Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Summer holiday-Dubai Jun 2013 (Part II)

Alhamdulillah, tadi call emak di Segamat, bumi Malaysia dilimpahi hujan...kurang lah pencemaran jerebu especially di Johor...Allah Maha Penyayang...Dia bagi peringatan bagi kita...Dia bagi juga Rahmatnya pada kita...Allahu Akbar!

Okay, move on to my story...summer holiday in Dubai....well, another reason why we like to compare this place with Singapore (we stayed in Singapore for 2 years) is that the transportation facilites...SUPERB!!!...especially independent tourist like us yang ikut suka nak pergi mana-mana tak kira masa, tak kira waktu...so we really rely on public transport (not included taxi, okay!!!)....kami hanya take train and buses untuk jalan-jalan...tak susah nak jalan-jalan kat sini...google map kan ada....one thing which catch our attention is their bus stop...ada air-conditioner you all...sempat ambil gambar satu dua keping...hehehe...the metro train pun ada cabin yang khas untuk Gold Class card holder untuk yang budget lebih and tak suka struggling with people...and they also have special cabin for women and childrens....


busses and trains in Dubai

So day 2 in Dubai, of courselah aktiviti wajib mesti semua nak tengok Burj Khalifa kan...bangunan tertinggi di dunia...so kami naik train ke Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa...station train ini sebenarnya tersangatlah jauh dari Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa....kami terpaksa berjalan rasanya hampir 1km to the place...they built the bridge to connect from this station to Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa....and along the passage, they provide us the travellaters too...so tak lah penat sangat nak jalan...tapi lambat lah sikit nak sampai kalau tak jalan laju-laju...hehehe...
the travellators along the passage from the metro station to Dubai Mall...jenuh nak jalan....huhuhu

Kami plan just nak tengok wayang, ambil gambar Burj Khalifa and finally watch Dubai Fountain....di Dubai Mall juga ada Aquarium park and Ice Rink....those are mainly attraction places to do here...so after watch Fast and Furios 6, kami terus ke Dubai Fountain...di sini ada pertunjukan air terjun ikut rentak lagu yang dimainkan...and not every time they will show...it has its own timing...so make sure you check the timing in internet first to watch it....and I tell you its really worth it....sambil tengok the performance sambil itu bolehlah ambil gambar Burj Khalifa......kami pergi pun waktu malam....so gambar a litte bit blur...next day, rasa macam nak pergi lagi waktu siang, tapi mengenangkan kena jalan jauh terus jadi malas....hehehe...

the view of Burj Khalifa during night time...its really gorgeous!!!

 
Really enjoy this Dubai fountain show 

Keesokannya, kami ke Gold Souq pula....even we dont have any intention to buy gold, but as it is one of famous attraction place in Dubai, so we just go to have a look...that place has nothing special except so much gold shops are there....boleh jadi rambang mata nak pilih....the way to go to this place is more interesting actually...ada 3 cara kalau nak ke sini menggunakan public transport...1st, train...2nd, bus and 3rd by boat which it called as Abra...kami naik train ke Al-Ghubaiba station dan kami terpaksa berjalan beberapa meter untuk ke Al-Ghubaiba Water Station...di sana tersusun beberapa buah Abra untuk mengangkut penumpang-penumpang yang ingin ke seberang sungai....tambangnya hanya AED 1...tak jauh mana pun...5 minit dah sampai...Sebelum ke sana, kami sempat singgah old souq yang menjual pelbagai kraftangan tempatan...old souq ini hanya terletak berhampiran dengan Dubai Creek ..geram tengok barang-barang kat sana...cantik-cantik semuanya...tapi hanya mampu ambil gambar ajalah...huhuhu...so just enjoy the pics down there okay.....

Old Souq which located nearby the Dubai Creek....

Al-Ghubaiba Water Station...dari sini kami naik Abra untuk ke Gold Souq...
Some of gold shops in Gold Souq....

Setelah penat berjalan di tengah panas ronda-ronda Gold Souq ini, kami ke Al-Ras Metro Station untuk ke Deira City Centre...kononnya nak tengok another movie....tapi semua full seat, yang ada seat depan dan 3D movie...confident aja kami book 2 seats for 3D A Man of Steel movie, bila staff dia sebut harga AED 120, dengan muka tebal cepat-cepat saya cakap, its okay...we dont want it...husband gelak aja tengok muka terkejut saya...hehehe...lantaklah....belanja I makan lagi bagus....so we end up the day with eating Sushi in the food court....puas hati!!!

Makan lagi baik kan...hehehe...gambar popcorn yang atas tu time kami  tengok wayang tempat lain keesokannya...
Okaylah....nanti sambung lagi ye....nak pergi exercise....treadmill sudah memanggil....hehehe

Till we meet again, my blog!!!

Assalamualaikum.....


Summer holiday-Dubai Jun 2013

Lebih kurang 2 minggu lagi kita nak sambut Ramadhan kan....rindu sebenarnya nak sambut Ramadhan kat Saudi ni...perasaannya lain...of course tak boleh beat the feeling bila kat tanahair sendiri...tapi Ramadhan kat sini tak kurang meriahnya....semua mall or supermarket akan buka after maghrib atau isyak bagi hormati solat tarawih...dan akan buka sampai pukul 2 atau 3 pagi...kedai-kedai makan biasanya akan tutup setelah abes waktu sahur...lampu-lampu akan menerangi bandar  dan kedai-kedai...semua pekerja akan dikurangkan waktu bekerja...my husband will start work at 10 am till 4 pm....mungkin mereka ingin beri ruang untuk semua berqiamullail di waktu malam...rasanyalah...Alhamdulillah, memang mereka sangat menyambut kedatangan bulan suci ini dengan sangat meriah....great experience to have....

Cuaca di Riyadh sangatlah panas...kadang-kadang sampai mencecah 50 degrees...sangat eksrim kan...so this summer, kami  telah ke Dubai selama 5 hari untuk bercuti...nak ke tempat yang sejuk-sejuk kena ambil cuti panjang...and budget quite high...so we decide ke Dubai ajalah...walaupun dah 2 tahun kami duduk di Saudi ni...tapi this is first time kami jejak ke negeri seberang...Dubai....Insya Allah ada rezeki lagi kami akan ke Bahrain pula, kemudian ke Oman, ada budget lebih akan ke Turkey pula...In sya Allah kalau rezeki kami panjang di sini....berangan je lah kamu ni, Farah...hehehe...
picture taken from the flight...
We took Flydubai flight to go to Dubai...its only 1 and half hour journey from Riyadh....cuaca tak menentu time kami fly..lg beberapa minit nak landing, I think our flight hit the sandstorm...bergegar flight kami....tiba-tiba suasana dalam flight senyap sepi...semua terdiam...before this dlm flight macam pasar.....MasyaAllah...kami tawakal aja time tu....I think that is the scariest journey I ever had...tapi Alhamdulillah selamat sampai....kami book hotel somewhere nearby to Metro station (Al Fahidi Metro station)....3 minutes walking distance only...tersangatlah dekat...the hotel name is Four Points by Sheraton Bur Dubai....hotel ni ada 2-3 hotel around Dubai....so kalau nak pergi sini kena inform the address to your taxi driver clearly...tapi even kitorang dah berkali-kali inform driver taxi kitorang, confident aja dia bawak ke hotel lain..time nak check-in, staff dorang bagitahu adress ni lain....dah extra money kena bayar other taxi untuk pergi ke our hotel...haish...by the way, the hotel which we are staying is very nice and comfy....highly recommended...senang nak access with other places, just beside of our hotel is small supermarket, and many restaurants, cafe, pharmacies, clinic,currency exchange booth just around the corner... kalau kami pergi lagi Insya Allah akan stay lagi di sana...itupun kalau ada offer goin on sebab time kami book the price is 20% less...hehehe....
Hi my name is Maya...comel je Flydubai guna animation for safety instruction video....
the Ethopians in queue waiting for boarding...suka tengok dorang ni...pakainannya tersangatlah meriah...belum masuk make up lagi...when I enter airport toilet, habis depa conquer semua cermin bersolek...hehehe
Sepanjang kami di sana,  we loved to compare this place with Singapore. Especially when it comes to bills..bills..bills...hehehe...5 hari di sana, kami hanya 'visit' shopping mall..we visited 4 different malls everyday...tangkap gambar bangunan...their external and interior design...thats it...it won't cost you money unless you intend to buy something, isnt it?...to be honest , sejak saya sampai Riyadh dari Malaysia bln december tahun lepas... satu big mall pun saya tak masuk lagi...(actually, we both shares the same interest: we never got interest with shopping)...baik kan?..hihi...tapi bila ke Dubai lain da ceritanya...
some of the wall interior design in Dubai Metro Station
bergambar dulu before jalan-jalan...
Kenapa lain ceritanya? Nanti saya sambung cerita di next entry ok...dah mengantuk...nak masuk tidur dulu...

Till we meet again, my dear blog!!!

Assalamualaikum....