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Old Mar 4th 2009, 7:48 am
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Originally Posted by Bambi in Abu Dhabi
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I know it's touristy, but I still think the Big Bus is a great way to get around old Dubai. Hop on and off at your leisure and start at Wafi Mall where you can park easily.
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Old Mar 4th 2009, 7:58 am
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best thing to do is go to Bur Dubai - park your car wander the souks then cross the creek on an abra 1dhs each way to then go to spice and gold souk.
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yep down by the creek is the best place to take visitors i think, you have abras, the museum and it has a nice atmosphere amongst the souks, stop for some lunch at the restaurant on the creek which has decking looking over the water... Food is cheap and you can climb up to the roof for a few pictures if that takes your fancy...

The "old town" is alright, you have some nice restaurants -Meat Co, Mango Tree plus others and cafes there, the are is nice to wander around and then you can go for a drink at the address hotel (Calabar) sit outside and relax on some beanbags!
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Bambs,

It may be worth it to check out the Dubai Mall on the way back to Abu. From what I gather Abu doesn't have malls to compare with Dubai, and the Dubai Mall is worth a wander around if only for the aquarium and its own gold souk, not to mention the rather nice architecture and design.

This city did build its malls to be tourist attractions, after all.
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Old Mar 4th 2009, 10:57 am
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Originally Posted by Ethos83
Bambs,

It may be worth it to check out the Dubai Mall on the way back to Abu. From what I gather Abu doesn't have malls to compare with Dubai, and the Dubai Mall is worth a wander around if only for the aquarium and its own gold souk, not to mention the rather nice architecture and design.

This city did build its malls to be tourist attractions, after all.
apart from the Gold Souk, Dubai Mall is the most boring, uninspired, bland looking mall around...
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Old Mar 4th 2009, 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by MataHari
apart from the Gold Souk, Dubai Mall is the most boring, uninspired, bland looking mall around...
I agree, really don't like that Mall at all.
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Old Mar 4th 2009, 11:27 am
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Originally Posted by Blue Cat
I agree, really don't like that Mall at all.
i don't agree...i like the fact it has natural light, it has every shop you could ever need, including the most fab bookshop in the world, and, more importantly, it's dead handy for where i live, lol...

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I agree with MM....BEST bookshop (not that that is saying much in DXB) and being able to walk there is a bonus.
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i don't agree...i like the fact it has natural light, it has every shop you could ever need, including the most fab bookshop in the world, and, more importantly, it's dead handy for where i live, lol...

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I'm sorry the most fab what?
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Are all the shops open in Dubai Mall yet? I have my eye on a rather nice Anya Hindmarch handbag, but the shop hadn't opened last time I was there.

Oh, and what is Ibn Battuta like? I thought it was just Baby Centre and shops like that, but Lionheart's post suggests it might be more interesting than that.
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I'm sorry the most fab what?
woops, sorry sky blue...but kinokuniya is very, very good...

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Originally Posted by Bambi in Abu Dhabi
Are all the shops open in Dubai Mall yet? I have my eye on a rather nice Anya Hindmarch handbag, but the shop hadn't opened last time I was there.

Oh, and what is Ibn Battuta like? I thought it was just Baby Centre and shops like that, but Lionheart's post suggests it might be more interesting than that.
I loved it and actually your visitors will find it interesting as there are different countries inside and the shops look a bit like little houses. Great shops, loads of UK high street and a great mix of shops, I didn't get round it all because himself had ants in his pants, but I managed to spend a fair bit
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Originally Posted by lanarkwitch
I loved it and actually your visitors will find it interesting as there are different countries inside and the shops look a bit like little houses. Great shops, loads of UK high street and a great mix of shops, I didn't get round it all because himself had ants in his pants, but I managed to spend a fair bit
Is that Ibn Battuta, the one with the scary balloon outside?
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Originally Posted by Bambi in Abu Dhabi
Is that Ibn Battuta, the one with the scary balloon outside?
Yep...it also has a massive carved elephant and an Arab dhow you can walk through.
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Old Mar 4th 2009, 6:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Bambi in Abu Dhabi
Is that Ibn Battuta, the one with the scary balloon outside?
Forget the malls! Please! Ibn is awful...

Do the Creek, Bastikaya (great art in XVA gallery there), walk down through the textile souk to the abra, cross to the spice and gold souks, see the dhows on the other side. If you're really keen get down early and go to the Deira fish market which is great. If you come on a Friday you can see the public wrestling. Here is a video I took of it:



There are great old parts around. Check out Sharjah sometime, Rolla Square is well interesting...!
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