Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Photos!

Ric and I are back in London, safe and sound. After a rough start to Monday (I had to go home sick), we finally feel adjusted and are really thankful to be back on a regular schedule after all the traveling. I think we did 5 or 6 trips over the past month, and they definitely took their toll. My body wasn't sure what time zone it was in. Feeling good now, even though it's cold, gray and rainy outside, and have re-committed to eating well and exercising to try and counteract the damage we did while on the road.

Dubai and Hong Kong were both amazing, and rather than trying to recap all the fun little details, I thought I would just list a few of our favorite things:
  • Ayyam art gallery opening in Dubai that was "invite only" (not sure how we got in)
  • Visiting the Chinese village on stilts called Tai-O... it smelled very fishy but was cool to see
  • Dinners in Kowloon that looked back on the Hong Kong skyline (Hu Tong and Felix)
  • Seaplane tour of Dubai - this is a must do for anyone visiting the city. There's simply no other way to really get the scope of Dubai and the insane amount of construction going on 24 hours a day
  • Shopping in Hong Kong's Soho neighborhood - this could even be considered a cultural experience because most of the shops and designers were Chinese!
  • Getting upgraded to a two bedroom suite at the Emirates Harbour hotel in Dubai even though it meant we had to stay on the 13th floor
  • The escalator in Hong Kong, which was 2,600 feet long and takes 20 minutes to go from top to bottom. It was built to help commuters who lived at the top of the hill get to work without driving to the bottom of the hill. Super cool!

Here are a few pics, but if you want to see all 200+ of them, check out Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelbremer/sets/72157605409082794/

Hong Kong

Escalator (the covered green things on the right)
The world's biggest Buddha (and Ric)

Tai-O, a village on stilts, on an island close to Hong Kong


At the Ayyam art gallery opening in Dubai, with one of the artists!

Dubai Creek

Dubai marina (view from our hotel room)

World's tallest building

The famous Palm!

Dubai's most well-known hotel, the Burj Al Arab

"New" Dubai marina area

Dubai at night

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June 6, 2008 at 4:46 AM

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