Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
It's here again
Am I right in thinking that Christmas is appearing in the shops a little closer to Christmas than in previous years?
Thursday, January 08, 2009
That's Christmas over then
A whole row of Santa's little helpers bringing the Christmas festivities to an end...
And an ignominious end for the tree...
And an ignominious end for the tree...
Monday, December 08, 2008
Only in Dubai
One of the nice things about Dubai is its cosmopolian nature and tolerance.
It's said that two hundred nationalities are represented here, and certainly many religions are.
But those facts do throw up some strange sights.
How's this for an odd mixture. The ultra-modern Burj Al Arab, the traditional Arabic architecture of Madinat Jumeirah, a Christmas tree and a fake Alpine village with fake snow.
All next to a man-made lagoon in the desert.
It's said that two hundred nationalities are represented here, and certainly many religions are.
But those facts do throw up some strange sights.
How's this for an odd mixture. The ultra-modern Burj Al Arab, the traditional Arabic architecture of Madinat Jumeirah, a Christmas tree and a fake Alpine village with fake snow.
All next to a man-made lagoon in the desert.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
A smaller Christmas?
Christmas isn't as big in Dubai this year, or not so far anyway.
Not a bad thing in my opinion, the commercialism was getting to be way too much and the mall decorations were way over the top.
Wandering around Mall of the Emirates earlier today I noticed that the majority of shops have no Christmas decorations. But not all...
Not a bad thing in my opinion, the commercialism was getting to be way too much and the mall decorations were way over the top.
Wandering around Mall of the Emirates earlier today I noticed that the majority of shops have no Christmas decorations. But not all...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Friday, December 21, 2007
Friday, December 07, 2007
Madinat's Winter Wonderland
A few days ago I posted a silly thought about the Christmas tree going up at Madinat Jumeirah.
It was part of what a sign said was a 'Winter Wonderland' being created, and I said I'd post photos when it was done.
Well, I went for my morning caffeine fix today and here's the view from the central outdoor eating area:
They've fenced the bloody thing off from prying eyes! A tacky hessian wall tarted up with a crown of plastic holy.
Anyway, I wandered off to the side, squeezed onto Prunier's terrace and took a shot of the Winter Wonderland area:
That's the big tree that was up in the eating area last year, now replaced by the much smaller one in the first photo. They've decorated it well I thought. Not sure what the cabins are for - food probably, or perhaps traders.
Just a touch incongruous in that setting wouldn't you say, but hey this is Dubai and anything's possible.
It was all a bit strange I thought, being fenced off with no apparent way to reach it. So I wandered around and the obvious was soon revealed - this is Dubai so it's gonna cost you.
A narrow entrance, a security man and a sign that says 'Admission Dh20'
It was part of what a sign said was a 'Winter Wonderland' being created, and I said I'd post photos when it was done.
Well, I went for my morning caffeine fix today and here's the view from the central outdoor eating area:
They've fenced the bloody thing off from prying eyes! A tacky hessian wall tarted up with a crown of plastic holy.
Anyway, I wandered off to the side, squeezed onto Prunier's terrace and took a shot of the Winter Wonderland area:
That's the big tree that was up in the eating area last year, now replaced by the much smaller one in the first photo. They've decorated it well I thought. Not sure what the cabins are for - food probably, or perhaps traders.
Just a touch incongruous in that setting wouldn't you say, but hey this is Dubai and anything's possible.
It was all a bit strange I thought, being fenced off with no apparent way to reach it. So I wandered around and the obvious was soon revealed - this is Dubai so it's gonna cost you.
A narrow entrance, a security man and a sign that says 'Admission Dh20'
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
I found some more...
Secret Dubai left a link on the last post to a great Dubai Christmas photo, and that got me searching through my own photos for my particular favourite. I came across a few others too, so here they are first:
And then away from the luxury of Madinat Jumeirah into beautiful downtown Karama:
Over to Deira to Naif Souk:
And then away from the luxury of Madinat Jumeirah into beautiful downtown Karama:
Over to Deira to Naif Souk:
And here's my favourite. That fat man in red gets everywhere - I think this was around Al Faheidi Street.
Oh, and the link to SD's photo is here. I think it's Mary Christmas...or perhaps a working girl who'd wandered into Jumbo Electronics by mistake?
Christmas in Dubai
A couple of posts back I put a photo of Christmas decorations already on display. Our blogger friend DownUnder, LDU, asked about Christmas in Dubai.
I rummaged through my thousands of photographs and came up with these, taken last year in Mall of the Emirates and Wafi Mall:
I rummaged through my thousands of photographs and came up with these, taken last year in Mall of the Emirates and Wafi Mall:
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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