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 […]
Conservative Dress
I had a very strange experience last night. We have been here just over 3 months now and have gotten used to the conservative dress code. Even the girls have become accustomed to wearing jeans and long pants to school. I have enjoyed not arguing with Elise about her short shorts! So last night we […]