Early morning in Dubai

Arrived safely in Dubai at 4.45 after a good steady flight. Had an empty seat next to me, and an Indian lady on the other side of that. She and her friend are Hindus off to Chennai to stay in an ashram for two weeks. The lady told me it is the highlight of her year - I guess we would say she is going on retreat.

Sarah had warned me that Dubai International was all about Pampers and Kit-kats. Well, things have changed! The mighty dollar reigns and one can buy anything "duty free".

This airport is a hive of activity being the Middle East hub for travelers from all over the world. The write up says that planes take off at the rate of one every 90 seconds .... So one can understand both why there are so many people, and also why so many of them are fast asleep as they wait for ther connections.

In a couple of hours I will be boarding my plane to Manchester, hope to be there at 13.00 South African time.

Here is an airport pic - could have bee taken in any international airport, except that sign is in Arabic