Last day. Phew.
Woke up late, the jet lag probably kicked in. Went over to the mall to get what was now lunch. Found a Paul’s patisserie (did I mention we like them?). I had a chicken and mushroom crepe with cheese sauce, Song had a chicken and salad sandwich. Sat there for a while then left the mall to do our only bit of sight seeing. Got a cab there, only to see a metro station almost next to it.
It was a historical house and mock up of a traditional village. It was also empty, I guess most people come here for the tower and the shopping (although the prices are cheaper in Melbourne).
The house was interesting, had lots of old photos of Dubai and old documents like an agreement from 1965 with Shell to extract oil. The photos showed that Dubai was basically a collection of traditional mud houses in 1950 with a population of around 3000. It’s grown a bit since that.
Wandered around for a couple of hours, Song still ill, then took the metro back. Song went back to the hotel, I watched another movie.
Back to the hotel, sleep, flight tomorrow, last daily post of the trip.
Looking forward to getting back home now.
