that we had a free day we decided to go back and rediscover old Dubai at a
slower place. I managed to download a small walking map of the area that we
wanted to visit. Our first challenge was getting to our start point. You
wouldn't think it would be that hard if you say to a taxi driver. "Please
take us to the Heritage Village Museum". That blank look should have been
our first warning. Showing him a picture of what we wanted to see, it
seemed like the penny had dropped. We did also say that this area was close
to the Old Souk . well that was probably where the misunderstanding started.
"old souk, yes old souk" so off we went.
According my Maps Me app it should take 4 min by car. We were now close to
20 min and our satellite position on the map was way past where we wanted to
go. We asked "where are you taking us . the old souk, right" . "yes this
way." Suddenly we are going over a bridge."hey where are we going, this
isn't right" Well to cut a long taxi ride short, he was taking us to the
Gold Souk!! After a few stern words, we said "just drop us off at the Gold
Souk" . we will just have a different starting point. Hang on . why are
heading back over the bridge!!... well he decided to take us back to the
original destination.. Grrrr.. Just as well he turned the meter off at 55
dirhams, as we certainly were not going to pay him anymore!!
We finally started our adventure around the Heritage Village. A lovely area
that has been rebuilt to take you back in time. Sandstone coloured homes
complete with shafts built on top that strategically capture the cool breeze
and serves as the first form of air-conditioning. But alas I am sure there
are units hidden somewhere. We walked along the waterfront watching the
small boats darting from one side of the creek to the other, as we made our
way towards the Textile Souk.
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