Sunday - an ordinary day in Dubai!

It is a bit confusing! Friday is the Sunday out here, which is followed by Saturday, which is like our Saturday, just it comes after the main worship day! (I think that works better!!) So Sunday is like Monday, everyone is back at work and off to school. So I went along for the school run, taking Stephen and Betty to The English College and The Dubai College respectively.

There are rather a lot of large and expensive cars in Dubia. As Steve said the school gates look a bit like a 4x4 showroom. The Jumeira Janes drop off the kids at school, then go off to Spinney's for some shoppping, perhaps have a coffee with friends or go to a nail appointment, then there's only just time to check the maid has done all she should in your large air conditioned home, before picking up the kids again. The trouble is that you husband has to work very long hours, so you hardly ever see him. That's the life out here, some love it, other's don't.

Having no maids or nail appointments, Steve and I took Buddy the dog to the vet for a check up on the way back. As Steve was driving, here are a few views of the newer part of Dubai from the 14 lane highway. Almost all of these buildings were not even started four years ago!

But it's not all like this! The vet's was on a back street, and you could just see Burj Dubai, looming out of the mist - this is currently the world's tallest building. I saw it a bit closer coming from the airport, and was more impressed than I thought I would be. Here is the photo I look, you should be able to make it out, with the cranes still working on the top. The final picture in the meeting room by my room set up for another congregation this evening.

Today was a bit hot. It's only been about 35C (!) as there has been a lot of dust in the air, but that was clearing a bit, and the sun became like a blow torch - pushing the temperature over 40C! Steve had me walking about in that heat visiting a cemetry, and I was really glad to be back under cover again.

And, as it is Sunday, we did have an evening service, really a re-run of the service on Friday, but a different feel, with different people (and not so many because of work committments). But it was good to hear one of the church members trying to set up a scheme to help the men who live in the labour camps - just with simple things like providing books to read and a way of collecting their wages without walking miles in the heat, so that they can send their money home to their families in India etc. After the service I met someone who usually worships at Holy Trinity Cannes - my next exotic destination - isn't it a small world!