No, it's not as
bad as expected. Be careful of a priori. Yes there are many skyscrapers, an
amazing number, for sure! And life is expensive, but not as much as Europe. And
besides the fact that United Arab Emirates is mostly big buildings, highways
and awesome metros, the place is safe and surprisingly quiet. People are relax
and tourists hang around in peace.
To avoid the 50€ hotel, Jacek and I stayed mostly in Sharjah, the cheap
dormytory of Dubai, still nice but less bling. Sand as matress! And we have
seen bikinis again! People drinking, laughing loudly, playing volleyball and
music the entire night... We have seen happiness. I know it can appear quite
superficial, but it was nice to live lighter. Iran's situation was too heavy to carry
for me.
The purpose of
going to Dubai was to try to get a ferry or boat hitchhike to India. From the
last big attack in Mumbai, no ferry has made this road anymore. No private boat
sails to India neither. And about the dhow boat (see below), there was no easy
way to get one. We could have stayed there 2 weeks to try more. But Dubai
wasn't the place of our dreams to stay. So... I cheated again... I flew to
Mumbai.
On ne t'a pas vu beaucoup, Walid, mais Merci pour le
bel accueil ! La prochaine fois, on essaie de passer plus d'une heure et 2
chansons ensemble ;-)
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| Voilà le 1er test du mode "retardateur". On nous voit quand même un peu ! |
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| Boutres (dhow boat in English). Bateaux indiens, petits chargements commerciaux, vieux, faits en bois, qui traversent les océans, non sans risques... |
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| Une plage tranquille de Sharjah, Jacek et la power plant behind |
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| La vue du 33 ème étage, les tutures sont t'te pitites ! |
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