United Arab Emirates - May 2011

Back to the United Arab Emirates. I have been before, so I wanted to avoid the malls and the shopping. With my single free day I made a morning trip to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, and an afternoon/dinner adventure trying out Dune Bashing.

The mosque was impressively large and cool on the feet (you must remove your shoes when in the building). Dune bashing was fun, but I wanted to drive, not ride. You get to ride in a Toyota Land Cruiser up walls of sand, until the vehicle is about to roll over, then turn down, and repeat. After a couple hours of this, they take you for a barbeque dinner in the dunes, then back to your hotel.

-Matt

Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Sheikh Zayed Mosque Reflection	Sheikh Zayed Mosque Chandelier	Sheikh Zayed Mosque Chandelier
Sheikh Zayed Mosque Reflection	Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Herd of Camels
Angry Camel	Dune Bashing at Sunset	Dune Bashing at Sunset	Dune Bashing at Sunset	Sand Waves
Cooling off the Engines	Sand Waves	Sand Waves	Dune Bashing at Sunset	Dune Bashing at Sunset
Second Break	Dune Peak