Good evening!
Time for a little update again.
Continuing the U.A.E.-chapter, since there is so much left to show, and since I have finally managed to go through all the 1200 pictures that was in the newly invested camera.
Going through the pictures meant a lot of memories, a lot of stories I would like to tell, and last but not least a huge envy to go back to this country soon again!
The stories as well as the pictures are too many to tell and to show here,
but I´ll give you some snapshots of my lovely U.A.E.-stay.
The most easy way was to put it into chapters, this chapter includes the best from picture 1-200 in the camera, well maybe not the best pictures, coming to photography, but the best (from my point of view) to give you an insight of what I have been up to.
Evening in the Bur Dubai souk. Full of people, small shops, vendors trying to sell you things from fabrics, to plastic toys to reproduced arabian artisanat and bellydance-gowns.This is said to be one of the typical arabic and most original parts of the city, but still this bustling area does not let you watch a lot of arabic people in traditional clothes, neither feel that old arabic vibe from 1001 nights, unless you really try to focus just on the architechture.Indians and Pakistans seem to have the most shops in this area, and there are plenty of small restaurants that serve further eastern food on plasic plates and without even a napkin. 
A dishdasha with black and white-checked gutra and the agal to hold it in place for sale.And yes... I still find this so attractive!
Al Fahidi Street, downtown Bur Dubai with it´s plenty shops with cheap imports from India, China, Pakistan and Iran, not to mention the many shops selling electronics in the so called "Electronics souk", though I prefer, after having a second look, to do that kind of shopping in the malls.
At Fahidi street, content after making a bargain, or what do you say about a darkblue, very comfy (and still sooo hot) nightgown inclusive of a robe to wear over it for 32 Dirhams? To help you people out it is about 6 Euros...
A ladies salon, of course with the curtains well closed and "no men allowed-sign" where you can have your hair done for a price not possible to even dream about back home, or why not some beautiful henna-patterns?Rebecca at one of the favourite malls, Deira City Center.
This mall is not part of the bigger scene, although it is bigger than all the malls you´ll find in Sweden, but indeed very popular among the locals as well as the expats.
Fashion sale during the end of the big Dubai Shopping Festival that takes place in the city every year. The festival equals a lot of opportunities to make some true bargains as well as nice ordinary shopping at discounted prices. 
Aren´t these abayas beautiful? So classy!
And a shop for men... Here you´ll be able to find any dishdasha or gutra that you desire, and if you don´t they´ll make it for you after your instructions. 
Me in Souk Al Arsa in Sharjah. Very quiet and small, and since we visited during the day, most shops were closed. A bit charming, sure, but not something you will not make it without.
The blue souk in Sharjah, the neighbouring emirate to Dubai where we went for a day-trip.I was really looking forward to seeing this emirate that is stated to be the cultural capital of U.A.E. but to my disappointment it was not at all what I had been expecting.
Neither did we find the bustling shops in "real souks", nor the charm of a city described as a small pearl. In fact, Sharjah was quite boring, and I think I´ll not go back unless I have something that needs to be done there... The people that we got in touch with was not to friendly, I even ended up in quite a bad fight with a taxidriver, where as the next taxidriver we found kept driving and driving without knowing where to go eventhough he had directions from a collegue in the mobilephone (and the talking almost made him crash the car several times)... Not to mention, we did not find any people who spoke arabic, and their english was not more than in the best cases very basic. If you still have an envy to go there, you should bear in mind that Sharjah is very conservative, as a woman you should definately consider what you are wearing, men and women who are not related or married are not allowed to be seen together in the streets, smoking is strictly prohibited in the emirate and alcohol does not exist (not even if you have the certificate that it takes to buy alcohol outside bars in Dubai).
Me, posing in front of a pair of beautiful doors in the charming Madinat Jumeirah.
Madinat Jumairah again.
Picture taken from a taxiseat during a ride along the huge Sheikh Sayeed Road that runs all the way from Dubai to Abu Dhabi.
