A day in AD, what to do?
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A day in AD, what to do?
Hey all, on 5th Sep I'm heading to abu dhabi to meet my family and "escort" them back to Riyadh.
I arrive 6am in the morning - family arrives midnight that day.
Presume I can taxi to AD and spend the day there before returning to the airport to pick them up.
Any thoughts on what I could do for the day? Will it still be ramadan, hence nothing open? Cinemas? Restaurants? Bars?
Appreciate the insight and any suggestions
I arrive 6am in the morning - family arrives midnight that day.
Presume I can taxi to AD and spend the day there before returning to the airport to pick them up.
Any thoughts on what I could do for the day? Will it still be ramadan, hence nothing open? Cinemas? Restaurants? Bars?
Appreciate the insight and any suggestions
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Re: A day in AD, what to do?
Hey all, on 5th Sep I'm heading to abu dhabi to meet my family and "escort" them back to Riyadh.
I arrive 6am in the morning - family arrives midnight that day.
Presume I can taxi to AD and spend the day there before returning to the airport to pick them up.
Any thoughts on what I could do for the day? Will it still be ramadan, hence nothing open? Cinemas? Restaurants? Bars?
Appreciate the insight and any suggestions
I arrive 6am in the morning - family arrives midnight that day.
Presume I can taxi to AD and spend the day there before returning to the airport to pick them up.
Any thoughts on what I could do for the day? Will it still be ramadan, hence nothing open? Cinemas? Restaurants? Bars?
Appreciate the insight and any suggestions
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Re: A day in AD, what to do?
Hey all, on 5th Sep I'm heading to abu dhabi to meet my family and "escort" them back to Riyadh.
I arrive 6am in the morning - family arrives midnight that day.
Presume I can taxi to AD and spend the day there before returning to the airport to pick them up.
Any thoughts on what I could do for the day? Will it still be ramadan, hence nothing open? Cinemas? Restaurants? Bars?
Appreciate the insight and any suggestions
I arrive 6am in the morning - family arrives midnight that day.
Presume I can taxi to AD and spend the day there before returning to the airport to pick them up.
Any thoughts on what I could do for the day? Will it still be ramadan, hence nothing open? Cinemas? Restaurants? Bars?
Appreciate the insight and any suggestions
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Re: A day in AD, what to do?
Hey all, on 5th Sep I'm heading to abu dhabi to meet my family and "escort" them back to Riyadh.
I arrive 6am in the morning - family arrives midnight that day.
Presume I can taxi to AD and spend the day there before returning to the airport to pick them up.
Any thoughts on what I could do for the day? Will it still be ramadan, hence nothing open? Cinemas? Restaurants? Bars?
Appreciate the insight and any suggestions
I arrive 6am in the morning - family arrives midnight that day.
Presume I can taxi to AD and spend the day there before returning to the airport to pick them up.
Any thoughts on what I could do for the day? Will it still be ramadan, hence nothing open? Cinemas? Restaurants? Bars?
Appreciate the insight and any suggestions
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Re: A day in AD, what to do?
yeh still ramadan. yes you can get a taxi into town around 100dhs. all cafes etc are closed until sunset, but you can find places in hotels that will open "behind closed doors". shops will do a am shift and then a even shift. shops usually open 1 hour later than there normal times. cinemas are open but no food.
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Re: A day in AD, what to do?
You won't be able to grab a beer anywhere until 7pm. Not all the hotels are open either. I went to the Beach Rotana for an Iftar yesterday, Trader Vics and Brauhaus were closed so went to Captains Arms at Le Meridian Hotel for a beer instead.
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Re: A day in AD, what to do?
Do you think the etihad lounge in the airport will be serving food/beer all day, or will that be after 7pm as well? Is the airport some sort of ramadan free zone?
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Re: A day in AD, what to do?
Sorry, dunno about AUH.