Dubai, Day One

My plane landed about 10 PM last night, as I basically spent all of Thursday traveling. I left Harrisburg at 8 PM on Wednesday, got to Frankfurt around noon, and now here I am. It was a remarkably uneventful series of flights -- the IAD-FRA plane was full, but a seat in United Economy Plus and a Lunesta made that bearable, and the FRA-DXB flight was empty enough that I was able to commandeer an entire five-seat row and stretch out a bit.

As a result I landed feeling better than I was expecting to. Plus, it was a breeze navigating the airport, I found a place to change money and a taxi with no problem, and within an hour of landing I was settled into my hotel room on the 19th floor of a hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road, waiting for room service so I could have a bite to eat and then go to bed:



This was a much better room service option than the typical burger and a salad that I get in American hotels.

I haven't been outside to explore yet, but we have no business stuff to do today so I hope to get over to the "old" part of town and take a ride in an abra on Dubai Creek. i figure I have 5 or 6 hours before the jetlag hits so I better make the most of it.