Category Archives: Skyline

Dubai Metro During the Golden Hour

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Alice

With four glorious days of perpetual sunshine left before Christmas (and Mr. H out of town; well actually in frozen Moscow, no less) my imagination requested to be taken on an adventure. That my good self take my good camera … Continue reading →

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Downtown Dubai-Burj Khalifa

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Alice

Like petals from a stem, the Burj Khalifa’s wings extend from its central core. This building is a work of art, and as beautiful inside as it is out. It has come to symbolize this city, built but a generation ago, … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Part 11: Locomotion

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Alice

Come, escort me as I beat a path across town… Firstly I must decide against laziness: definitely the stairs, then… Next my will is tested: do I knock on the door? What on earth is this otherworldly contraption planted in the … Continue reading →

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Composition

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Alice

Balancing with feet astride in an almost-filled carriage, on the metro en route home, and with afew “excuse me’s” I shuffle along to the very front to take a good look at my city. The view from up here causing me … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness: Ramadan Part 7: Gainful Employment

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Alice

Question: What value do I place on “work”? From where did I recieve my work ethic? How was I influenced? Why is it that I consider it important that I succeed in the workplace? Observing my Muslim colleague fast; striving for betterment in their personal relationship with … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Pt 5: Sky

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Alice

Same sky above me, but what an assortment of canopies! Still no matter where I look up from; whichever patch of earth my feet are planted – be it the aerotropolis of Dubai, the marbled Pantheons of Classical Greece or the castaway … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness – Ramadan Part 4: Modern Architecture

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Alice

Today in Dubai a remarkable heat came over the city. A torrid dog day afternoon blaze beat down on my head as I walked the kilometer home, from Dubai Mall to DIFC – the Dubai International Financial Centre, after meeting friend Anne … Continue reading →

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The Jetsons

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Alice

Seven months into 2012, so shouldn’t we all be traveling around in flying cars by now?  That was the prediction in the Jetsons cartoon tv show. Set in 2062 the futuristic series – first produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1962 – depicts … Continue reading →

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Burj Khalifa

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Alice

The Burj Khalifa is certainly easy on the well-shaded eye. All who come to be near its looming construction become dazzled by its proportions…then become dizzy from all that reflecting glass and beaming sunrays. In the searing sunshine of a Dubai summer, … Continue reading →

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Marathon. Well…Just the Half.

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Alice

Today I ran and ran, till my courageous heart couldn’t beat any harder; till my legs-of-lead wouldn’t propel me any further; till my swollen knees hadn’t any more suspension left to offer. This early Dubai morning I ran my very … Continue reading →

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