Apologies for the delay on this last entry from our Middle Eastern trip - just never got back around to it with one thing and another!
Our final morning in Cairo also saw us head into the old Coptic Cairo district with some beautiful churches and quiet streets and markets.
Leaving Cairo we flew to Dubai, arriving around midnight at the airport and needing a taxi to get us to our accommodation. The Taxi queue was one of the biggest queues we have ever seen! Took us about an hour to finally catch a taxi, but wow, what a difference from Egypt - metered taxis driven at a comfortable pace with seatbelts included! We spent 2 nights in Dubai, very relaxing and a nice way to finish the trip. Spent our full day first wandering down along the river, visiting the old Souk area and the amazing textile market, then across the river to the gold, silver and spice markets. The latter part of the day saw us in the district of Jumeriah, wandering the amazing souks, canals and resturants of the Medinat Jumeirah Hotel complex, watching the sun set on the beach beside the Burj Al-Arab Hotel, and dinner looking out over the water at the now lit up Burj Al-Arab and Medinat Jumeirah.
Our final morning in Cairo also saw us head into the old Coptic Cairo district with some beautiful churches and quiet streets and markets.
The Hanging Church, Coptic Cairo
Coptic Church
Leaving Cairo we flew to Dubai, arriving around midnight at the airport and needing a taxi to get us to our accommodation. The Taxi queue was one of the biggest queues we have ever seen! Took us about an hour to finally catch a taxi, but wow, what a difference from Egypt - metered taxis driven at a comfortable pace with seatbelts included! We spent 2 nights in Dubai, very relaxing and a nice way to finish the trip. Spent our full day first wandering down along the river, visiting the old Souk area and the amazing textile market, then across the river to the gold, silver and spice markets. The latter part of the day saw us in the district of Jumeriah, wandering the amazing souks, canals and resturants of the Medinat Jumeirah Hotel complex, watching the sun set on the beach beside the Burj Al-Arab Hotel, and dinner looking out over the water at the now lit up Burj Al-Arab and Medinat Jumeirah.
Kate wandering the old Souk district
Dave alongside the River
The Burj Al-Arab
The Burj Al-Arab and Medinat Jumeirah
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