Our trip to Dusseldorf

Mehdi and I just came back from our first flight together for AGES! We went to Dusseldorf in the south of Germany. Sami and Doro drove up for the night. We went straight into the city to find the biggest sauciest sausages available, it was a freezing cold day so a giant hot dog went down beautifully. We had a light dinner and a drink in the hotel and hit the sack pretty early coz we were all dead tired. We got up at a civil hour the next morning and had a buffet breakfast in the hotel. The time flew by and soon it was time to get ready and go. It was so great to see Sami and Doro, they really made an effort to come and see us! Here are some photo's of us just before we left.

It was Dad's birthday while we were away in Dussledorf, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY! We missed you but were glad to hear Jessie and Ayden made you a nice dinner!

Some days at the Beach

Mehdi and I recently had four days off together. We spent most of those days at the beach. Here's Mehdi sitting on the rock wall just near this little beach we found a few k's away from the Burj Al Arab.

This is me looking very squinty, you can see the Burj in the background, just.

Here's the Burj at sunset on a beautiful clear day.

Dubai Going Crazy

Buildings have been popping up like mushrooms aound here! These are some photo's we took of construction going on around the city.

This is the Burj Dubai getting closer to completion as construction goes on around the clock. It's scarily tall! When it's finished it will be the tallest building in the world. At the bottom (left of the tower) will be the worlds largest shopping mall.

This one is of some cranes working around the Burj Dubai.

This is the city scape at sunset, always growing out of the sand! If you look closely you can see all the cranes.

Mehdi looking smug in Malta

Here's Mehdi looking very smug, and for good reason! He's sitting at a Cafe in Malta... he's been getting all the good destinations, so he's been taking all the photos! But he's also done his share of rubbish, he's had three Dakas in as many months and some pretty awful night time turn arounds, so I guess he's paying his dues as well.

Here are some photo's Mehdi took around the island.

Mehdi had two days downroute so he got lots of time to look around and sample the local cuisine, namely Rabbit and Horse as well as lots of lamb and oily fish.... mmmm.....

Mehdi in Nice

Mehdi went to Nice last month and (our good friend and flatmate) Florent's parents took Mehdi on a tour of the city. He said it was a great 24hrs and a big thanks to Mr and Mrs Brousse for making him welcome. Also thanks to Macdonalds for the great breakfast of croissants (since when does Maccas serve french pastries for breakfast? Well, apparently in Nice, they do!) Here are some photo's of the lovely Nice;and flashy marina of a little town the French call MONACO!

Dubai Desert Challenge

Well, it's been a long time since Greece and a fair bit has been happening! We have been back to Liege at least twice, our plans for Christmas have been coming together, Sami and Doro have both passed thier exams at school and are going to spend 15 weeks in Australia at the beginning of next year, Mum and Dad have sold the house and are moving further north, and Mehdi and I are still here... We haven't been flying together very much lately, but we still manage to get our off days together. Here are some photo's I took at the Dubai Desert Challenge Rally start day in Jumeira.

This is the Dubai Civil Defence Corvette!?