Tuesday, May 15, 2012

day 32 -- dubai

Well, the cruise is over.  I get off the ship at 8 AM for a bus tour of the city.  If all goes well, I will be at the airport around noon.

My flight to Los Angeles leaves at 2 AM -- tomorrow.  That means I will have about fourteen hours to tool around the airport.

I hope to find internet to get a few entertainment posts on line.

Next stop Los Angeles.
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12 comments:

  1. John CalypsoMay 15, 2012 at 7:55 AM

    "...fourteen hours to tool around the airport."

    Ugh!  Can't you tool around Dubai for some of those hours???

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  2. PayMay 15, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    Oh, good heavens, don't miss a taxi trip at least around Dubai.  Kim Kardashian thought it was an"amazing" place.

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  3. AbandouMay 15, 2012 at 9:25 AM

    What?  Was the cruise the actual "end" as opposed to a means of transportation to something/someplace else?  So "our" trip is near to over?  Please say it isn't so.

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  4. BabsofsanmiguelMay 15, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    I'm very surprised you're not staying over there for a few days to see the new "eighth wonder of the world"!

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  5. Felipe ZapataMay 15, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    Rent a movie online. Get "The Terminal" with Tom Hanks.

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  6. IreneMay 15, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    Tell us about the airport in Dubai.  Is it as opulent as some of the other buildings?  What is the picture above?  It looks like a palm-tree shaped island.

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  7. Steve CottonMay 15, 2012 at 12:36 PM

     The island is man-made to accommodate an extremely exclusive housing development.  Dubai is building another similar site to look like the world's continents.  It is a bit too Las Vegas for me.

    The airport reflects the profession of Dubai.  Traders.  It is a functional warehouse with marble floors.  What Costco would look like if designed by Liberace.

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  8. Steve CottonMay 15, 2012 at 12:37 PM

     I will write more about it.  But "amazing" is not the word I would use.  Functionally phallic comes to mind.

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  9. Steve CottonMay 15, 2012 at 12:38 PM

     I could be playing the soundtrack right now.  After my 16 hour flight to Los Angeles, I will  have a ten hour layover in the City of Angels.  Getting home may take longer than the trip from New Orleans to Dubai.

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  10. Steve CottonMay 15, 2012 at 12:40 PM

     I saw it.  Yawn.  More in a day or two.

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  11. Steve CottonMay 15, 2012 at 12:41 PM

     The cruise may be over, but that trip that is Steve still has a few more years on the road.  Maybe.

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  12. Steve CottonMay 15, 2012 at 12:43 PM

     I did.  And I will tell you all about it.  In a day or two.  Right now, I am exhausted.  And the flight will not begin for another five hours.

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