Well, here we go! We went to UAE to check out my job offer at Higher Colleges of Technology in Sharjah, which is the Emirate directly east of the Dubai airport. We took an extra suitcase to leave with Fabien just in case we made a decision to return - no sense flying suitcases to the US in June only to take them to Dubai in late July. Well, no one told us we were limited to 1 suitcase each, so Swiss wanted to charge us $700 for the extra suitcase! NOT! So we took a cab BACK home at 80 mph, dropped off the suitcase, rushed back, paid the $90 fare, and ran to the gate. Where the plane was no where to be found! It was delayed more than an hour. We could have taken the metro for $6.50! AHHH! When we finally got to Zurich, our Swiss flight had already left, so they rebooked us on Emirates. WOW! Best coach experience ever. Large personal tvs, hundreds of channels, great food and super service. By the time we got to Dubai, it was almost midnight, but still 90. Here are some pics of us on the plane and around the hotel. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza in Festival City. It is on Dubai Creek and connected to a HUGE mall. On Saturday, it was 113F! But is was a dry heat. Yeah, right! 
No comments:
Post a Comment