I feel like I have been working my butt off with not much to show for it yet, but we do have a brand new (empty) apartment with a great gym and pool (too tired to go) and a nice view and beach. I got a TV and an air mattress already and have been trying to buy used furniture, but yesterday I lost a bedroom set I really wanted by 5 minutes because I was waiting for the damn TV to be delivered. And the TV is useless if the cable company doesn't come. I waited three hours for them yesterday until Neal (who is in Pittsburgh now) found a number to call and was told they weren't coming! Neal yelled at them and they promised to be here today at noon, so we'll see.
Dubai is so crazy it's ridiculous. The more I'm here the more it seems like a giant real estate scheme. There are so many new buildings and projects underway, many of them stalled for the time being, it's hard to say what will become of it all. It all looks new but in 10-20 years, do they bulldoze it and start over? The desert is right here so where there's no building there's just a pile of sand. Bizarre contrasts. But interesting, so long as I don't have to live here permanently.
My twin Janet is flying here tonight (as in flying the plane as captain for United Airlines) with her husband Hack coming along to see Dubai. We will have as much fun as possible during the layover and then all head back together on the 13th. You get pretty nice treatment from the cabin crew when your sister is flying the plane! I'll be in Pittsburgh for a week before heading back. I'm going to bring back sheets, towels, etc. that I have extra of at home and don't need to buy new. And then I will try to furnish the new apartment without spending too much money.
Sunday is a work day here, since Friday is the Muslim holy day. We'll go out to dinner at the Creek--the real old part of town--and cab it since I've never tried to drive there and have been forewarned. But you have to try to get a real cab and not one of the unmarked cars which while metered are more expensive.
Dubai is so crazy it's ridiculous. The more I'm here the more it seems like a giant real estate scheme. There are so many new buildings and projects underway, many of them stalled for the time being, it's hard to say what will become of it all. It all looks new but in 10-20 years, do they bulldoze it and start over? The desert is right here so where there's no building there's just a pile of sand. Bizarre contrasts. But interesting, so long as I don't have to live here permanently.
My twin Janet is flying here tonight (as in flying the plane as captain for United Airlines) with her husband Hack coming along to see Dubai. We will have as much fun as possible during the layover and then all head back together on the 13th. You get pretty nice treatment from the cabin crew when your sister is flying the plane! I'll be in Pittsburgh for a week before heading back. I'm going to bring back sheets, towels, etc. that I have extra of at home and don't need to buy new. And then I will try to furnish the new apartment without spending too much money.
Sunday is a work day here, since Friday is the Muslim holy day. We'll go out to dinner at the Creek--the real old part of town--and cab it since I've never tried to drive there and have been forewarned. But you have to try to get a real cab and not one of the unmarked cars which while metered are more expensive.
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