Just a week before going away for spring break, we had a quick getaway in the Emirates, where my parents came for vacation. We went to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and crossed the emirates of Sharjah and Ras al Khaimah to enter the northern Oman exclave of Musandam.
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi |
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| Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi |
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| Yas Hotel, Abu Dhabi |
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| Dinner cruises and water taxis on Dubai Creek |
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| On the way to the Hajjar Mountains |
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| A goat farm in the middle of nowhere, Oman, Musandam |
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| Hajjar Mountains, Oman, Musandam |
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| Hajjar Mountains, Oman, Musandam |
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| Getting ready for a picnic at the top |
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| Hajjar Mountains, Oman, Musandam |
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| Hajjar Mountains, Oman, Musandam |
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| Hajjar Mountains, Oman, Musandam |
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| Friday market in Dibba |
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| Friday market in Dibba |
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| Camelicious: a camel farm producing camel milk products (including chocolate!) |
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| Feeding the camels |
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| Camel farm |
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| Camel farm |
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| Getting a henna tattoo at Souk Madinat Jumeirah |
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| Burj Al Arab in the background |
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| Burj Khalifa (828 m) |
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| Dubai Fountain show |
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| Dubai Fountain show seen from above (124th floor - 452 m) |
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| Richard dreaming about his next car... |
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| Spice souk, Dubai |
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| Spice souk, Dubai |
Have a great weekend, I hope the pictures make you feel like travelling to the region!
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