Down by the river

OK, so really they call it a creek but I'd surely define it as a river. But they've not asked my opinion on the subject! Anyway, I went back to the creek yesterday - this time with the Newlands and it was a Saturday. It was a totally different experience than the last time. No awkward stares and all the shops were open so it was nice to see all the items for sale. We didn't spend too much time in the souks (it only holds so much interest for a 1 and 3 year old) but we did eat at Basta Art Cafe' in Bastakiya. Bastakiya is a collection of more than 50 restored buildings on the shore of the creek, dating back the the 1900's when Iranian traders settled in Dubai. It's a cool place and Hank and I will explore it more and share more details on it when he gets here next week.

For the time being, here's a couple pictures of the creek, souks, downtown, and the abras on the creek.This is one of my favorite pictures so far. It's hard to appreciate it in its tiny, blog form but if you can click on it and have it open to full size - it's a cool picture.

It's like a boat convention!
It's pretty neat to see the boats lined up unloading all their goods. The boats are sometimes stacked side-to-side 6-7 deep!