Dubai evening 1 – Dancing, Shopping and a little bit of luxury in my hotel bathroom

October 17, 2008

I'll write a more elaborate post about the fantastic evening I had in Dubai tonight (meeting new friends, dancing to reggae and salsa at a old dive bar, driving through crazy traffic and shopping like a mad woman). 

This post is about my really great hotel bathroom.  =)  It's modern, black granite, with a rubber ducky sitting on the side of the tub.  I came home totally exhausted after four hours of dancing in heels and I decided to have a bath!  I haven't had a bath in years and frankly, I've always disliked them because I get really bored!  Well, this bathtub was inviting.  I lit the floating candles, dumped the entire jar of bath salts and turned off all the lights.  I ran hot water and just reeeelaxed!  It was SO nice.  I love this alone time.  After a crazy night out socializing with some really great new friends (who I only just met today!), it's so nice to be able to come back to my own room and have this time to myself.  I took a shower in candlelight as well and it was such a nice experience.  I'm going to make it a real point to use candles more often when I'm at home.  Candlelight is gorgeous.

Anyway, tonight was SO MUCH FUN.  I haven't danced like that and sweated like that in a very long time!  It's hot and humid here in Dubai but I've met some really great new people.  S, C, K and R!  R is a DJ and will be taking me out again sometime in the next week.  K is starting his own media business and is a super interesting person – we're planning to meet up again tomorrow.  Dubai is very similar to London in that it is FULL of expats.  I love London because you get to meet people from every corner of the planet.  I feel like Dubai is very very similar!!  =)

Tomorrow, I am going to try and see the Burj Arab Hotel.  Locals hate it.  Tourists want to see why.

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