Monthly Archives: March 2013

And we are back in Addis

Posted on 3/31/2013 by Peter

but I am still 2-3 posts for Dubai behind … so, I will do those first. – all Dubai posts are done now, feel free to scroll down –

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Sashimi @ Kisaku

Posted on 3/30/2013 by Peter

Initially we had planned to also have dinner at Dubai Mall, but it had gotten very packed and our feet and legs were hurting, so we went back to our hotel. There we looked around for places in our neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Dubai Mall / Fountain / SEGA Republic / Burj Khalifah

Posted on 3/30/2013 by Peter

After lunch I took Julius to SEGA republic, as he is a huge fan of Sonic, the hedgehog. It was quite interesting, as a kid I have never seen a place like that. Besides tons of video arcade games they … Continue reading →

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Lobster lunch

Posted on 3/30/2013 by Peter

Still on a seafood binge and surrounded by chain stores at Dubai Mall, with strategically placed banners … it was hard to pass the ads for Red Lobster and not go there. Ritsu and Julius shared the signature lobster pasta, … Continue reading →

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Aquarium @ Dubai Mall

Posted on 3/30/2013 by Peter

One of the many things we had on our list was visiting the aquarium. And hence there are many other things to do at the world’s largest mall (by total area, not by GLA) besides shopping, we set aside the … Continue reading →

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More seafood at Fish & Co.

Posted on 3/29/2013 by Peter

Stil nourishing our seafood craving (plus being a tad lazy), we found a Singaporean seafood place called ‘Fish & Co.’ in our neighborhood mall. While it had a bit of a fast food vibe, the food was surprisingly good and … Continue reading →

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And pool fun

Posted on 3/29/2013 by Peter

After eating way too much and some supermarket shopping in the nearby Al Ghurair Mall, we decided it was time to check out the hotel pool.

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Dim Sum

Posted on 3/29/2013 by Peter

Today, after the very action packed day yesterday, we wanted to keep things a bit mellow and kinda slept in, and then slowly got ready for brunch. Another great place that Ritsu had scouted out for us (and which was … Continue reading →

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Fun packed first full day in Dubai

Posted on 3/28/2013 by Peter

We had quite a program today and for that we had to navigate the Dubai Metro system, which is actually pretty easy. Since I had mapped out everything beforehand, I knew what stuff is in which area and what makes … Continue reading →

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Wild Wadi, Dubai

Posted on 3/28/2013 by Peter

Lots of water fun today.

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Greetings from Dubai!

Posted on 3/27/2013 by Peter

We had a surprisingly pleasant flight (no surprise, Emirates is a kick-ass airline) … we boarded the plane actually ahead of schedule and could probably have left 15 minutes early And during the flight we had 69mph tailwinds, so we … Continue reading →

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Interview for school

Posted on 3/20/2013 by Peter

This month’s social studies assignment for Julius is to conduct an interview with someone who grew up / lived in the countryside of Ethiopia. And Ritsu found that her colleague Dinksew fits the profile and was willing to participate. So, … Continue reading →

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Speechless

Posted on 3/19/2013 by Peter

(Was his idea …)

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Paper Robot

Posted on 3/17/2013 by Peter

Lazy Sunday with no program to speak of and kiddo already up and running at 6AM … And of course all he wants is either TV or iPod Touch. So, instead (or in addition) I came across this very cool … Continue reading →

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Angelica did WHAT now?

Posted on 3/16/2013 by Peter

Still trying to explore more restaurants closer by, we followed a lead that there is supposed to be a Chinese restaurant not too far, we first went into the Adot building finding the “South Rift Valley Restaurant & Bar”, which … Continue reading →

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