Foire Liege

Mehdi, Sami, Dorothee, Mehdi 2 and Me at the Foire Liege!
I think we went on one too many rides that spin around 'cause we all were a bit dizzy. It's lucky Wajdi could stand up long enough to take this photo of us!

Deutchwagon

This is me outside Mamy's house with the hire car.
Big Bizous to Mamy!

The Boys

Mehdi and I came back from Belgium this morning.
I went on the 2nd and Mehdi came to suprise everybody on the 4th!
This is Mehdi, Mehdi 2 and Valere in the park across from Mehdi 2's house.

Dolce Vita

Mehdi and I have just come back from our Italy trip.
We went to Rome via Milan. Layover in Rome for 24hrs. Then a qiuck shuttle to France (Nice) and back to Dubai via Rome. Quite a Long trip!
We arrived a bit late in Rome, so by the time we got into the city it was dark. And it was raining!
But we had a beautiful evening, we strolled around the city, we walked to the Colloseum, we ate Pizza and Gellati.... mmmm the best gellati ever! We even managed a trip to the supermarket to stock up on our luxuries!
We cant wait to go back! The city is like a hollywood set with ruins and stone streets and small bridges... The people are as beautiful as the food. Che Bella!

Wild Wadi

Today we went to Wild Wadi Water Park with our friends Jin and Florent.
It's starting to cool down over here so it was great sunny weather, but not too hot.

Here is Mehdi on top of the waterslide tower with the Burj Al Arab in the background.

This is us on one of the rides... So much fun!

Ooh Aye!

Aye, we've just come back from Scootland. And ooh aye, it rained the 'ole time. But they gave us a wee umbrella at the 'otel and we went oot for a stroll!
This is Glasgow! It was drizzling and about 15 degrees! But refreshing... The people were lovely and it was nice to get some fresh air! Some of the crew went to Edinburgh (about 50min away) But seeing as though it was our first time, Mehdi and I decided to explore the city of Glasgow! It was really cute... our hotel was about 5min walk from city centre!

Foooood!

Tonights dinner! Burgers and lemon meringue pie... Very healthy!
Florent, Omar and Khalil joined us for desert!

The Royal Mirage

Here we are having Souhour at the 'One and Only Royal Mirage' (that's actually the name!?)
We went with Omar and Florent. This is the rooftop bar with a veiw of the Jumeirah Palm (currently under construction).

Zurich

Mehdi just came back from Zurich. He said it was fabulous! He's had his dose of fresh air for a while!
He bought me a small pink swiss army knife as compensation cause I got sent to smelly Manilla (It really does smell!) Actually Manilla was fun too! I got a manicure, pedicure and a facial for 1000 peso's ($30aud)!
We were supposed to go to Kuala Lumpur together but we both got pulled out and rostered on other flights!!!??? Oh well, lets hope they don't do the same with our Glasgow!

The View

This was the veiw from the Jumeirah Madinat Ramadan Tent.
There was even a traditional arabian guitar player to complete the atmosphere!

Souhour

This is Mehdi and I with our friends Florent and Jin.
We are having souhour (the meal eaten between iftar and sunrise) at the Jumeirah Madinat Ramadan Tent.
We had Tabouleh, Saj, Homous, Kebbeh and we even tried apple Shisha! These tents are set up all over the city during Ramadan. So we'll be trying as many as we can!

Ramadan Kareem!

It is Ramadan all over the world for all Muslims. Ramadan started this lunar month.
The food is great! It's amazing that the food gets better during the month of fasting! Muslims wake up before the sunrise and have breakfast, then they fast all day, then break the fast at sunset with iftar. So at around six everyone is rushing home to break the fast. Most of the hotels and restaraunts put on huge iftar buffets (consisting of traditional ramadan foods) and entertainment.
There are a few rules that we need to follow; No loud music during the day, No alcohol is served before 7pm, Dress code is more conservative, No swearing, No eating in public during the day.
Generally life doesnt change much and it's a rare opportunity to experience some local food and customs.
PS: this is the Burj Al Arab (the 7 star resort) taken from the Madinat Jumeira (a resort inspired by local architecture).

A Day at the Beach

Mehdi and I have had a few days off together!
This is Mehdi at the Grand Habtoor Resorts' private beach club. It's a hard life!

This is me in the bathlike water! It's almost too hot, the most refreshing part is the cool breeze after you get out! But it's so clean and clear!

Here we are together (awww) in the beautiful gardens at the Grand Habtoor.

Athens

I just came back from Athens.
What an amazing city, I think this is one of the best destinations I have visited so far.
A little lonely though, I was on my own. But I can't wait to go back with Mehdi.

This was the view from the roof of the hotel. It's the Acropolis!

Wining and Dining (without the wine...)

Here we are in a local Spanish Restaraunt.
We had Paella and Sangria.
Not exactly Gulf Cuisine, but the paella was great and the sangria went down a little too easily!

Meet Fulla

Here I am with the Middle Easts answer to Barbie.
Her section is the biggest in the toy shop!

Allah Awakhbar!

Here we are at the Jumeirah Mosque soaking up the local culture back in Dubai.
Mehdi nearly got arrested for not respecting the one metre rule! Just kidding...

Chicken or Beef?

Here we are in our uniforms together. This was taken in our London hotel getting ready for the flight home to Dubai.

The Beast

Mehdi's new Clio Sport! (you can't leave off the 'Sport', people will think it's a girls car)
It's not quite a HSV ute, but it'll do for now.... Right Mehdi?
I haven't seen him much at home lately. I think he's found a new french girlfriend (with 4 wheels)!
He's been out chasing a Holden driver to race! Somebody forgot to tell him that there are no Holdens in Dubai! Oh well, we'll have to bring her home with us so Mehdi can kick some Holden butt.....

Our 1st Flight Together! YAY!

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for all your great comments! It's nice to know that you are all thinking of us!
InchaAllah, Mehdi and I are coming home in November so we'll be catching up with as many of you as we can in 2 weeks! So, chill those beers and break out the barbie!

Mehdi and I recently did our 1st flight together!
EK001 to LHR (London Heathrow) on the 1st of September. We had 24hrs in London together so we went to Harrods, Hyde Park and Sloane Street. The underground map looks like the monopoly board! We had lots of fun and managed to eat lots!

Here we are in the Underground....

Mehdi eating a pie (!?!?) in Harrods. Sauce Mehdi?

Me with a Dr Who phone box!

Stay tuned for more great adventures! Miss you all xoxoxox