Some Dubai & Al Ain scenery
Aug 7, 2023 03:23:13 #
I had little road trip from Dubai to Al Ain and snapped some phontos along the way.
It was a drab hazy day. Turning it to black & white was no loss.
I boosted the colors a lot on this image and its still pretty drab. Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building towers higher than the foreground building
Al Ain has nice looking stop lights. The black lines on the soil are automatic irrigation hoses for watering plants
An unfamiliar park. Those structures were not there the last time I visited the area.
More views of the new park
Aug 7, 2023 10:50:29 #
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Aug 7, 2023 13:17:09 #
Wallen
Great photos with new development. Fancy stop light. The park is beautiful and everything is clean and well kept. The photos are well composed and tack sharp. They will serve as long lasting memories. Disappointed no Beautiful Dubai women.
Johnny
Great photos with new development. Fancy stop light. The park is beautiful and everything is clean and well kept. The photos are well composed and tack sharp. They will serve as long lasting memories. Disappointed no Beautiful Dubai women.
Johnny
Aug 7, 2023 18:34:47 #
I remember Dubai when it was just a small town with one hotel on a creek. No buildings over 2 stories.
Aug 8, 2023 00:02:32 #
NMGal wrote:
Appears a nice place to stroll.
The place looks lovely but at the moment is too hot to be enjoyed.
Come winter when the temperature is cooler and it would be much more enjoyable.
It was actually too hot these past weeks, some days reaching 50 degrees. Maybe too hot that it killed some of the decorative trees near our accommodation, even though they get enough water.
Aug 8, 2023 00:04:03 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Nice series. Dubai is an amazing place.
It has provided me good opportunities and made me a better provider for the family. No complaints
Aug 8, 2023 00:06:00 #
Aug 8, 2023 00:29:47 #
johnny1950 wrote:
Wallen
Great photos with new development. Fancy stop light. The park is beautiful and everything is clean and well kept. The photos are well composed and tack sharp. They will serve as long lasting memories. Disappointed no Beautiful Dubai women.
Johnny
Great photos with new development. Fancy stop light. The park is beautiful and everything is clean and well kept. The photos are well composed and tack sharp. They will serve as long lasting memories. Disappointed no Beautiful Dubai women.
Johnny
Thanks.
The development here is fast. Circa 2001 and right outside the city limit is a desert with wild animals. Some shops actually sell medium sized and smaller versions of bear traps. By 2010, there are almost no wild space by the roads outside the city. Those have been replaced with farms or far out commercial & housing areas.
I was unable to visit the park. It was just along the way and phontographed through the bus window.
As for the ladies and the people in general, there is a very strict privacy law. If one take photographs of anybody without consent, that can get the police involved.
Aug 8, 2023 00:35:14 #
Old Coot wrote:
I remember Dubai when it was just a small town with one hotel on a creek. No buildings over 2 stories.
Wow, that was probably way before I came here.
It was still a pretty meek place when I arrived but not as what you've mentioned.
You must have felt like Indiana Jones then
That's how I feel when I explore their heritage towns and museums.
Aug 8, 2023 09:54:29 #
Old Coot wrote:
I remember Dubai when it was just a small town with one hotel on a creek. No buildings over 2 stories.
Likewise.
It's all changed a bit since 1974!
Aug 8, 2023 11:47:23 #
Sorry to hear that. When I was in that neck of the woods remember the people being very friendly and exotic. That was quite a while ago. Enjoy every minute of the trip even with the heat.
Johnny
Johnny
Aug 8, 2023 14:46:27 #
johnny1950 wrote:
Sorry to hear that. When I was in that neck of the woods remember the people being very friendly and exotic. That was quite a while ago. Enjoy every minute of the trip even with the heat.
Johnny
Johnny
They still are friendly, but also wants their privacy.
The place has become a melting pot of many nations and cultures and I agree with their stand to be tolerant of others while preserving their own.
Aug 8, 2023 21:08:13 #
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