At The Emirates Palace

I had to skip my tajweed lesson today. Aminah and Jassem had to get their blood tested in Abu Dhabi to finalize their marriage contract. And of course, I had to chaperone. So Aminah and I went to Abu Dhabi and met with Jassem there.

Each time I visit Abu Dhabi I hate it more and more. The men there are creepy. They stare and stare and you could actually feel them stripping you off. URGH!

But this time, even the women were bitchy. I was picked on by a woman guard in the blood test department for no obvious reason other than she was obviously green with envy. Women at the mall (I had to get my starbucks hot chocolate in the morning) were ready to bite! URGH!

But the day was not all bad. For their first lunch together as a couple, Jassem took Aminah (and of course I) to the Emirates Palace, and in his dad’s Rolls Royce. Yes, elegant enough for me!

Going in the hotel was like entering huge empty spaces made of marble! I was not very impressed by it. We went to refresh at the toilets before going to the restaurant, and I could easily say that the New Burjuman toilets on the third floor are way more luxurious!

We went to Mezzaluna, the Italian restaurant. Since the weather was still sandy, we sat inside instead of the terrace. The décor was not spectacular but rather average. The food was not particulary outstanding. The desert was good, but I won’t die if I don’t have it again. And the company was crazy!! Jassem kept getting hyper and hyper by the minute and didn’t care that we are in a “prestigious” place. It was obvious to the staff that he was trying to impress the girls and luckily I don’t have to go there again!

We later on had some tea at the lobby where I noticed the low quality of the furniture. If the owners paid a lot of money for the décor, then they were certainly robbed! The tea was ok!

Full and with duty done, we returned back to Dubai. A couple of hours later, Jassem followed us to Dubai. Yes, it seems that he will be always coming to our home in Dubai!