Snow in Dubai

Dubai seems to constantly be under construction. Here are some pictures and stories from last year when we were there.








It's easy enough to escape the desert heat in one of the many air-conditioned malls - and this one has its own ski slope.




We paid the money and went inside. They gave us snow suits boots and even free socks! (you can imagine most people would be wearing sandals)




Sherwin wanted to ski but I didn't think this was the right time to start learning! Instead we did some toboggan and tube rides.



They had some caves and ice sculptures









After that we were hungry so we tried our first Cinnabon. I had never had one before, but I've heard about them. Yum.


We went to check out the nightlife.


A Filipino bar had a band like I had never seen before - a front line of singing girls wearing way too little. Later when I saw this in the Philippines I realized this was normal, and usually the singing girls wear barely-there short shorts and/or bikini tops. I still find it strange for such a conservative culture.


We went to have some food at our then-favourite restaurant (now a Filipino restaurant)


Here are pictures of a couple of different meals. The fresh pomegranate juice is excellent.














A random picture taken at the mall: