Plus ça change, plus ça change
Wandering around Dubai, I’ve noticed that the more things change, the more they change.
I got on a bus I used to take, but it didn’t stop until I was about 15 km past my stop. It seems that the bus routes have all been changed, and I was being ferried to Ibn Battuta mall, rather than to my destination. (BTW: Ibn Battuta has a number of very interesting exhibits about the 1,000 years when Arabs dominated the Arts and Sciences, and espouses the proposal that the European term, ‘The Dark Ages’ be replaced by ‘The Islamic Ages.’)
On the way, I saw the new Salik toll collection device. I also saw substantial progress on the Dubai metro, which seems to be proceeding apace, and should have no trouble meeting the 2009 deadline.
Finally, those of us who ride busses were promised air-conditioned bus stops in 2007. Apparently, the A/C will be turned on just as soon as winter 2007 arrives, and the stops will all be kept in the balmy 20s; but, unfortunately, it looks like the A/C will be switched off as soon as Summer 2008 arrives.
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Meanwhile, I’m wondering if Grapeshisha and Single in Dubai need to be moved to the inactive column. Neither has posted for quite a while.
I got on a bus I used to take, but it didn’t stop until I was about 15 km past my stop. It seems that the bus routes have all been changed, and I was being ferried to Ibn Battuta mall, rather than to my destination. (BTW: Ibn Battuta has a number of very interesting exhibits about the 1,000 years when Arabs dominated the Arts and Sciences, and espouses the proposal that the European term, ‘The Dark Ages’ be replaced by ‘The Islamic Ages.’)
On the way, I saw the new Salik toll collection device. I also saw substantial progress on the Dubai metro, which seems to be proceeding apace, and should have no trouble meeting the 2009 deadline.
Finally, those of us who ride busses were promised air-conditioned bus stops in 2007. Apparently, the A/C will be turned on just as soon as winter 2007 arrives, and the stops will all be kept in the balmy 20s; but, unfortunately, it looks like the A/C will be switched off as soon as Summer 2008 arrives.
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Meanwhile, I’m wondering if Grapeshisha and Single in Dubai need to be moved to the inactive column. Neither has posted for quite a while.
posted by Dubai@Random at 10:43 pm
2 Comments:
You should take photos for all of us out here, who used to live in the U.A.E. and would like to see the changes you talk about. Sounds interesting.
vagabondblogger: Sorry, no camera. And a very slow connection.
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