My Diary

I was so happy because last weekend was a 3-day weekend!

On Saturday I decided to go to Sharjah to find some museums. It took me about 2 hours to drive to Sharjah, but when I arrived I got lost and it was nearly 2 MORE hours before I found the heritage area! I wandered around the heritage area which has lots of interesting buildings in the traditional style. I went in the Heritage Museum which had displays about traditional medicine, clothes, stamps and coins. It was very interesting. I also visited a couple of 'baits' which are traditional houses and they contained information, artifacts and old furniture.

Then I found the Sharjah Art Gallery and I went inside to see a famous travelling exhibition called 'Lure of the East'. This is a collection of old paintings of life in the Arab World taken from many famous museums like the Tate Gallery in the UK. It had some beautiful pictures in it. I was really impressed. This is my favourite painting. I really liked this because the detail on the robes in the bottom left corner looked so real. The effects and techniques that the artist used to create the texture of the robes is amazing.

Then I drove to Ras Al Khaimah to stay the night with some friends because I was too tired to drive back to Abu Dhabi! We talked for a long time and ordered lots of Indian food to eat for dinner.

The next day, we went to the RAK Museum. This museum also had some interesting displays of traditional life. It also had collections of shells and lots of finds from archaeological sites. They are doing some renovations at the museum so I will go back again next year to see what has changed. After that, we went to the new Rotana Hotel for a snack. It is a beautiful hotel with a fantastic beach. The views from the terrace are breathtaking. Then I had to say goodbye and drive back to Abu Dhabi.

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