Monday 22 December 2008

Weekend in Dubai – Day 3

A'isyah at the centre court of MoE
On our last day, we only had half a day. Our flight was in the early evening, so we took it pretty easy. Unlike Day 2, or even Day 1, we took part in the group outing. At least, A’isyah and I did, since there was a visit to Ski Dubai in the program. After breakfast in the room again, I sent Nany to our old place where she was meeting someone at the spa, and then A’isyah and I went to MoE. We were there early, since the group was late to breakfast and late to depart the hotel. While waiting, A’isyah and I walked around and took pictures at the x-mas display in the centre court.


Finally the group arrived and we got our tickets. Half were going for ski lessons, while the other half were just going to the Snow Park. I bought A’isyah a pair of mitts, and then we got suited up. A’isyah was excited about the visit, since the memory of her previous (and first) visit a few months earlier was still fresh in the mind. She was looking forward to gathering up snow and throwing it around again. We spent a good hour inside, and then came back out to meet up with Nany and have lunch.

The rest of the group had to rush for a visit to old Dubai (the Creek and the old souks), while we took our time with a nice lunch at Chilis. After lunch we walked around for a bit, and then took off for the airport. I returned the rental car, and then we waited for the rest of the group to arrive. After getting our tickets, we went ahead and checked-in, and then processed through immigration and went straight to our departure gate.

When we boarded the plane, we had to re-sort ourselves, since we had gotten three seats in separate locations during check-in. Two seats in the same row, and another a few rows back. So we had to switch around with the rest of the group, and there was quite a bit of confusion as we switched seats around so couples/families could sit together. We finally got three seats together in the middle aisle, and settled in for the return flight. Once again, we all rested all the way through, not even bothering with any in-flight entertainment.

We touched down on time around 6am, and took the ERL (KLIA Express) to KL Sentral. Headed home, got ready for work, and was in the office by 10am. Back to the grind.

Overall, for such a short trip (back) to Dubai, it was alright, though it could have been better. At least, A’isyah had a fun vacation.

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