Well, we have the family settled and all appears to be going well... plumbing leaks aside!
In the past week or so, we have engaged a full time gardener (he comes 6 days a week!) and yesterday Niki employed a lady to come and clean floors, bathrooms and windows. This is a huge load of our shoulders, so there are no more lawns to mow, floors to mop or showers to clean!
So, our weekends are looking to be pretty free and easy and so this weekend we're going to try and do some things... the girls want to go and see the Dubai Fountain Show which is a massive water display at the base of the Burj Dubai and outside the Dubai Mall. There are some cafe like restaurants along the foreshore, so we may sit and have dinner one night and watch the display...
Also, in Dubai Mall is the ice skating rink, so we may get the girls on the ice as well.
We (the adults) are a bit hesitant about Ski Dubai... neither of us have skied before but the girls are keen on that... but we may save that for another weekend....
Also, I am inclined to try and find a "Friday Brunch". Friday Brunch is a bit of a tradition in the UAE in which you turn up and pay a flat fee and eat and drink for a solid 4hrs or so. Some Brunches are definitely for adults only in which people tend to get very drunk but there are others that cater for families in which the adults can drink, but the kids are catered for. All of these events however occur in hotels due to liquor licensing laws and we have a Marriott Hotel within walking distance, so I will see what they have for brunch....
In the past week or so, we have engaged a full time gardener (he comes 6 days a week!) and yesterday Niki employed a lady to come and clean floors, bathrooms and windows. This is a huge load of our shoulders, so there are no more lawns to mow, floors to mop or showers to clean!
So, our weekends are looking to be pretty free and easy and so this weekend we're going to try and do some things... the girls want to go and see the Dubai Fountain Show which is a massive water display at the base of the Burj Dubai and outside the Dubai Mall. There are some cafe like restaurants along the foreshore, so we may sit and have dinner one night and watch the display...
Also, in Dubai Mall is the ice skating rink, so we may get the girls on the ice as well.
We (the adults) are a bit hesitant about Ski Dubai... neither of us have skied before but the girls are keen on that... but we may save that for another weekend....
Also, I am inclined to try and find a "Friday Brunch". Friday Brunch is a bit of a tradition in the UAE in which you turn up and pay a flat fee and eat and drink for a solid 4hrs or so. Some Brunches are definitely for adults only in which people tend to get very drunk but there are others that cater for families in which the adults can drink, but the kids are catered for. All of these events however occur in hotels due to liquor licensing laws and we have a Marriott Hotel within walking distance, so I will see what they have for brunch....
2 comments:
Are you gonna skate?
go on!
do it!
I do skate... badly, but Niki and I watched from the sidelines... coffee and hot chocolate :-)
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