Life in Abu Dhabi UAE, Day 27

 Date: 12/04/2022 (Tues)

Baby sis at work, went out with kid sis.  I thought she genuienly wanted to visit the local Gold Souk, ended up it was a sweet "conspiracy" they bought me the diamond ring...

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I love it so much!

We walked around the mall linked to the Gold Souk.  It's not big, no locals (rich locals goes to bigger malls), no tourists, more for foreign workers.

We bought cheap body oil.

Looked so nice.

Went into a small shop selling kitchen wares, I want EVERYTHING!

We bought silicon jelly moulds, heehee....

Dresses were cheap.

Never seen so many types of dates in my life.

Saw a small poke nose center.

Evening, we meet up with baby sis when she finished work, we went YAS Mall.

The mall was linked to the entrance of Ferrari World.

The restaurant my sis booked was right next to it.

Al Fanar Restaurant and Cafe, would recommend this if you visit YAS Island.

All the locals dinning, we were the only chinese.

Very nice place with cats (not real) on the beams.

We had salad.

Some baked potatoes.

The samosa was crazy delicious, we ordered another plate.

This was the main, it's stated for 2pax in the menu, 4 of us couldn't finish the rice.

Delicious and I'll be back for it.

This Rainforest Cafe looked very interested, the decor was like the souvenir shop of our Mandai Zoo lolxx...

After dinner, we were window shopping aimlessly, and we found that Ted Baker was a lot cheaper than Singapore.  My kid sis managed to get a kid size sweater for around SGD50, it was such a steal omg!

I managed to resist and didn't need anything...

While we have only IKEA, here got so many shops with nice home decors.

The luxurious mall was very enjoyable.

Aspinal of London, the girlfriend bought a bag with discount, we were all so excited lolxx....

We found the outdoor fountain, but didn't stay for the show.

My old phone couldn't take a nice pic of the decorative lights along the road of Abu Dhabi.

Going home in 3 days time, couldn't believe it.

When you are reading this, Japan un-officially announced that restrictions will be ceased and fully open borders.  Needless to say I am very excited, going to plan for Sakura season, finally after 3 years.

Life in Abu Dhabi UAE, Day 26

 Date: 11/04/2022 (Mon)

Went out with my kid sis to Marina Mall cos I found that there's a Ritual shop, wanted to get more...

Fairmont Marina Hotel looked amazing behind the mall.

At 40 degrees, we stepped out of car and literally ran into the mall for dear life.

The mall was almost deserted lolxx...

We took more than half an hour to find a place to eat, Lips Cafe, what a name lolxx...

Trying to wake myself up with a cuppa.

We ordered pasta each, came in a huge portion, should had just ordered a plate to share.

It's a delicious meal.

After filling up tummy, it's time for shopping!!

This brand do not have any retail in Singapore, although available online but the range is extremely limited.

Bought more shower foam, shower oil (yes, good for dry skin and cold climates) and a car freshener while my sis stood outside with her phone, she was on the phone most of the time either with her children or emergency at work she explained.

I suddenly remembered I hadn't done my PCR test, so got it done at the clinic.  Not sure what's the current situation, but during my visit a negative test is required every 10 or 14 days which will be updated on the local phone app to allow access to malls and tourist attractions.

Atas clinic, but PCR test price was the same throughout the region.

Country pumpkins in town visiting high tech supermarket.  These are scanners attached to the shopping cart.  Purchases scan items in the cart and payment can be made through an app, no need to go through cashier, can go straight to the car with trolley cart lolxx...

The huge supermarket didn't take long to break my legs.

Sat down and had ice cream outside the supermarket while waiting.

Leaving the mall, so that the driver could had enough time to pick up my another baby sis when she off work.

On the way back, he suggested we should take a look at the Giant Flag.

It looked like an ordinary flag in photo but it's actually 122m tall, super huge!

Heritage Village which we gave it a miss after reading reviews.

But the skyline was amazing, totally worth the visit.  I wished I could spend more time here to relax, enjoy the breeze, watch the seagulls, awww........

Another beautiful sunset on the way home.....