More Great Bikes

I find it fascinating how in places with tremendous concentration of wealth, you find utter poverty lurking in the shadows.  Below are three more examples of bicycles I've seen while traveling in the Middle East. The top two pictures are from Dubai, and were taken just outside the Dubai International Finance Center. The bottom picture was snapped in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

First Stop... Dubai

Late last week I took my first trip to Dubai.  My travels within the country were limited to a two block radius around the DIFC (Dubai International Finance Center).  Two big thumbs up to the cold beer.  Two bigger thumbs down to the popcorn kernel that cracked my tooth.


The Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, is a site to see.  When I return in March, the plan is to buy tickets to the observation deck.  Overall though, I was generally unimpressed with downtown.  My fingers are crossed that the Marina and Sea will be quite a different experience.