Monday, March 23, 2009

We had an incredible long weekend in Dubai before Tatty left to head back to Houston. Dubai is more than pictures or words can describe. Its similar to NYC or Vegas...there's too much to do. You can always go back and do more or different things. Its is heavily influenced by the western world and everything is done BIG and expensive! We enjoyed downtime at the beach and pool plus seeing the famous sights of Dubai. This was actually the very first time Brooks and Barrett have ever stayed in a hotel, which turned out to be just as exciting as the indoor ski slope :) The malls were incredible. They were so huge...no chance for seeing all of them. We were thrilled to eat mexican food twice and it was just as good as we hoped it would be!! Ski Dubai was unreal...right in the middle of the mall. The ski resort had 5 runs including a "black". Hopefully we'll be back another time to experience it. We spent our last evening at Madinat in Dubai...absolutely incredible! Its a master planned development with hotels, shopping, restaurants, and the most amazing atmosphere. The architecture is reflective of the middle east and ambiance feels very traditional and authentic. We took a sunset boat ride that was dreamy. What a great weekend and getaway from Doha. Back to the real middle east, desert, tradition, etc. We needed a break and Dubai was perfect.

5 comments:

Sharon said...

OMG! I know you are half way around the world, but I got a little jealous looking! What a great "vacation" you had!!! That looked awesome! Looked like you were in Destin (just from the sand and water--that was the only time!) Ha! So fun to get to see all of that, really! Here I am stuck in Greenwood!! :) Great pictures! Barrett is getting so BIG!!!

Caryn said...

What an amazing place, so glad you guys got to experience it. I'm sure you'll find a way to go back!! The boys are looking as precious as ever and you all looked so relaxed and happy :) The ski slopes in the mall are crazy! Miss you.

angie said...

What a cool weekend! I am so glad to see that you got to enjoy some OTB:-)Those pictures are fantasic. The boys looked like they had a blast. I have never even heard of an indoor ski run, CRAZY!!! My kids favorite part of any trip is ALWAYS just spending the night in the hotel, cheap entertainment. I hope you have a wonderful week.

shannonmichaelis said...

Sweet! Looks almost as nice as New Orleans did! Looks like so much fun - skiing and beach time all in the same trip. Amazing!

Ashley Hall said...

Wow! Those pics are amazing!! So beautiful and so many good pics of the fam! The boys look great, of course! Can we go there soon? I'll tell Dave to book if for this summer:)!