A Week in the UAE

UChicago study abroad has a week-long break, so I took the opportunity to take a trip to the UAE to visit my aunt and uncle. They teach English at a University in Al Ain, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The weather is great this time of year, like 80F/27C. The perfect temperature for relaxing outside.

Today, we did some sightseeing at the camel market in Al Ain, the largest in the Arabian peninsula. We walked around, and some of the traders let us into the pens to pet the camels.






Later, we went up to the mountains (right outside of town) for some scenery. We stopped at a hotel at the top of one of the mountains for a break, and I had lemon-mint juice, which was delicious, and so refreshing.





Overall, a great, relaxing day.