Day 2 in Dubai

I woke up pretty early, around 4 am, and I can't go back to sleep. I read one of the books I brought with me to try to get back to sleep. It's a Bond book called Thunderball. But it's no help so I relax until people get up.

Rishma and I leave for the Sharjah beach around 10 am. We hang out for awhile on the beach... it's fantastic looking, white sand and crystal clear blue water. I don't go swimming but I get my feet wet, and the water is already pretty warm.

We eventually get bored and leave. We stop by the Blue Souq, "Souq" being the Arabic word for market. I look around for souvenirs for everyone back home and a Hookah for myself. But we don't buy anything because the prices seem a little high and Rishma suggests I shop around.

Anyway that night we went to the boardwalk. On the boardwalk there was a huge Ferris wheel called Eye of the Emirates (60 m high=196 ft ). That was pretty cool except our gondola smelt like body odor. And there were no windows.