K6 UAE

It's the middle of Eid al Fitr now, the three day celebration of the end of Ramadan. We moved to Abu Dhabi just as Ramadan started, so we really don't know the city any other way and I really don't know if some of these impressions I have are Ramadan-specific or just par for the UAE course, but here are my thoughts of the past month. Ramadan is a month-long Muslim holiday most notable for the fact that almost everyone fasts between sun-up and sun-down. So this year here it's about 5:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. But the sunrise and sunset times are different even between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and each city has its own official suhour (breakfast) and iftar (dinner) timings. They shoot off a cannon at the big mosques to signal time to break the fast which people traditionally do with some dates and water. So in the evenings, at shops or grocery stores or gas stations there will be dates and water available for people. But during the day, most restaurants are closed and there i...

Hello! On June 22, (my birthday) we went to Legoland. And the Legoland Waterpark. It's kinda expensive, but AWESOME.  We got a Ramadan deal which means unlimited food and drinks! LEGO wave The lazy river has bricks floating in it and little pads on the floaties that hold the lego bricks so you can build on your floatie. Me and Henry both built lego turtles and we memorized the design for them. Ellie and Greta collected colors of bricks and just stacked them on the floatie. Greta on the lazy river Eliza on the lazy river Me on the lazy river Henry on the lazy river most of the kids on the lazy river  Eliza and Greta on the lazy river Eliza and Greta at the Joker Soaker  Eliza slipped on the steps of the Joker Soaker, racing Greta to Mom, and had to visit first aid. Eliza at first aid  We did family slide races. There were six slots in this one slide which is pretty perfect. Dad won both times. M...