Dubai Chronicles - Part 1

When we first landed at Dubai International Airport, little did we know what to expect. I, for one, was quite awestruck by the grandeur of the airport. The airport itself is ranked among some of the best airports in the world, and rightly so! Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of the airport as I wasn't sure whether it was allowed, and I didn't want to be reprimanded or sent back to my country before even having properly set foot on UAE soil! Of course, on our return journey, I did click some pictures, but that will have to wait for now.

Once we had successfully manoeuvred our way through the huge airport, we lined up to procure our original visas. The stern lady at the counter reiterated a couple of times that our visas were nowhere in sight! Perplexed as we were, and with the copies of our visas in our hands, our hearts sank at another thought of going back even before setting foot on UAE soil! Anyway, to cut a long story short, the issue was just a delay with the processing of the visas in the airport itself, and the precious papers were soon in our possession!

Our first day (actually, only the evening) in Dubai was spent by going to one of the more famous supermarket chains in the city, "LuLu". LuLu has 3 huge shopping establishments in the same vicinity, a place called "Karama". One caters only to groceries, eatables and the like, another houses clothes, textiles, toiletries et al, while the third one is dedicated to furniture and household items. All are more than adequately stocked, and I'm sure rarely will a person not find what she/he is looking for! Of course, my camera went into high gear, considering it was the first place we visited in Dubai. I'll just leave you with some pictures now!