1. My Visit to the United Arab Emirates
March 13 – 17, 2006

2. The United Arab Emirates is a modern country with
population of 2.56 million people; 1.61 million
are foreigners and 0.95 million are natives.

3. Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the UAE.

4. Before discovering oil fields, natives were very poor.
Their main jobs are trading, fishing, crafting.

5. Another major city in the UAE is Dubai.

6. Burj al Arab in Dubai is one of the World’s
best hotels. The cost of stay in this seven star
hotel is more than $1,200 a night. The cost to
tour the hotel is $100.

7. The hotel (Rotana Beach Hotel) that I stayed
in during my visit.

8. Outside my hotel room.

9. Outside my hotel room.

10. Hotel beach.

11. Inside the hotel.

12. Abu Dhabi tour

13. Abu Dhabi tour

14. Abu Dhabi tour

15. Downtown Abu Dhabi

16. A mosque in Abu Dhabi

17. Abu Dhabi highway

18. Abu Dhabi stock market

19. The Emirates Palace: Huge and very
beautiful palace.

20. The Emirates Palace: Huge and very
beautiful palace.

21. Al-Corniche place: located on the Arabian
Gulf.

22. Outside one of Abu Dhabi’s parks.

23. They have the same franchise. I felt like I am
at home.

24. Dubai palm tree in the Arabian Sea (An aerial
view- under construction)

25. Dubai palm tree in the Arabian sea (In detail-
under construction)

26. Things that caught my attention: All Abu
Dhabi streets have brick side walks like the
one you see here.

27. Things that caught my attention: Playing
chess in Abu Dhabi Mall

28. Things that caught my attention: Women never
change their customs, but they like to see fashion
shows. I was watching this fashion show from Abu
Dhabi’s mall- second floor.

29. Things that caught my attention: Their
parking lots allow vehicles to park in the
middle of the lot- like the one you see here.

30. Things that caught my attention: Smoking a
Shisha (Hooka) at a cafe’

31. Things that caught my attention:
UAE Hospitals have Crescent emblem instead
of Red Cross.

32. Things that caught my attention: Although there is
no snow, they put the windshield wipers up
overnight so the wipers don’t stick to the glass.

33. Things that caught my attention: The bathroom in
the hotel that I stayed in has double toilets. One is
for you to clean yourself with paper toilet and the
other is for you to clean yourself with water.

34. Things that sound funny: The name of this
supermarket is the Emirates supermarket. I entered
the market and I found it is a very tiny place to shop.

35. Things that sound funny: Translation of this cafe is
the Midget Café’. I entered the café’ and found all
normal and big people. No midgets were found
inside.

36. Things that are funny: This is supposed to be a
vegetarian fast food restaurant, but I saw a great big
cone of meat on a stick.

37. Things that sounds funny: The Joker Saloon-
funny name.

38. Things that are funny: The bullet restaurant is
under construction.

39. Things that are funny: This is a funny photo
from the old days in the Emirates and before
the discovery of the oil.

40. Thank you and ….