Goodbye Dubai . . .


Well, 3 years sure went by fast!  We have seen so many places, had so many amazing experiences, and met so many great people.  We lived & worked here, played tourist here, and hosted a variety of friends & family. However, this chapter is drawing to a close as we move back to the US permanently on September 8th. Below are just a few of the highlights.  Brace yourself. This is the longest post ever, mostly a photo-dump representing the highlights of the last 3 years in the UAE.  I did not include highlights of our travels to other countries. Saving that for a subsequent post. Here you go . . . 





















Our apartment






Our apartment building

Dubai Marina






Night club nearby that we never went to

Typical Dubai sports car - Lambhogini Hurrican
Annoyed the shit out of us as our building sat next to a bridge going to the beach. Young kids would rent them but didn’t know how to shift out of first gear, resulting in very loud cars driving 10mph. 

View from our balcony on our first night at the apt




Burj Khalifa - tallest building in the world


Palm Jumeirah



The Palm with the Burj Al Arab hotel

Fountain at The Pointe


Atlantis



Our balcony chairs, where many travels and life decisions were made






Ain Dubai







My home away from home . . . 




Our good friend Afra with attitude!



Azure Beach




Shisha

Me and my Belgian cousin Monique




Barracuda fishing in the Persian Gulf!

My treadmill in the building. 5k every day!



Fishing with my Algerian friend Aimon


Mama Zonia - our local bar














Octoberfest



Belgian cousins Gautier and Maaike

Wind tower at the old royal residence

Abra boats

Spice souk (market)

Arabian Tea Room

Global Village





View from our balcony at night

Our pad




Friend Cath and daughter Lizzy

Museum of the future 








Burj Al Arab


Global Village

Dubai Miracle Garden

Turkish coffee vendor in Global village


Dessert Safari








Oryx





Falconry

Mosque in Abu Dhabi








Gold on top of your coffee 




Boat Captain




1km zip line -  Julie did it, I did not 





Aura Sky Pool





Friends Kathie and Eric Jermyn
























American Friends Tiffany and Rose





Friends Mary and Junior




First Class upgrade on Emirates. Holy Crap!
“When would you like to schedule your shower, Mr. Jones?”








W in Abu Dhabi



Celtics exhibition game in Abu Dhabi 










Friends Mark and Lisa Dufour

Halloween party at Stuart and Zuzanna Merrifield’s







The original Fix candy bar

Photo wall of travel














Camel races


Safari with nephews James and NFL legend Dan Moore jr. (Titans)







Oryx


















Dubai Marina - where we live

























Our Turkish friend Umut at Claw BBQ








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