally got aboard a "ladies only" carriage. Good job it was only one stop as the ladies were quite indignant that Frank and Stephen had climbed aboard with Carol and I. We were much more careful on the return trip!
Unfortunately we forgot to take a photo from our lunch spot in the Dubai mall just outside a vast window looking into the aquarium where we could see sharks and manta rays swimming around, very impressive. Carol was a little disappointed by the light and music show though as she said it was much shorter than on previous visits. Having caught a pink taxi to our hotel the night before we missed seeing the pink painting and writing on the station platform and accidentally got aboard a "ladies only" carriage. Good job it was only one stop as the ladies were quite indignant that Frank and Stephen had climbed aboard with Carol and I. We were much more careful on the return trip!
 That building! |  Light show just outside Dubai shopping mall |
 Harvesting dates |  Date palms in the Al Ain oasis |
 Freshly applied henna tattoo |  Flamingos in the mangroves near Dubai |
Great to read the story and see the photos. The cruise in Turkey looked fantastic, now wishing we had done that when we were there. Only thing missing was Frank and Steve's daily gurning photo.
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