We had a nice room with a view of the sea...
This morning there was a huge flock of birds close to the shore line.
The birds heading out across the Gulf.
...and a nice send off from the hotel!
Showing posts with label Ras al Khaimah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ras al Khaimah. Show all posts
Friday, August 10, 2012
The Cove Rotana, Ras Al Khaimah
We stayed the night at this resort last night after I had business meetings in RAK in the afternoon. RAK is in the Northern Emirates and has a lovely coastline. It was also a good 10 degrees celsius lower as well, which was nice. The hotel was pretty busy with tourists, mainly from Germany and Russia. I did wonder if they had been duped into going there, thinking they were going to Dubai!
We had a nice room with a view of the sea...
We had a nice room with a view of the sea...
Saturday, July 25, 2009
My 100th post! Trip to the Northern Emirates
When Caz said she had booked a weekend for us in Sharjah, I did think that she had lost it for a minute. Sharjah is known as a bit of a dump, a poor neighbour to Dubai. As it turned out we used it as a staging post for a trip around the Northern Emirates and it was a good weekend.
The United Arab Emirates is made up of 7 Emirates; Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Quwain, Ras al Khaimah and Fujeirah. We live in Abu Dhabi and we have been to Dubai numerous times, but we have never been to any of the Emirates in the northern part of the country. So, we stayed overnight in Sharjah and took advantage of our starting position to cover them all in one day! Here is the route we took...
It was an interesting trip. Sharjah, Ajman and Umm al Quwain have nothing much to look at, although they are trying to develop as tourist destinations -good luck I say! RAK has some nice coastline, some good hotels and some mountains which make a nice change of scenery. The drive across the mountains from RAK to Fujeirah is quite pleasant. Fujeirah has a really nice coastline, overlooked by the hills and mountains. There are some lovely beaches and hotels. It's a part of the country where you can enjoy some of the best diving. I'd love to go back to Fujeirah in the winter when we could enjoy the beaches more.
If you want to take a look at my pictures they are all here.....
The United Arab Emirates is made up of 7 Emirates; Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Quwain, Ras al Khaimah and Fujeirah. We live in Abu Dhabi and we have been to Dubai numerous times, but we have never been to any of the Emirates in the northern part of the country. So, we stayed overnight in Sharjah and took advantage of our starting position to cover them all in one day! Here is the route we took...
It was an interesting trip. Sharjah, Ajman and Umm al Quwain have nothing much to look at, although they are trying to develop as tourist destinations -good luck I say! RAK has some nice coastline, some good hotels and some mountains which make a nice change of scenery. The drive across the mountains from RAK to Fujeirah is quite pleasant. Fujeirah has a really nice coastline, overlooked by the hills and mountains. There are some lovely beaches and hotels. It's a part of the country where you can enjoy some of the best diving. I'd love to go back to Fujeirah in the winter when we could enjoy the beaches more.
If you want to take a look at my pictures they are all here.....
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