We arrive in Dubai at the Sheraton Deira after midnight , wait
forever for our luggage and we arrive at the hotel a jet lag mess but we are
hungry. Off to the Lindbergh Bar for
some mezzeh and a drink. We are too
tired to wait for the food so they send it to the room…. Hummus, olives, nuts,
pita, and crash for the morning flight. Breakfast consisted of leftover mezzeh to
tide us over. We arrive at the airport
and not knowing how strict Qatar will be I purchase an abaya at one of the
airport stores which is the long black robe that comes with a sheer black scarf
to put over your head if needed. Most
of the abayas are seriously bedazzled with gold and silver sequins. I find a simple one with a small black sequin design and put it
in the bag “just in case” .
Love business class!
It was a short one hour flight but because we were in business class we
were issued the blue “cards “ that
allowed us to exit first (well actually after first class) . We climb on a bus that shuttles us to the terminal
for passport control , and the lines are
long but moving quickly. I notice almost
all the women had either long skirts or pants on with long sleeves and I am feeling
self conscious in my shorts and short sleeve top so I toss the abaya scarf over
my shoulders to try and blend in.
Luggage was painless and someone comes up to us offering us
a taxi. He seems to be a private car trying to bypass the taxi wait line but we
say yes and head outside. The doors
open to 110 degree weather and we are hauling suitcases across two parking lots
to where his black car has been parked in the sun, by the time we got to his car we were dripping sweat and the car is hotter than the outside. Note to self- next time stand in the taxi
line.
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