"It's freezing in here, lets go outside to warm up"

After a wonderful 3 weeks of overfed relaxation, family, and more relaxation, I hopped on a plane to Delhi.

Of course, what is a flight to Delhi without an 8 hour layover in Dubai?

And what is an 8 hour layover in Dubai without a visit to this U.A.E Financial hub.

As I was headed into town on the new metro system (Inaugurated on Sept. 9 according to our Taxi driver), I met a fellow traveler with a similar layover, on her way to Mumbai (named Jenny). We quickly became friends.

And what is a visit to this financial hub without indoor skiiing?

Seriously! INDOOR SKIING! Kept at a cool -4 degrees Celcius, this is a great place to meet the children of South African diplomats, or just chill out.

Lessons:
1) No one in Dubai knows anything about anything. The 'information' lady in the metro told us that we could take a bus from the Emirates mall back to the airport (after the metro closed at 11pm). Of course, that wasn't true. The money exchange guy told us that a taxi from the mall to the airport would cost 500 Dirham (about 200$), that also was not true. Another person said that the taxi would cost 30 Dirham (the actual cost was 60).
2) Beware of people who have been traveling for too long (according to Jenny, they can be nuts).
3) ....

would finish blog, but gotta leave for Durja Puga (unsure of spelling) festivities. In Delhi with Tara