Left: View of Burj Al Arab hotel from a bar called 360 degrees Right: Dubai skyscrapers in fog
Below is our living room
After hearing the suggestion from a few friends and family, we have decided to keep a blog to enable all of you to pop in at your own convenience to see what we are up to and also to document our own thoughts and travels while we are living here in Dubai.
"You must be crazy!" That is one of the frequent responses we get when people from back in the United States come to know that we have chosen to live in the heart of the Middle East. In all fairness, we most likely would have agreed with them before coming out here and seeing for ourselves just what this region (and this city, in particular) is really like.
Dubai is often promoted as "a miracle in the desert" and "21st century Arabia." Dubai is a true melting pot with over 100 nationalities calling this city of 1.4 million people home. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world with a population surge of over 25% in the past five years. The amount of construction that is going on in order to keep up with the growth is nothing short of phenomenal. More of the world's tower cranes are in Dubai than in any other city in the world, they dominate the skyline.
Those are just a few facts about the city we now call HOME!
Vivian and Reese are trying to get acclimated to the heat and humidity, but their bodies are screaming in protest each time they even come near a window or door! Just kidding, our walks in the evenings have been pleasant, but the heat is climbing every day and most outdoor activities come to a halt during the entire month of August. We will have to fill our days with indoor activities and perhaps a few trips to Ski Dubai!
Here are some pics of our home sweet home!
This one below on the left is of the guest room. And then one of the office.
Here's the kitchen...
And the master bedroom/master bath (notice the extra equipment in the bathrooms here):
Here is the marble staircase:
And Alex playing ball with Reese on the living room floor!
6 comments:
Thanks for the blog guys!
Your place looks quite comfortable in a place so far from The States. Question though, is Alex dead in the photo of the bedroom. He's lying on the floor looking.... what's the term.... "Three sheets to the wind"
Also the photo of the skyscrapers in the fog is FAN-TASTIC. Hope you guys have an outstanding July. Did you set of fireworks on the 4th?
Andy
Vivian and Alex we just love this. It is so nice to be able to see you and your home. It makes us feel like you are not so far away. Have fun on your vacation and we can't wait to see more pictures. Love mom and dad Strogen
HI Vivian and Alex,
Thanks for keeping us in the know. It is all very interesting and I can't wait to visit. I love the photos. I miss all of you!
Love,
Miracle Mom
Hi Auntie V and Uncle Alex. I love your house. Give Reese a big kiss for me. We all miss you. Can't wait to see more pictures. Love you both
Love Grace :-)
Good to see that all are adjusting and that Reese hasn't burst into flames. If ya'll need some water, there's plenty of it here, only about 3 days in July without rain (thank you Al Gore). I hope that all is well in the coolest part of the desert. Congrats on the tallest building award, saw that on Yahoo yesterday. Now if you could just make an Island shaped like Homer's head so you could tie into the simpsons movie premier. I will be there at the midnight showing this Thursday night. House looks great, all we have here is crappy wood stairs, not the fancy marble ones (jk). Look forward to more updates. Hope to hear from you soon.
Miss ya in the states,
Mike Giroir
I once had the opportunity to fly PIA. The female flight attendant had a thicker moustache than I did, and the "refreshments" consisted of a cracker and one of those juice box thingies that you had to poke a straw in.. and this was in business class!! I think in coach they just had to pass around a jug..
We miss you guys in Texas.. Gopal sends his love.
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