Started with stong winds from Thursday, 26th from noon. There was heavy downpour and some parts even saw hail stones. I am in no way complaining, as everybody enjoyed the sudden pour of rain.
Rain complicated the $6m race as well. Unlike the track 11 years ago was retrofitted for better drainage. Well Armed, a 6-year-old [...]
Filed under: Life in Dubai on March 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
Govindas is a place where you can enjoy the vegetarian food - that too cooked without onion, garlic or garam masala! You need to wait in the queue to get a table.
Friendly and patient service staff.
The food is very tasty and has the very traditional taste. Rotis are very soft and rice can be eaten [...]
Filed under: Food on March 28th, 2009 | No Comments »
The creek in Dubai, a natural sea-water inlet which cuts through the centre of the city, is the historic focal point of life in Dubai. Centuries-old trading traditions are still alive here. The creek’s initial inlet into mainland Dubai is along the Deira Corniche and Al Ras areas of eastern Dubai and along the Al [...]
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After 20 years, I found many school friends via orkut. Gotta love internet!
Filed under: General on March 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
The food festival was a complete disappointment!
There was only a demonstration by a chef and that too in Arabic. The place was hugely crowded. I wonder what all those people were doing!
There was a small colourful procession. The permanent play area was crowded too.
Filed under: Food on March 20th, 2009 | No Comments »