Here we are in Abu Dhabi and it's been amazing! The temperatures are ideal at 25 -30 degrees Celsius during the day and 16 or a bit higher over night. Apparently it's the rainy season, but there hasn't been a cloud so far.
I've been a busy tourist! Lunch with a friend of a friend Stephanie (who was very nice) at a great Indian restaurant (tasty food at a reasonable price), shopping at the mall attached to our hotel (big mall with some big name stores like Rolex), walking to the gold souks at the Madinat Zayed Mall (Craig did some amazing, endurance bartering and my dad and I benefitted with new gold necklaces), walking the Corniche area (a pretty walkway area by the water) where we will rent bikes one night, Marina Mall (Beautifully laid out, again with high end stores like Prada and they even have a nice skating rink) and Heritage Village (where I met my camel friend and bought my first pashmina), more shopping at the World Trade Center Mall.
Today I stumbled upon a market area that sells pashminas, brass camels, carpets, fancy pillow covers, linens, etc. I was a bit overwhelmed by the pashmina choices and I just could not decide, so I left empty handed! Not to worry, it's just across the street, I could go back. I need to bring the camera next time.
Tonight we ate dinner at "Lebanese Flower", which is apparently a chain restaurant, but it was so delicious and inexpensive. Craig had a half chicken and I ordered the Shawarma Plate. First we got this huge plate with olives, tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers on it and a basket of pita bread, then a large bowl of hummus, French fries (kinda random) and we tried something new, "fattoush salad", which was tasty, then our meal came! Mine was a huge plate of chicken shawarma meat and a few more fries. Just when we thought we couldn't eat another bite, after the meal they brought this large plate of watermelon that we didn't even ask for! All that for 87 Dirhams (equivalent of $30).
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