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Category: thoughts & plans | Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 5:21 am

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once again, i am back. i just returned from an unexpected holiday. went on a visit to dubai to be with my grandson. and i enjoyed my stay there, for 3 weeks. we visited a few places in the limited time my son could manage with his job. and easter came in between, so that was an experience too.
it is amazing the amount of work they put in to make the desert lush with green lawns, colourful petunia beds, and date farms in and around the city. there are a lot of nurseries selling all sorts of plants. my son picked up a bonsai from one of them in the outskirts. let me post some of the pics.


greens & colours in the desert! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






in front of hotel atlantis in palm jumeira ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






hotel atlantis - palm jumeira ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






fronds of the palm - jumeira ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






inside the aquarium - swimming with the sharks! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






as tall as the tallest building! burj khalifa ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






desert safari. ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






a roundabout - huge circle around wich the traffic flows ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






the bonsai ficus ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






anthurium inside a mall ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






outskirts - on the way to fujeira rocky hills all around ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )






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Sjoerd wrote on Mon May 23, 2011 9:50 am:

Thanks for the lovely selection of your holiday pics. I beleive that you must have certainly had a wonderful time there.
Seeing those red anthuriums in the mall made me think of your garden at home.

Thanks for showing these nice pics....and welcome back!

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eileen wrote on Mon May 23, 2011 9:58 am:

It's lovely to have you back with us again.
Your photographs are amazing!! I would never have thought there was so much green around and about Dubai - it's beautiful!!

Even more gorgeous though is your adorable little grandson. I'm glad you got to spend time with your son and his family and enjoyed your trip.

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carolyn keiper wrote on Mon May 23, 2011 11:55 am:

Your vacation photos are wonderful, but your grandson is the best one. He will grow so fast.

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greenfairy wrote on Tue May 24, 2011 4:27 am:

thank you so much sjoerd, eileen and carolyn. i really had a wonderful time. yes, nikhil is growing fast. nearly 7 months now. we are waiting for the next holidays they will be here, in jan.
thanks again.

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