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UAE: Korean food cooking class
As part of the Korea week in UAE in the Abu Dhabi National Theater (21-23. 11. 2013), there was a demonstration of how to prepare five traditional Korean dishes – japtchae, kimbab, galbi bui, bibimbab and kimchi. Quite a lot of people turned up for this demonstration, more showed up only for free Korean dinner later. I left the event happy with full stomach, a map and a tourist guide of Korea and most importantly, the list of Korean restaurants in town. We’ll be checking them one by one.
Oman: Photoblog
My new friend from Oman
My weekend adventures in Oman will be added shortly. (As soon as the internet speed allows picture upload faster than two days) 🙂 For the moment, I had a great time and I am also glad I saved my iPad from a painful death by leaving it at the hotel. It certainly would not survive my unplanned swimming in the sea with my backpack. 🙂
UAE: Abu Dhabi Heritage village
Surrounded with high walls and with a large entrance gate, the Abu Dhabi Heritage village looked like a fortress. The area now displays the Emirati desert way of life to tourists.
UAE: Abu Dhabi panorama
City view from my hotel, Corniche on the left. And this is my hotel, casting that weird shadow.
UAE: Annual weather forecast
One morning at the beginning of October, I woke up, looked out of the window and saw a white nothing. The fog lifted relatively quickly, but posited the day. The average October temperatures were 32-39°C, but the humidity felt worse. A 10 minute walk left me soaked up in my own sweat and the moment I got out of an air-conditioned place (in my case most often a certain shopping mall – BTW the shopping malls are huge here, with shops ranging from H&M to Versace almost next to each other), I could not see anything for a while thinking whether to take off the sunglasses and squint into the…
UAE: Hotel Lobby Tourism: Emirates Palace
When entering the hotel I am greeted by a footman in a dress worth thousand and one nights’ story. In a hallway, a couple is intently watching TV – they do not play latest CSI episode, but a very thrilling “arrival of cars” movie. When their car is chauffeured in the driveway, they get up and leave.
UAE: Abu Dhabi, first impressions
Abu Dhabi is certainly a very large city – Wikipedia confirms it is the second largest city in the country as well as the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – with population estimated at more than three million at end-2012. The city spreads across several islands on the coast of the Persian or Arabian Gulf. Population is divided 1:9 for home : expats, respectively. That means, only one tenth of the UAE population are native Emiratis, the remainder is expats and gastarbeiters. This mix of people gives the city a multi-culti atmosphere and on every street corner you can find restaurants cooking different cuisines, yet mostly Lebanese, Indian,…
UAE: Broadening horizons
After several work- and study-related stops all around Europe, I decided to venture further afield. The offer to work and live for a few months in Abu Dhabi (UAE) brings many novelties in one package. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Vocation – after several years analyzing the oil markets, forecasting oil prices and writing company reports, I step into renewables energy fiels combined with web design and content management. And project management on top of it. Lifestyle – back to the city, with a lot of people, skyscapers and restaurants. Lifegoals – yes, it ticks the “I want to live in a warm and sunny country for a while” and the…
Norway 6: Summer is here!
Along with a heatwave in Europe, the summer arrived also to the north. Today’s temperature climbed to an amazing 15°C and the sun shone the whole day (no clouds, no rain – yeeees!). Some natives, probably those already trained during a barbecue on the beach in January, pulled out a T-shirt, shorts and sandals. On the beach, it looked like in Rio. Some people were even sunbathing ina swimsuit. And other went for a swim in the sea, of course in a neoprene.
Nórsko 5: Lysefjord
Po neplánovanej, dlhšej odmlke kvôli urputnej jarnej únave pokračujeme plavbou po fjorde. V prístave som nasadla spolu s ďalšími tridsiatimi zvedavcami na loď a vydala sa na trojhodinový výlet. Lysefjord sa nachádza neďaleko Stavangeru a najznámejšími bodmi počas výletu boli: Ostrov Tingholmen, kde v roku 998 zasadala vláda kráľa Olava Tryggvasona Høgsfjorden, ktorého brehy sú posiate víkendovými domčekmi. Vodopády Hengjane, kde tečie priezračná horská voda, pitná. Fantahala – jaskyňa pirátov A samozrejme Preikestolen (Kazateľňa) – plochá skala, asi 25 x 25 m, ktorá sa čnie 600 m nad fjordom a ponúka úžasný výhľad – o tom potom. A tu nájdete kompletnú fotogalériu: https://picasaweb.google.com/116206765620310565654/Lysefjord?authkey=Gv1sRgCJryqaHo5KvvHg#
Norway 5: Lysefjord
After an unplanned break due to spring fatigue, here are some pictures from my recent boat trip to the fjords. I joined approximately thirty other tourists on a three-hour trip to Lysefjorden, near Stavanger, with most famous sights: Tingholmen island, where king Olav Tryggvason held national assembly in 998. Høgsfjorden, with lovely weekend houses. Hengjane waterfalls, with crystal-clear water, potable. Fantahala – vagabond’s cave. And, of course, Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) – a massive cliff 600 m above the fjord, with the top of approximately 25 x 25 m. It offers a magnificent view of the fjord, but we will get to that later. And here is the promised photo…
Norway 3: A few words about hot topic: Weather
When I announced that I am moving to Norway, people wondered – “Who would move to Norway in January?” Well, me of course! And no, it’s not such a freezing Siberian winter here (in Stavanger) as you would imagine. The rest of Norway and Europe are much worse off now. The temperature here ranges between only -8 ° C and zero, but with frequent strong winds. When the snow appeared for the first time (1.19), it made my day. However, temperatures were still above zero and it melted quickly. Colleagues were amused when I tried to take photos from the office window. They only warned me about icy roads in…
Norway 1: Two weeks and counting…
It‘s two weeks since I moved a bit more to the north, to Scandinavia. I took up a temporary (but never say never) residence in Stavanger, southwest Norway, the so called „oil capital“. The city itself has a population of over 100 000 people, with the metropolitan area inhabited by almost 300 000 (in case someone is too lazy to google it). Right, I became an oil market analyst for a certain Norwegian company. Here is a couple of my first minor observations: I live in an apartment on the fifth floor, with a view of the local shopping centre. I was happy to discover the local supermarket is open…
