Idle musings

    From 12-Jun-03 to 20-Jun-03 I was in Dubai, at my brother's house. I spent the mornings lazing around in the house, reading a novel. I honestly don't know what I enjoyed more : the peace and quiet and absolutely carefree mornings or the drives that my brother, sister-in-law and niece took me on during the evenings :-) Anyway, this was my first visit to the city and this blog contains my impressions of the city.     My first impression of Dubai from the air was that it looks like any Indian city. It took me 15 minutes of driving from the airport to see that this wasn't just any Indian city ! The Dubai roads have clearly marked lanes and signals. More importantly, the car drivers know and stick to the lane discipline. It's funny that 50% of the population in Dubai is from the Indian sub-continent, but traffic discipline is decidedly "un-Indian", i.e. better than in India :-) It appears that the strict law enforcement in Dubai has resulted in better disciplin