Surprise - Dubai for a Day

January 10th (We think)

So we are really bad at this.  It has been two weeks and we haven't posted anything. We have an excuse though,  we are lame.

So the trip started well, walk to bus, bus to burrito (Anna's!), burrito to T, T to MegaBus, MegaBus to NYC, NYC to PATH train, walk to Wicket's, walk to dinner, dinner to liquor store, liquor store to Wicket's, beer to belly.

The flight started only 1.5 hours late. No problem, 12 hours and many bad movies later we were in Dubai.  Oh except our layover was only 1.5 hours.  So there we was, there we was, Dubai!  Slowly we turned, step by step, inch by inch and went to a hotel.

We are not mall people.

But,we hopped in a taxi with our fellow misplaced travellers Elizabeth & Carolina and went there.  It had an aquarium, an ice rink, a water show, the worlds tallest building and underwear. The last being most crucial- it turned out to be very comfortable.

It was a strange experience.  Huge modern buildings where you would expect George Jettson to be flying around in his jet car. Yet all of the chain stores you would expect at home and some you wouldn't (Fuddruckers? Tim Horton's?).  Women in shorts or burkas, men in white robes.  We walked around somewhat in a daze until Bethany nearly fell asleep in a book store.  Then it was bed time. Tomorrow Melbourne.

Where did yesterday or today go?  Is today tomorrow?