Favourite Places in Dubai
Mar 28th 2010, 5:39 pm
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Re: Favourite Places in Dubai
Hello
I will apologise now for this question as it sounds like I work in a primary school (which I did until recently!). My question is ...
What is your favourite place in Dubai and why?
Now, I know you are all a cynical bunch
but could you hold the sarcasm humour me please? There is a lot of negative stuff on this forum (which has been very helpful, I would like to add) so it would be good to hear some positives. My husband has just landed in Dubai and I am due to go over in about 4 weeks time so I'd be very interested.
Thanks.
I will apologise now for this question as it sounds like I work in a primary school (which I did until recently!). My question is ...
What is your favourite place in Dubai and why?
Now, I know you are all a cynical bunch
but could you hold the sarcasm humour me please? There is a lot of negative stuff on this forum (which has been very helpful, I would like to add) so it would be good to hear some positives. My husband has just landed in Dubai and I am due to go over in about 4 weeks time so I'd be very interested.Thanks.
Safa Park - I play footy there every week and it's pretty damn big and I love it.
Erm, Wild Wadi - massive water partk, only been twice but spent 7 hours there both times.
Mar 28th 2010, 6:37 pm
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Mar 28th 2010, 7:16 pm
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Mar 29th 2010, 6:50 am
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Re: Favourite Places in Dubai
But what's happened to the lovely boating lake? It was drained last time I was there. The flea market at Safa Park is certainly worth a look. My family's other favourites include Creek Park and Al Mamzar Beach Park.
Mar 29th 2010, 7:33 am
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Re: Favourite Places in Dubai
For live music - has to be The Music Room (The Majestic Hotel)
For introducing colleagues to Dubai - The York International Hotel
For practicing my haggling skills - Al Fahidi Street (Bur Dubai)
For cheap'ish beer - Rock City (The Highlander Hotel)
For my weekly jog - the Creek - up past the Bur Dubai bus staion, on to the tunnel, over to Deira, down to Maktoum Bridge and up the other side. If you tire half way round just jump on an abra
For introducing colleagues to Dubai - The York International Hotel
For practicing my haggling skills - Al Fahidi Street (Bur Dubai)
For cheap'ish beer - Rock City (The Highlander Hotel)
For my weekly jog - the Creek - up past the Bur Dubai bus staion, on to the tunnel, over to Deira, down to Maktoum Bridge and up the other side. If you tire half way round just jump on an abra
Don't do jogging so can't comment...
Mar 29th 2010, 7:45 am
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Re: Favourite Places in Dubai
Ah, the Goddess we know as RockChick!!!!
Mar 29th 2010, 8:24 am
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Re: Favourite Places in Dubai
I like the place with the moniker "Dubai's best kept secret"...so few know it exists or how to get to it. Hint near The Walk. 
Mar 29th 2010, 8:26 am
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Re: Favourite Places in Dubai
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Cherry is the best bass guitarist you'll see live pretty much anywhere - and can still play lead with the guitar behind her head - awesome show
Cherry is the best bass guitarist you'll see live pretty much anywhere - and can still play lead with the guitar behind her head - awesome show
Mar 29th 2010, 8:32 am
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Re: Favourite Places in Dubai
Watching the band in the Marine Bar at times makes my beer flat, with their depressingly glum faces staring back at us...
Mar 29th 2010, 9:32 am
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Re: Favourite Places in Dubai
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Watching the band in the Marine Bar at times makes my beer flat, with their depressingly glum faces staring back at us...[/QUOTE]
I have enjoyed Golden Star (The group in the Marine Mar) since their days in the old Arif Castle, but slowly the members have changed and only the drummer, keyboardist and the bassist left from the originals. I guess working 7 days a week for 11 months of the year wears you down in then end!!
Watching the band in the Marine Bar at times makes my beer flat, with their depressingly glum faces staring back at us...
[/QUOTE]I have enjoyed Golden Star (The group in the Marine Mar) since their days in the old Arif Castle, but slowly the members have changed and only the drummer, keyboardist and the bassist left from the originals. I guess working 7 days a week for 11 months of the year wears you down in then end!!
Mar 29th 2010, 10:26 am
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Re: Favourite Places in Dubai
Thank you...you didn't let me down! 
It is all useful and it gives me some names of places to start with when I get there.
Keep 'em coming!!
It is all useful and it gives me some names of places to start with when I get there.Keep 'em coming!!
Mar 29th 2010, 10:32 am
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Re: Favourite Places in Dubai
Be better when all the expats have gone