"Dubai Night 3 working it's way to Day 4"

Let's see, after a few hours sleep...2 maybe...I woke up in time to hear the call to prayer at around 4:30. Stayed up and worked on emails and my blog while waiting for Burleise to arrive from Abu Dhabi. Think it was around 6 or 6:30 when she did, so after chatting for awhile, we napped prior to meeting Faustine for brunch.

FYI the work week here is Sunday to Thursday so Friday is like Saturday in the U.S. - more or less, slow moving. Made arrangements to meet Faustine at 11 then he texted back and changed it 'til 12 because brunch at the hotel he selected didn't begin until then.

Burleise and Faustine - brunch at the Millenium Hotel

Burleise and I at brunch

As you can sorta see by the first photo (the barrier of white in the background), there's definitely construction going on here there and everywhere, mostly, although not in this case; like I mentioned earlier, due to the rapid transit system that's underway.

Burleise and I got back to the hotel around 3 or so played around on the computer and then napped in preparation for a night on the town!

Guess it was around 7 or so when we popped-open, okay, screwed open a bottle of wine and set to drinking the entire thing. HELLO, cheaper to drink at home than out and about doin' our best to catch a buzz before soakin' up some nightlife!

And speaking of steppin' out for some nightlife....check-out the shoe(s)!

Wanting to be "Smart Casual", I picked these babies up at Nordstrom's Rack for thirty bucks prior to leaving town. Here's a quiz: What came first the bottle of wine, or the shoe photo?

Post wine, our goal was to attend a local cochsurfing event at the "One and Only Royal Mirage" (Really, "Google" it, and you'll see, like the on-site signage says, it's the "One and Only...) hosted by Dubai local, Egyptian Sharif.

Burleise and "The girls" readying-up for our night out on the Dubai town!

Bicoastal, international duo that we are, the couchsurfing event at the Royal Mirage started at 8. We, therefore, hailed a taxi around 9!

Given this photo taken in the backseat of the taxi, methinks the bottle of wine's workin' for us!

And, by the way, Burleise is wearing black flip-flops. Another quiz: Why?

A. Because they're comfortable.

B. Because no one's gonna be looking at her feet anyway?

C. All of the above.

After a twenty or so minute cab ride, we arrived at the "OaO Royal Mirage" making our way to the "Rooftop Terrace Bar". At first, it took awhile to connect witht the couchsurfing folk but once that occurred, we had a great time!

That's Sharif, our host, in the middle.

Another shot of Sharif, any wonder he's in marketing and event planning!

We met couchsurfers from Egypt, Austria, Poland, Nigeria, Lebanon and, of course, Dubai!

Burleise and "The girls" chatting it up with a young man from Nigeria.

The next thing we knew it was 2 a.m. and Burleises' flight home was at 8...or so she thought...so we grabbed a cab back to the hotel and partook in viddles from the 24 hour coffee shop. I, a cheeseburger and fries and for Burleise, a chicken burger and fries.

I crashed; she packed! I awoke two hours later at 5, she at 6. By 6:30 she grabbed a taxi to the airport. A little after 7, she called letting me know her flight was actually at 7:30, but she'd made it!

By that time, I was in the coffee shop having breakfast. I came back to my room, watched a little TV. Around 10 a.m., I felt the need for a little nap. Thought I'd get up around noon and do some sightseeing. Next thing I knew it was 4 p.m.!