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Dubai 2009
We got back from Gothenburg about 30 minutes ago, and now DADDY is home! WIIIH000 :)
Pictures from GBG will be up soon..
Lot's of LOVE
PALMS
ph: by us
We can hear the palms swaying in the wind, the water splashing, kids playing. We can feel the gleaming sun. Ahh, we wish we could be at our pool!
CAMEL FAAACE
Nighty night all you wonderful readers! ♥ Sleep tight!
Lot's of love, DubaiSisters
Miss x4
Wow, looking at some pictures from Dubai, we found these. LEBANESE FOOD. Oh man how we miss it!
Mutabul, babaganoush, and hummus.
Olive salad
Falafel with garlic sauce
The best lamb chops in the whole wide world
Does it look good or does it look good?!
If you ever travel to Dubai, you have to go to CHALET, the place where the best lamb chops in the world hide out!!
High in the sky
The Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) 828 meters high in the sky.
Shhhhhwarma
pic by: us
Hmm, a shwarma wouldn't be so bad right now...
Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai
A video of lot's of different pictures from Dubai that we found on Youtube! Enjoooyyy..
RAMADAN
Ramadan is a holy month in which all Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset for one whole month. The daily fast is broken after the sunset prayer "al-maghreb" with an "iftar" (the Arabic word for "breakfast"). Muslims are also told to try and read the entire Qur'an (the Muslim "bible") during the month of Ramadan. During this month much of a Muslim's free time is spent in the mosque, reading and praying.
The end of Ramadan is marked by a big celebration called 'Eid-ul-Fitr' (the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast). During Eid-ul-Fitr Muslims dress in their finest clothes, get henna painting done on their hands and feet, give gifts to children and spend time with their friends and family. At Eid it is obligatory to give a set amount of money to charity to be used to help poor people buy new clothes and food so they too can celebrate.
Daily praying
Allah is important during Ramadan
Breaking the fast with lot's of food
Local woman with henna painting on her hand
During the month of Ramadan no restaurants are open for the public and you may not chew gum, drink water, or eat out, only inside your own home. If a police catches you doing this, you get fined..
Well, we hoped you learned something new, haha! If you have any questions; comment, or email us at [email protected]
Maesalama! xxxx
12=6+6
The view from Sheikh Zayed Road, a 12-laned highway, 6 going one way, and 6 going to the other way!
This highway connects Dubai in a kind of way. It is one of the main roads there. You ride it to school, when you go out to eat, and etc.
Later alligators xxxx
$20 MILLION
The Atlantis hotel is located on the Palm Jumeirah, the man-made islands in Dubai.
The Atlantis cost $2.5 billion to build but it's launch party alone cost $30 million with 2000 celebrities being entertained by Kylie Minogue. The fireworks finale was seven times the size of the fireworks at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games opening ceremony!! They cost around $20 million, which makes it the world's most expensive fireworks and the most expensive in history aswell..
Later peeps! xxxx
Madinat Jumeirah
(Have a question about something? Email us at; [email protected])
Maesalama people! xxx
BLUE Skies
pic: by us / beach at JBR - Jumeirah Beach Residences
Dubai Locals
pic: some locals at the dubai spice souk
DUBAI MALL AQUARIUM LEAKAGE!
Pretty scary.. We sure wouldn't want to be there if the glass breaks and 10 million litres of water comes gushing out!!
This is a picture (that our friend took) of a part of the aquarium, probably close to the crack. We're not really sure what that is, but it looks like some kind of bubble? Haha! Maybe to keep the water that leaks out from running out onto the floor at the shopping mall?
What do you think that "bubble thing" is and what do you think it does?
P.S. -If you want to read more about this, and in Swedish, check out aftonbladet's article; http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article6677953.ab
-And if you want to read more about his, but in English, check out BBC's article;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8536415.stm
Bye bye! xx
It rains in Dubai?
This doesn't exactly happen if it rains in Sweden, haha!!
Lots of love, xoxo
DUBAI / HOME
Dubai is sometimes called "the fastest growing city in the world." Why? Let us tell you why.
Dubai became in 1971 one of the 7 emirates of the UAE (United Arab Emirates). The population increased from 265,702 in 1980, to 669,181 in 1995 and to 1,321,453 in 2006. . In 2003, 84% of the population was immigrated and 71% were men. The current population is around 5,500,000 people!! For a city to grow, building buildings is necessary. And to build buildings, you need construction cranes. About 25%-30% of the world's construction cranes can be found in Dubai.
Okay, reading about this might now be very fun or it might be hard to understand how much Dubai has changed over the years.. so here is a picture! (If you want to know more about Dubai, email us at; [email protected] or we have a question time/frågestund going on now, so comment and ask!)
Get it now? ;D It's changed quite a bit.. agree?
And you can still ask us questions!! Comment on this entry or the two underneath..
Now; Let's Dance!
Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite!! xoxox
Big Difference
Dubai
Sweden
ARRIVEDERCI! xxx
Burj Khalifa a.k.a Burj Dubai
Buenos noches amigos!
We we skyping with our dad today and he told us that yesterday the electricity was cut off at the Burj Khalifa. This resulted in people being stuck in the elevators for a whole 20 minutes!! We would definitely freak out, since we both don't like cramped spaces, such as elevators.
How would you feel if you got stuck in an elevator in the world's tallest building?
Besos XXXXX
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Leap of Faith
In a while, crocodile!