Wait! Who's this?? Could it be? The Walkers came to Dubai! We were SO excited that Shauna, Geoff, Taylor and Daniel decided to go big for Spring Break in London and hop on over to our neck of the woods (only a 6 hour flight!). To say the girls were THRILLED to see them would be a massive understatement. The Walkers stayed at - where else - The Atlantis, but we got to spend lots of time with them during their visit!
We went to the Bab Al Shams resort to get the Arabic experience - Arabic Buffeast:
The kids were adventurous about the food! They even tried Arabic Chicken Nuggets (AKA Falafel - shhhh)
Meeting the falcons - T was a little cautious, but Daniel would have stuffed one in a backpack and taken it home if he could have:
Say it with me: Obligiatory Camel Shot:
T rocks the henna tatoo:
The best part of the visit was the loooovvvve. As adults, we all commented that as fun and exciting as expat life is - there is something so comforting about sitting across the table from people you have a shared history with. The kids must have felt the same way, because G and T spent the whole time holding hands and telling each other "I love you so much". Precious.
One night we let the kids play on the beach behind our villa:
And then we left them there while we the adults went to dinner. KIDDING! The babysitter was totally there. They were out when we got home.
We also visited the Dubai Mall, saw the fountain show (just like Vegas!), and went to SEGA. SEGA is an interactive, virtual reality indoor amusement park. I know Shauna and Geoff are totally thankful I took them there. They especially loved the giant stuffed duck and AK47 sized water gun that the kids made them take back to London.
It was such a great visit! Made even more so by the fact that we know that this is only the first of many adventures with this great family! So come out and see ALL of us in London!
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