Just Imagine

that this sign.......

Says Kate

Instead of Pumpkin Spice Latte....

Ready to see....

some of these things:

Maybe not Barry....

And more!

Wrapping up my Mum's Trip

These are the last few pictures I haven't yet included in "Baba's Trip to Dubai Saga" currently being hosted on my blog.  They are a bit random, but necessary... quite necessary.

This is what it looks like when you try to take a picture in an underwater tunnel:

This reminded me of my days at Sky Ranch as Singing Otter: 

(I couldn't get into the exhibit with him, so I'm sorry that I'm not in the picture too.  You'll be quite happy to know that the otter and I carried on a very long and extensive discussion on the difference between otters and beavers.  And he mentioned that he considers it an animal right violation if you get the two species mixed up, so watch out.  You've now had fair warning.)

This photo montage of Norah is especially for my mum because she bought each of the kids something before she left.  This shirt is what she got Norah:

At the Creek

....In continuation of what mum and I did while she was here....  (I could write a whole travel book with the amount that we packed into our week together)

Thing #566: We got to visit the creek with Etienne and enjoy the sunset together.

Before the sunset:

I really like those pictures on my mum.

She's a beautiful lady!

During the sunset:

Two pictures

to describe my mum's time in Dubai:

All that glow in these pictures is from the humidity.

Priceless.

Baba's Favorite Part

of her trip was....

Anybody ever heard of...

Dubai Drums?

I'm not even sure I remember how I found out about it, probably by stumbling through the entertainment book one night.

When my mum was here a few weeks ago we went to their Djembe class on Monday night and it was absolutely wonderful!  If you live in Dubai.... all I wanna say to you is: "GO!!!!"

I had never played the djembe before and afterwards my hands looked like this:

RED

AND THAT IS A GOOD THING because it means that I learned a lot and had so much fun in the process.

The inspiration for all of this came from Baba, who is an excellent drummer.

And who has inspired so many women to drum through leading a drum circle in Connecticut!

And now she's inspired me.

The Dubai Museum

It wasn't until my mum came out that I really did some of the touristy things around Dubai....  Like go to the Dubai Museum, which was wonderful.  We even got to see some traditional Arabic boats that reminded us of Gig.

The Dubai Fort

Who's that?... Just kidding.  It's Baba... I know.

A traditional place to sleep in the winter.

A baby's cradle!

The Souks with Baba

One of the best things my mum and I did was go to the old souks by the creek.  It was so fun!  I got to see Baba haggle for some textiles and we even got some dresses made by a tailor.  Here are some pictures from one of the shops:

The Sharjah Monument

When my mum was here we took a trip to Sharjah, one of the other Emirates, to go to the Arabian Wildlife Center:

It was amazing and full of all sorts of desert wildlife.  I couldn't take any pictures inside and it actually made it even more enjoyable as we walked around and read about all of the animals.  I focused on the animals instead of focusing my camera the whole time.

And on the way there, we found a gem in the desert....

the Sharjah Monument:

Driving up to it.....

Getting closer.....

And there it is!

I would have never seen it if my mum hadn't come to visit!