Today is National Day here in the UAE! December 2, 1971 (yes only 39 years ago!) was the day that the 6 Emirates joined together to become one country. (The 7th Emirate – Ras Al Khaimah – joined the following year.) It is a huge holiday here as these people are very proud of their […]
A Little Geography Lesson
With National Day here in the UAE approaching – celebrated on Dec 2nd & 3rd – I thought it might be a good idea to include some information on the UAE in my blog. I know that I knew nothing of this area before Leon started traveling here in 2008. Anything I thought I knew, […]
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Today we visited The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. It is a magnificent mosque that is apparently the 3rd largest in the world. It took 11 years to build and is one of the few mosques that non-Muslims can tour. Sheikh Zayed was the first ruler of The UAE and was extremely popular. He was very […]