Check out these guys! It’s so nice that the locals willingly pose for photos. Ha ha. Actually they are part of the Dubai Museum. Forever frozen in time – weaving, bartering, or whatever.

I went on a safari of sorts – in search of the Dubai Museum. I had a vague idea of where to go but sort of stumbled on it. It’s how I find everything from Shannon’s Farm to places in Vancouver. It’s all a feeling.

Generally museums require patience. You stand respectively at each exhibit, politely reading the information and trying to look engaged. By the end you silently curse the endless exhibits and search for a place to buy coffee. In a different country and culture – even the most mundane activities become fascinating. It somehow feels exotic//

Fascinating fact #1: The Dubai Museum is the oldest building in the city, dating back to 1787

Fascinating fact #2: Dubai used to rely on pearl diving and fishing before oil was discovered.

I walked through the museum spying different blades from warriors of the past. A spiral staircase brought me to the exhibits – designed to showcase life in the United Arab Emirates. Side by side with other pasty white westerners – I snapped photo with a tourist’s vigor. For three duhrams (one dollar) I left oozing enlightenment or sweat – it’s hard to tell.