There is a definite “mall culture” here in the UAE. The main reason for this is that at the height of the summer it is too hot to be outside so many people gravitate to the malls for somewhere cool to walk, shop, eat and generally enjoy themselves.
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Yas Mall
ABU DHABI DIARY (6)
This week started with a trip to Amsterdam for a work conference. As always with this type of thing there wasn’t too much time for sightseeing, although I did manage to spend an hour or so wandering around the Christmas markets on Sunday when I arrived. And on the Monday evening we were treated to a boat trip by our Dutch hosts, which took in a number of the impressive displays forming part of the Amsterdam light festival. There was a bit of a panic on the boat when the beer pump was found to be not working, but after some frantic tinkering by the crew there was a huge sign of relief as the drink began to flow.