Dubai

Looking back, 2008 was really not a great year and I am quite happy to see it leaving....with hope for a better 2009.

But I was still looking forward to tonights party and a fun evening out. So the disappointement was big, when I read the headlines in todays newspaper (7days):

Dubai: All parties across Dubai to celebrate New Year’s Eve and the end of 2008 were ordered to be cancelled last night.
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai made the announcement through the official WAM news agency late last night.
The order stated that Dubai will “mark the new year with a sombre tone as a token of solidarity with the Palestinian people and Gaza Strip which is currently under the barrage of Israeli military fire.”

Well farwell then 2008....

I guess next year we will be celebrating back home again, as we did until now.

11. December 2003

Have you ever believed it could be snowing in Dubai? Neither did I.

You can not imagine how surprised I was this morning when I saw "snow" lying in our garden.

Actually it is the rest of the ice corns from the hail storm last night.

Happy Birthday UAE!