Rotana Al Ain

Finally, a touristy day!<br><br>Drove down to Al Ain and circled the town a few times.. nothing immensely interesting. Got quite confused though :(<br><br>We then drove up to the Jebel Hafeet mountain and the nearby Oasis which I can't spell to save my life, which is right on the UAE-Oman border. Didn't get to cross it, much to my annoyance..Oh ...

Insha'Allah. I had read of this saying before coming here. But today, I discovered how real it really is. In English the phrase translates to 'God willing&#8217; or simply, &#8216;hopefully&#8217;. Insha&#8217;Allah is used by people of all religions and is essentially used to indicate hope for a future event to occur. For example, if I were to say "See you tomorrow," the reply would be &#8220 ...

... Il y fait bon malgré le soleil qui cogne implacablement. A l'écart de la ville se dresse une petite montagne au sommet de laquelle se tient hotel. C'est là que nous déjeunons au frais. Enfin, sur le chemin du retour, nous nous arrêtons au fort d'Al Ain, ancienne forteresse en terre. Malheureusement celle-ci est en réfection, impossible donc de la visiter.

... tourists there, and until right towards the end of our visit no buyers either. We spent time wandering around the edges of what must be a large car park on busy days, inspecting groups of camels and their owners who were mighty interested in us as a source of income. Money exchanged hands in return for camel patting and photos, and one entrepreneurial type even tried to charge me for parking. There were a number of very new-born ...

... those ohh so large suitcases that im known to take with me... to date the least i have ever taken with me on a international trip was 12 kg .... im sure hubby will do his best to make me brake it some time soon... you just got to love men.. thery travel with one set of clothes and they are done lol...

... and stampeded over my friend. She didn't get stepped on, but she was pushed down into the dirt. Those things can get up to a pretty fast speed and quickly! Next on the agenda was the 4-wheeling on the sand dunes with the Landcruiser. Did I tell you that I was in the front seat next to the driver?! I thought I was going to have a heart attack the first time he sped up a sand dune and then went down it on the side of the ...

... the sun probably wasn't the wisest course of action. In fact, it was downright dangerous, and I spent a lot of money on water that day, as well as spending a lot of time willing myself not to pass out. Anyway, they had a pedestrian overpass in the blazing hot sun with no shade on top--so you better appreciate the fact that I walked over it, stopped, and took this picture: "Al-Ain" means "the Spring ...

... I made a big fuss (in a dignified way) and so the doctor's nurse and I ended up going to the insurance rep in the hospital, who got the matter resolved in 5 minutes. Why couldn't he have done his job on Thursday, when I had the tests? After that, the lab *started* the analysis. BUT! For one Hepatitis test, they had to send a sample to Dubai and the results wouldn't be ready for a week! I again dug in my heels and was finally told that "in 2 ...

... I made a big fuss (in a dignified way) and so the doctor's nurse and I ended up going to the insurance rep in the hospital, who got the matter resolved in 5 minutes. Why couldn't he have done his job on Thursday, when I had the tests? After that, the lab *started* the analysis. BUT! For one Hepatitis test, they had to send a sample to Dubai and the results wouldn't be ready for a week! I again dug in my heels and was finally told that "in 2 ...