Ras Al Khaimah

Ras Al Khaimah is the northermost of the emirates, at the boundary with Oman. It has got a great location, in between the mountains and the arabian gulf. The town itself is not very interesting, but the drive we took along Wadi Bih (a wadi is a dry riverbed that suddenly fills with water after heavy rain) and the resort we spent Friday in night were very nice.

Abu Dhabi

We spent Saturday in Abu Dhabi. My parents were here visiting and I thought it would have been interestin to see another Emirate. We drove along the corniche and stopped at Emirates Palace for a great lebanese lunch.


Of great interest is an exhibition about the new cultural island, that will include a Tadao Ando designed sea museum, a Frank Gehry Gugenheim, a Zaha Hadid theatre and an amazing Jean Nouvel Louvre.