We stumbled upon the Gulf version of throwing a too big ball into a too small jar at a carnival during Dubai’s annual shopping festival. Diving for pearls used to be big business here pre the Japanese invention of cultivating pearls. However, for 10 dirhams ($2.50), you can buy 10 oysters to have someone look for your very own pearl. We must have seen 100 oysters opened and alas no winners, but it was interesting.
The shopping festival is a 45 day event starting in late December that is a really big deal ‘round these parts. Fireworks, street fairs, parties, many tourists, raffles, etc. They definitely take shopping seriously here, you should see the malls. One of which has an indoor ski slope. We actually took a guided tour of one of the themed malls that details the life and adventures of an ancient explorer called Ibn Battatu.
The shopping festival is a 45 day event starting in late December that is a really big deal ‘round these parts. Fireworks, street fairs, parties, many tourists, raffles, etc. They definitely take shopping seriously here, you should see the malls. One of which has an indoor ski slope. We actually took a guided tour of one of the themed malls that details the life and adventures of an ancient explorer called Ibn Battatu.
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