Am now in Dubai.

[luckykaa]

Curiously Facebook and twitter are blocked by this hotel's wi-fi service as "social networking".  Either that or Dubai itself has issues with these sites.  Since I can't get POP3 email access I'll put this down to bizarre hotel net filters.  Whatever the case, I'll not be on facebook/twitter for the next few days. 

Missed the place I could go to to get tax refund on purchases.  That was a bit annoying. 

Have now completed the epic 14 hour flight where I got next to no sleep following a night of no sleep.  I last slept 36 hours ago.  Was expecting to land in Singapore, like the Brisbane and Melbourne flights do.  Turned out this one is direct.  The range of a 777-200LR is very impressive.  Have to9 feel sorry for the flight crew though.  They looked pretty exhausted leaving an 8 hour flight.  14 must really be tiring.

For a UAE based airline they didn't seem to have a lot of cabin crew who spoke Arabic.  That seemed odd. 

I was asked if I was a drink.  I said "have you any red wine".  The steward said "Of course".  I should have realised it was a silly question since his name was Jesus.  

Room is very nice.  Actually a "serviced apartment", so it's essentially a bedsit.  I get a microwave oven, two halogen hobs, fridge freezer cutlery, crockery and a washing machine, as well as comfy sofas around the telly.  Have showered, changed, replaced blade in razor, and feeling pretty refreshed.  Will have to poke my head outside and see Dubai.

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[emma-roberts80.livejournal.com]

hey that is funny.. did it come as a glass of water first? and no fb or twitter.. omg poor you! just take care ok...
Your serviced apartment sounds awsome.. you should go out and check a bizare (btw anything in gold will suit me *winxs* jk)which reminds me of a joke :).. but have a great time

"A troop of French Foreign Legionaries were marching through the desert. They had been marching for days, their water supply had run out, and they were on the brink of collapse.
And then suddenly, as they staggered over the crest of a large sand dune, they came upon a sight that brought relief to them all - a market place, spread out over the desert. Rows of colourful stalls, with their banners flapping in the breeze.
The legionaries were delighted. Filled with an extra surge of energy, they ran down the dune to the market.
Arriving at the first stall, the begged the stall-holder for water.
"I'm sorry," says the stall-holder, "all I have are these delicious puddings made from jelly and sponge and with a cream topping sprinkled with hundreds and thousands."
Not to be deterred, the troops move on to the next stall, pleading for water.
"Sorry, but I only have these bowls of pudding, made from jelly and sponge," says the man behind the counter.
The legionaries move on, but as they look down the rows of stalls, they can see that every single stall is selling exactly the same thing, and as they move along, asking for water, they get the same response every time.
Finally, one of the stall-holders takes pity on them, and tells them about an oasis not far away, so they leave the market, and head for the oasis.
As they're leaving, one of the legionaries turns to his partner, and says "Hmmm. That was a trifle bazaar."
(bad puns)

[omylouse.livejournal.com]

We were on the reverse leg of the Dubai - Melbourne flight in Saturday. It is loooong! Lots of films to watch though!

Want to see piccies of Dubai as we only saw it from the air. Looked very deserty!

So far we have found various planets + sun in St Kilda & visited the zoo & ate tasty lentils! :)

[luckykaa.livejournal.com]

I'll do my best. Not going to be all that good though. Not really had a lot of time to look around. Only have 2 full days here and most photos were from a moving bus.

[omylouse.livejournal.com]

Puffing Billy is awesome!!! I just wish Mark could've been there!

[luckykaa.livejournal.com]

Good innit. Did you go on an organised tour? Did you see lots of birdies?