Friday, November 19, 2010

Photo Gallery: Dubai City Life

Bastakiya Quarter


The traditional wind towers in the restored Bastakiya Quarter were designed as a household cooling system.




Gold Suq 

The Gold Suq is home to myriad shops with dazzling displays of gold jewelry; be prepared to bargain.

Muslim Woman 

Dubai woman wearing a sheyla (head scarf) keeps in touch.

Nighttime Scene 

A Chinese businessman in Dubai looks out from a Chinese restaurant in Deira, Dubai’s chaotic suq district.

Expatriates at Arabian Ranches 

Basking in the good life, expatriates watch a polo match at Arabian Ranches, a suburban-style development in Dubai


Mass Wedding Guests 

A guest at a mass wedding in Dubai peruses the thick program, which lists 47 couples.

Dubai Creek Dockside

A sailor loads consumer goods onto a dhow on a Dubai Creek dock.





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