Out and about
Over the last couple of days [Eid], the streets were really quiet and the shopping malls have been absolutely packed! There was a festive feeling in the air that reminded me of Christmas as friends and families meet up to wish each other a Happy Eid and bring one another gifts. It was lovely to see children dressed up in their brand new outfits while the adults paraded in their 'Sunday bests'.
The Gypsy Family didn't get up to much over these last 2 days. The most exciting things of note would be:
1) Our trip to Al Ain. We enjoyed the drive there with chiseled and rolling sand dunes along the motorway and the mountainscape backdrop, but to be honest we didn't find much to do in Al Ain.
2) Booking our flights to Brussels. Unfortunately the flights via Greece were fully booked, but we managed to get a very good deal on Turkish Airways with a stopover in Istanbul on the way back. We've heard lots about how beautiful Istanbul is, so we're looking forward to our trip next month!
3) Meeting up with a Malaysian couple. We haven't really met many Malaysians here, especially not ones our age. So, it was fun meeting up with A & S for dinner and hear words like "cin cai" and the good old "lah" peppered into sentences!
2 comments:
Wow =) That's so cool you're going to Brussels... The weather will be getting pretty chilly that time of year so make sure you try some Belgian hot chocolate!
At the very least you have to eat at least 1kg of the very delicious Leonidas chocolate.
Teehee thanks for the first ever comment on my blog =) I had Roti last night too YUM.
Yes, we are pretty excited not ever having been there before! Also to Istanbul!!! Yay! I think the cold is going to be quite a shock to the system though as we've lived in Summer conditions for over a year now... Looking forward to the choccies and waffles. Yum.
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