Today my friend Olesya and I went to go visit Nassar square. Nassar square is located in the original part of Dubai, the heart of where this extravagant city began. It stretches along the Dubai creek, and you can take water taxis to get from one part of the city to another. These taxis are small wooden boats with a little motor, and it cost 1 dirham (about $0.28) to ride. Olesya and I took a ride across the creek, taking pictures of all of the sites and amazing architecture. On the other shore, there were shops selling everything from handmade shoes to tourist trinkets to fake watches and sunglasses. While we were there, we almost became famous. They happened to be filming a movie in the market area, and we tried to get in but they made us turn around…guess they already had an action hero and sidekick.
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| Water Taxi |
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| Historic Dubai |
So we continued exploring, and happened upon an old Arabian house that had been converted into a museum. The architecture was interesting, with rooms all over the place and a courtyard in the center. It was almost like a little palace. Some of the rooms were empty, others contained artifacts and photos. One of the rooms had wax figures of Arab men working…they were pretty friendly, and let me take a picture with them.
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| Ancient Craftsmen |
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| Drinking a coconut |
After all that walking, we were both getting hungry and thirsty. So we stopped at a small street shop for some food. We got a some shawarmas (which is like an Arabic chicken pita wrap) and a coconut to wash it down. They take a coconut, cut the top off, and put a straw in it. It tasted nothing like I expected…guess my tongue was anticipating something like a coconut cream pie or an almond joy. The coconut juice was clear, cool, and refreshing. I give it a thumbs up.
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