Dubai: In the colorful Souks of Dubai
Ancient, east winds blow in the crowded corridors of the traditional Souks carrying the aromas of spices, the glittering of gold, the spirit of Arabia.. by Kon Hans Boats, hundreds of them, big and small, made from old timber with austere lines and orient colors, fill the big canal in the Dubai, the famed Dubai Creek. Under the imposing shades of skyscrapers of futuristic aesthetics, a traditional world unfolds: As in a curious technocrat Venice of the East, the canals of Dubai, create an impressive, parallel universe. More specifically so, in Bur Dubai and in Deira, these watery avenues will transport you in the fragrant, colorful and palpitating heart of the Middle East, where a thousand aromas from the spices and the shine of pure gold will enchant you, drifting you away into mysterious Arabic paths, in ancient recollections of an Orient that all carry inside us. Approaching Deira with the abra (traditional boat) Bur Dubai: Heritage Village, Meena