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Cat heaven

April 24, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUST34914420071204

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/japan/090406/tokyos-cat-cafes

This summer we are stopping in the British Isles on the way to and from the States, but next summer (2010) I think I will have to travel the other way around the globe to Tokyo to hit all the cat cafes. My kind of restaurant.

It would be nice if this concept could catch on here. The reason we haven’t taken in a cat or two is that we don’t know what to do with them when we travel. If we could just pop into the cat cafe (Daddybird wants it to be the cat and shisha bar), that would be great. I’d do it everyday.

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Jumeirah Beach Residence Sights

April 24, 2009

This probably seems like an innocuous picture to you. Nothing out of the ordinary. However, if you live in a Muslim country and are aware of local customs and standards, you would know that there is too much skin showing in this picture. These tourists are apparently unaware of where they are vacationing. Yes, Dubai is very liberal, especially in areas predominately populated by tourists, but I still find scenes like this odd.

The wind was gusting so hard that it was blowing most of the water out of this fountain.

This “old” hotel is being torn down. No wrecking ball, just a large jackhammer slowly nibbling away at it. Keep in mind that this country was formed in 1971, so old is not necessarily old here. This hotel was probably the best at one time, but it is sitting on prime beach property and is behind the times, so down it comes. Everything is made of cement here, so this is a tangle of rebar and cement chunks. I don’t know if they don’t know about explosive demolition or if there is some reason not to do it that way.