Our little Dubai Christmas tree... Quite similar to last year, but cute and we love it... Jared is getting so good at stringing popcorn and cranberries too!More so than last year, everywhere you look in Dubai it is completely Christmas (with Christmas music even playing in stores...)! Not what you'd expect in a Muslim country.. They even had the most expensive Christmas tree in the world at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi (decorated with gold, diamond, and rubies... however, it was soon after removed due to extreme criticism for being in poor taste. Go figure.). Below are some of the decorations seen at the Dubai Mall.
Giant Gingerbread House at Brunetti Italian Patisserie. Quite cool actually.
The Dubai Mall Tree: 4 Floors of glowing fiber optic effervescence.
Life-size gingerbread house next to the tree, which was coincidentally also a stand where children could make their own gingerbread houses. For some reason I couldn't convince Jared to make one with me.While some of the displays are completely tacky, the abundance of Christmas decorations in Dubai really did make it feel a little bit more like home... Even if it is still 75 degrees everyday... Oh well, you can't have it all.
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