Friday is the Sabbath and Saturday the other day of Islamic week-ends. Union Station for the Metro is right behind our hotel, so we took it to Mall of the Emirates. What a beautiful train (both subway and above ground)! I had already been warned that my #1 dream for Dubai was crushed: the ski slope was closed during Ramadan. So, we settled for pictures of the winter wonderland in the Mall, with 120 degrees outside.
From the Mall we took a cab to our next destination. We had 1 p.m. reservations for window seats on the 27th floor of the Burj al Arab hotel for High Tea. We have now moved into a higher echelon on the social scale, so you, our family and friends, will just have to put up with it! We had all of the tea, juice and coffee we wanted, plus five courses of sandwiches, cakes, desserts and several things I would not know how to name! They even acknowledged our 32nd anniversary (Aug. 31) with a special cake and a rose for 
Marilyn. That’s it Marilyn: anniversary celebration accomplished! The view was great and the setting exquisite. The concession to Ramadan was no alcohol and no piano player. Shucks, I wanted to hear the pianist! We then took a cab back to the Mall and boarded the Metro again for the return trip to our hotel. Being a week-end day, it was quite busy and we had to stand both coming and going. We are settling in for the evening, feeling no need to find more food today. Oh yes, I am getting in a swim each day at the hotel pool. One does not feel the heat in the water which is somehow kept at a perfect temperature. 
Our worry about having a good time during Ramadan has completely disappeared. We hope to learn even more about Islam but our experience of the people has been grand. We have bus tour tickets for Sunday and Monday and will have opportunity to report on more of audacious, lavish Dubai! Joe
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