Day 16: New Year in Dubai
I traveled to Dubai on the last day of 2017 and spend New Year's eve there.
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3:00am
Going home was absolutely bonkers! It took us 3 hrs to finally get a train and get back to the hostel.
12:00 midnight
And the countdown began - and it's a happy New Year!
This is my first time to spend NYE away from home, so the experience is a bit different.
The lightshow was better in some ways from the fireworks, but nothing can come close to exploding things that light up the night sky to usher in the new year. Hashtag #justsaying.
Financial Road, 10:00pm
We picked a spot along the Financial Road overlooking Burj Khalifa where to see the lightshow. Then we waited.
Al Safadi Restaurant, 8:45pm
We decided to eat first, and we picked a Lebanese restaurant to have our NYE meal. I ordered shawarma and avocado drink.
7:30pm
My hostelmate from Japan and I decided to go to Burj Khalifa to see the NYE lightshow there (fireworks were canceled this year).
At The Top Hostel, 3:30pm
After a metro an…
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3:00am
Going home was absolutely bonkers! It took us 3 hrs to finally get a train and get back to the hostel.
12:00 midnight
And the countdown began - and it's a happy New Year!
This is my first time to spend NYE away from home, so the experience is a bit different.
The lightshow was better in some ways from the fireworks, but nothing can come close to exploding things that light up the night sky to usher in the new year. Hashtag #justsaying.
Financial Road, 10:00pm
We picked a spot along the Financial Road overlooking Burj Khalifa where to see the lightshow. Then we waited.
Al Safadi Restaurant, 8:45pm
We decided to eat first, and we picked a Lebanese restaurant to have our NYE meal. I ordered shawarma and avocado drink.
7:30pm
My hostelmate from Japan and I decided to go to Burj Khalifa to see the NYE lightshow there (fireworks were canceled this year).
At The Top Hostel, 3:30pm
After a metro an…