Dubai- An Arabian Ecstasy

Day 1
All excited and upbeat, at Ahmedabad Airport
 from left: Shubhankar, Anshumaan(that's me)



A customary selfie when on board 
We were onboard our flight from Ahmedabad to Dubai when the captain suggested passengers who had not yet dozed off to peep outside the window for a breathtaking view of the port of Karachi. My friend and I obliged and leaped to our left to get the best view of the spectacle. The port city was dazzling in the darkness, ships shining like floating candles along the coastline. We were humbled to behold such a spectacular sight, also wondering how important a role this port must have played in the past just as it does today. We left Karachi, moved over to the Persian Gulf and flew towards the desert of Oman. I opened my Google Map, switched on the GPS and excitedly located the blue dot floating in the desert and heading to Dubai. After an hour, we approached a complex network of buildings, roads and bridges and we knew that we had reached our destination. After going through the monotonous airport formalities, we boarded a cab to Jumeirah where we had an AirBnB booked for the night. On our way we passed downtown and reveled every moment of our cab ride by constantly looking outside the window to catch glimpses of glorious Dubai. It was already 10 pm by the time we reached Tamo's place (our host) in a very posh neighbourhood of Jumeirah. We crashed as soon as we entered our room as we had to get up early the next morning to explore the nearby spots. I still remember how excited I was in anticipation for what was to come next in our itinerary. I didn't have much idea about the trip as all travel arrangements and itineraries were made and managed by my dear friend Shubhankar. It turned out to be a blessing as each day in the city turned out to be like a birthday surprise for me. (:

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  1. Shubhankar Gupta20 June 2017 at 17:41

    The Dubai trip was made memorable not by my planned itineraries, but by your consent to every suggestions I threw at you. The epic ice breaker with each cab drivers in Dubai will be forever etched in my memory.

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