Picnic in Dubai
the weather had started to cool so we decided to hang our at Creekside Park , where it is shady and the creek cools things off. We just brought some hummus and flat bread and some bottled water and a blanket to sit on. It was simple and relaxing, and a nice change from the luxury Hotel Dubai we were used to. Just then a soccer ball rolls right through our lunch spread, knocking over the hummus! Just the a fellow in soccer (or should I say football) outfit pops over, surveys the mess and profusely apologizes for the errant ball. It seems a group of expats are playing just over the little rise and would we like to join them to make up? Now, the spill was minor and easily taken care of but he convinced us (it wasn’t very hard) and we went over. Apparently the breezes we at our backs because as soon as we got over the little rise maybe fifty people, families with kids, fellows kicking the a fore mentioned ball to and fro. It also smelled deliciously of cooking food which made us very hungry, despite our modest repast.
A happy smiling Omar who brought us here invited us over to his little table and asked in halting English if we would like some of the roasted meat and vegetables his group was making. Well of course we said yes and he handed us plates of what turned out to be the best chicken satay we had ever had. It seems Omar had lived in Thailand for a year teaching Arabic and was now in Dubai as a construction foreman and lived here with his Thai wife Perri who shyly and happily offered us the food. We spent a nice part of the evening with our new hosts and friends, enjoying the cooling evening and admiring the incredible skyline of Dubai.
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