a preview of Fujairah

I’ve been traveling to the different emirates of the UAE to attend meetings/visit project sites with my boss.  Basically, I am just a companion and a secretary.  We visit Abu Dhabi(UAE’s capital) most of the time.  But last week, we went to Fujairah (one of UAE’s 7 emirates).  This is where pristine beaches and 5-star hotels are located.

A shot from the 15th floor of Le Meridien Hotel.  Notice the very big pool & oh-so-inviting beach.  But with 40 deg C temperature and a humidity of 62%, no way will I dip myself in.

Much to my surprise,  I find these people, a good number of them.  And I tell you, this is taken at around 12 in the afternoon (we were looking for a restaurant to have our lunch after the meeting, 10-11am).  I can’t believe, these people actually exposed themselves to too much heat of the sun combined with too hot water (I’m sure).

Anyway, this is what we had for lunch- salad and a plate of hummus (blended chick peas + olive oil).  Of course, we had something else but I was too hungry to remember taking a photo.

Tomatoes & Cucumbers go well with hummus.  Promise.