Monthly Archives: December 2017

Day 7 – Wednesday 20 December Wide awake around 5am & breakfast at 7am before another walk with grandchildren along the shore of the Dead Sea.  We can just make out the mountains of Lebanon through the mist & haze … Continue reading →

Day 6 – Tuesday 19 December I was wide awake at 5.30am as dawn started to light the sky & by 6am I was writing our blog until breakfast.  Our destination this morning is Jerash, a bit over an hour … Continue reading →

Day 5 – Monday 18 December An early start & breakfast before we catch the taxi out the front of the apartment complex to the Abu Dhabi airport, out in the desert & surrounded by sand.  We have a 2 … Continue reading →

Day 4 – Sunday 17 December Another slow start, I slept in, I think I have now adjusted to the time zone difference.  This morning we are off to see the Abu Dhabi Louvre, a partnership with the Louvre Museum … Continue reading →

Day 3 – Saturday 16 December After a slow start to the morning we head off to visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and it truly is grand.  This is a very large & imposing white marble & tile mosque.  … Continue reading →

Day 1 – Thursday 14 September Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to visit Monica, Charles & our two grandsons is our destination & our journey begins leaving home at 3.15pm.  Our neighbour kindly drives us into town to … Continue reading →