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places to visit => abroad => Topic started by: Grubes on September 10, 2012, 12:17:29 pm

Title: Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Post by: Grubes on September 10, 2012, 12:17:29 pm: Ok I have a work trip to Abu Dhabi coming up at the end of the month just got a few questions if anyone can help?

Is it a completely dry state or will I beable to get a beer in my hotel?
is there much to do in an evening? Anything anyone can recommend?
Not sure what Hotel I will be in yet as the local office are sorting that out but I imagine it will be near Al noor hospital anything worth seeing near there?

Thanks in advance for any help
Title: Re: Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Post by: Grubes on September 10, 2012, 03:35:18 pm: Thanks
I am there 30th september till 4th. The only thing I have on is 2 hours of training on the tuesday but I am not sure if I need to be there for the rest of the time.
I probably won't know till I arrive so can't really plan to go climbing
The factory is here (https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&ll=24.32909,54.538193&spn=0.015642,0.01929&sll=24.329481,54.535661&sspn=0.007821,0.009645&geocode=FQM-cwEdWSVAAw%3BFWQ-cwEdVSVAAw&t=h&mra=me&mrsp=0,1&sz=17&z=16) so imagine the hotel will be pretty close to there.
Title: Re: Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Post by: RAK Punter on September 12, 2012, 04:29:46 pm: [/quote]
"interesting" but basically a little piece of Karachi/ Mumbai transplanted to the UAE.
[/quote]

where "interesting" means missing out any of the redeeming features of Karachi/Mumbai and focusing on all the reasons not to go to either city.
Title: Re: Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Post by: Grubes on September 27, 2012, 03:30:52 pm: okay just got my hotel details through for sunday.

I am staying here:
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=park+rotana+hotel+abu+dhabi&hl=en&ll=24.430037,54.467039&spn=0.062517,0.077162&safe=active&hq=park+rotana+hotel&hnear=Abu+Dhabi+-+United+Arab+Emirates&t=h&fll=24.429959,54.462919&fspn=0.062517,0.077162&z=14&iwloc=A
Anything within walking distance worth doing?
Title: Re: Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Post by: Grubes on September 27, 2012, 04:27:42 pm: That could be a laugh the agend changed I have a 2 hour presentation to do on the monday morning and then nothing for the rest of the week now so I will try and skive off for a day or two.
Title: Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Post by: tomtom on September 27, 2012, 10:01:24 pm: whats a faddy woman? intrigued....
Title: Re: Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Post by: Grubes on September 28, 2012, 07:33:32 am: thanks for the offer but I doubt I will be strong enough for a school room meet. I am sure I will work it out when I am there.

Thanks for all the advice.