Feb 11, 2008 - off to Dubai!


Hi All
The girls have the week off, and so we are off to Dubai..it is the growing Las Vegas of the Middle East - ther motto is Sun, Sand and Shopping - sounds perfect to me! This is a city that where nothing is older than 10 years old, a previous pearl diving city now vying to be the financial capital of the middle east.

Here is a picture of our hotel - the Jumeirah Beach Hotel....it views the hotel shaped like the sailboat, and the Palms Island development....if you need us, we both have our cells and and can receive emails on them..

Back on Saturday
Love,
Amy

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