It has been two and a half months already, and only now am I getting around to telling you about our new adventure to Dubai - Time flies! Firstly we had to leave behind our newly done up flat before I even had the chance to show you the before and after pictures so let's start with that:
It was hard work but what a difference it made. We were also just getting comfortable and then the news about Dubai jumped on us and we couldn't give it a miss so our flat is now in good hands and being looked after for us for the time being until we return (we weren't ready to just let it go).
So then, end of October we jumped on a plane, not just any plane, the new Emirates A380 bus to our new home for the coming year (or so we think!?)...the unique and dynamic destination of Dubai of which we knew nothing about but we were excited to find out. Firstly I would like to say that it has been a while since I have flown so comfortably! Big comfortable seats, big screens to watch movies on and when it gets dark the roof of the plane even has twinkling stars which has a very relaxing effect. Anyway...we landed just after midnight to what was our upcoming project: the airport. Exciting! But quite honestly we were a bit too tired to take it all in and we still had immigration to get through which was super busy and a long wait!
Once on the other side, we were picked up by our new colleague and housemate who drove us to our new home via the very long main road running straight down the middle of Dubai called the Sheikh Zayed Rd a.k.a the scenic route. So by the time we had reached our villa we had seen Dubai by night and caught a glimpse of all the iconic buildings glistening in the distance. We had cleverly arranged a week holiday in Dubai before we had to start work so that we could go and explore Dubai and all it's charms which I will elaborate on in a following post.
The villa where we live is in a new neighbourhood called Al Furjan which is a little bit on the outskirts at the moment but no doubt Dubai will continue to build outwards so maybe in a few years we will be living in the centre and then people will be jealous ;)
The entire neighbourhood is newbuild and some of the villas around us are still getting the finishing touches done but almost every week we get another neighbour so it is becoming less of a ghost town. The villas are gorgeous and vary in size. The villa we are living in has 5 bedrooms which we share with colleagues. It is very spacious so despite us all living together there is enough room for each of us to pick a corner in the house to relax or have some privacy if necessary that isn't in the confines of your room. So here are a few photos of our new house, the ikea house as we call it has been fully furnished from there...yep even in Dubai - no decorative gold ornamental furniture for us europeans:
And now the adventure really begins...
Once on the other side, we were picked up by our new colleague and housemate who drove us to our new home via the very long main road running straight down the middle of Dubai called the Sheikh Zayed Rd a.k.a the scenic route. So by the time we had reached our villa we had seen Dubai by night and caught a glimpse of all the iconic buildings glistening in the distance. We had cleverly arranged a week holiday in Dubai before we had to start work so that we could go and explore Dubai and all it's charms which I will elaborate on in a following post.
The villa where we live is in a new neighbourhood called Al Furjan which is a little bit on the outskirts at the moment but no doubt Dubai will continue to build outwards so maybe in a few years we will be living in the centre and then people will be jealous ;)
The entire neighbourhood is newbuild and some of the villas around us are still getting the finishing touches done but almost every week we get another neighbour so it is becoming less of a ghost town. The villas are gorgeous and vary in size. The villa we are living in has 5 bedrooms which we share with colleagues. It is very spacious so despite us all living together there is enough room for each of us to pick a corner in the house to relax or have some privacy if necessary that isn't in the confines of your room. So here are a few photos of our new house, the ikea house as we call it has been fully furnished from there...yep even in Dubai - no decorative gold ornamental furniture for us europeans:
And now the adventure really begins...
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