29 Nov - 5 Dec: Family week in Dubai

Thanks to Jon's flight money account and initiative, we spent a week in Dubai at Movenpick Jumeirah Beach Walk.  Dubai is not my most favorite place, but the weather was much warmer than in UK so we were able to swim in the sea a couple if times.  Lots on:

• Meeting up with Su from Qatar (solo because Nev's exit visa had expired)
• Shopping in largest Mall in the world
• Going up the tallest building in the world
• Dinner in Sheraton Creekside to see 41st National Day fireworks with Lisa & Warren (then to their house for dinner next night)
• Rugby 7s finals
• World parachuting championships were on all week on the beach

Su & Cherry

that looks a lot Mum

How many signs does one need?

Corner of Rugby 7s stadium

Dubai Mall Aquarium

Tea and texting in Dubai Mall by waterfall

Top of the world

It must be Xmas!

Bye bye

Jon then left for Thailand via Hong Kong, Lulu left for Pune via Mumbai, and we flew back to blighty.

It was nice to get home to what-I-call-normality.