The carpet was a wooden water taxi ,which once we had got on board andpaid two dirhams along with 20 others it took off landing us at the spice and gold market.
At the wharf it was fascinating to see workers unloading a wooden dhow no cranes or fork lift machinery the strong backs and arms of men unloading textile. Some being opened right there and some being cut off . I wondered if that was their payment. Karen thought perhaps they were samples for buyers.
This city of Dubai which is all so new and modern (it didn't exist forty years ago ) here is ancient transportation and trading taking place.
The spice market was great colours, sights smells everyone seemed dead keen on selling us saffron, which is apparently very cheap here. We have never cooked with it, so settled instead buying some frankincense and myrrh following some wise men long ago example.
Thought we were going to be vanished one part of the morning a very persistent man said to come and look at his shop , he lead us around the back down a couple of ally ways then up a narrow staircase about four flights unlocked a door another guy appeared we went into a small room filled with knock off label watches and bags then they locked the door.
We remained strong and wouldn't buy things we didn't want. I wondered do I have to king hit on one of them to get out. Karen smiled and said no many times as did I they unlocked the door and we scuttled down the stairs wary of being led away from the busy crowds.
Today we head for Scotland . Haggis and porridge a change from the curry on the breakfast menu here.
God bless
Arohanui Ian and Karen
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teabagcreek@gmail.com
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