We recently visited the animal markets in Al Ain with some friends. During our brief walk around the camel area, we made some new friends from Afghanistan The stark white dishdashas stood out among the desert orange haze Even the camels seem to blend into the background While the sights and sounds were amazing, they were also much of the same – desert orange through a haze of sand. This is the UAE, so one should expect these colors and sites. Nonetheless, we still miss green…
Ramadan is over and with it comes the Eid Celebration – the breaking of the month long fast. As Eid marked a week-long holiday we decided to take a night away and explore another part of the UAE. Although we did not partake in the Ramadan fasting, it does affect everyone nonetheless, and the idea of sitting in a cafe having a coffee in broad daylight made us giddy like small children. So we packed up the car and drove east towards Oman to a place called Al Ain, which is part of Abu Dhabi. For as “new” as the…
