I was meant to have an hour stopover in Dubai at midnight for the plane to refuel...3hrs later I was sent off to a lavish hotel for the remainder of the night and to wait until the aircraft engineers could find a bit of the plane they were missing - who knows
what bit or when it fell off! I had an experience I could never afford myself as we were given buffet meals at the Arabian Park Hotel and a caught a bus into the 'WADI; an extremely ornate and expensive mall in the city. It was a HOT 40degrees throughout the day and nnot much cooler at night - and they all wear so many clothes. I felt half naked in my tshirt & jeans as it is burka country. Photos of the exterior to follow.
Once I finally made it to the Netherlands after a close call on another flight and delayed trains, I met with my family & family friends. Spent the last couple of days in Amsterdam seeing all that Amsterdam has to offer with my bro, Cam & mich... Had a wonderful time cycling around on our yellow dutch bikes getting lost & eating/drinking all the local delicacies. It was my first sunny day in Europe - a little disappointing as I was hoping to get my Vitamin A (or is it D?) I've been lacking severely back home!
Look on my flickr button on the right for more photos of my trip so far.
