Hey there guys!! Hope everyone is doing well, and if you live in Dallas, that you survived last week's storm without any problems. Honestly, the freakish weather that the world has been having is really starting to concern me. Unseasonably cold weather, snow, then spring, then cold again - is anyone else concerned about this? On the other hand, I'm kinda glad that it hasn't gotten too hot here in Dubai. We're still enjoying some nice weather.
So it was time for us to make another trip to the Baracuda this past weekend, as rations were running low. This time, however, we decided to actually take the road into the city center of Umm Al Quain rather than going straight to Baracuda and back. Much to our disappointment, the 'city' had much to desire. Amazing how the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai have SO much money, yet the emirate of Umm Al Quain is practically desolate. The one thing that made the little side trip worth the trip was this little store front. We got the biggest laugh from it.
To give you an idea about how ridiculous we are when it comes to stocking up, take a look at my pantry. Mind you, this is for two people - but still..... However, when you put it into perspective that this will probably last me about month, and allow for host gifts when I am invited to a party - I suppose it's not that bad.
Thursday night, the team and I went to 'The Underground' at the Al Habtoor Hotel then over to Bar 44 at the Grosvenor. If the lighting reflecting off the window had not been so bright, you could have seen an amazing view of the Marina. Pretty low key night, had some excellent conversation about people's religious beliefs....and while, you're not supposed to discuss religion or politics over dinner or drinks - this dialogue was great. We each spoke openly about our beliefs, differences between Christianity and Muslims while respecting each other. I LOVE that we can do that.
Friday night, my colleague, friend and suitemate Robin and I hit the town. After going to Mall of Emirates to get supplies (i.e. wine opener) and get me a haircut, we headed out to Bar 360. This bar is a place out on a mini island off of Jumeriah Beach Hotel and, as you can imagine from the name, is in the round. While we had a good time there, it felt much more like a 'vacation' bar...all white architecture, staff was wearing all white and the sounds of waves crashing up against the building. The night was beautiful and the people were....interesting. :) Here we are with the backdrop of the Burj Al Arab. Telling you, one can't get away from this building.
After a few drinks there, we headed over to Boudoir. Now, this is what I was looking for!!! First of all, most clubs in Dubai pretty much require guys to have a female with them. My guess is that this is the bars attempts to keep it from becoming a gay bar! LOL Thank goodness that Robin was with me, we made it in to the club with no problem at all. The moment you walk in, you immediately feel the music and energy enter your body. Great ambiance, good music, good drinks (albeit expensive) and an all around good time. obligatory self shot
As every bar/club has to have a 'shtick', this one was rather fun. Ok, so to do this club right, you have to reserve a table and have bottle service. We had a great time without it, but definitely want to do it 'right' the next time. Through out the night, the music would change to something cheesy like 'Final Countdown' or the theme to 'Rocky' and these two bouncers would come out carrying some sort of throne. (see pic) Well, this throne was either a large bucket with flames at the four corners, or a block of 'ice' with blue LED lights shining through and in the middle was a HUGE bottle of Moet Champagne. They would walk right through the dance floor and make their way to one of the tables. You then heard the POP of the cork and the champange flowed like water while the dance floor continued bouncing.
Since bars don't really close here, we realized that it was 4am and we needed to make our way back home. So, off we went, found a nice man with a 2007 Lexus ES300 taxi - and while it cost a little more, it was definitely worth it. Sweet ride home to sweet dreams.
Since bars don't really close here, we realized that it was 4am and we needed to make our way back home. So, off we went, found a nice man with a 2007 Lexus ES300 taxi - and while it cost a little more, it was definitely worth it. Sweet ride home to sweet dreams.Much love sent out to all of you!!!!
