Idle musings

MY IMPRESSIONS OF DUBAI     Actually, the title is a misnomer ! My wife and I visited Dubai for 10 days, staying with my brother. In those ten days, we also covered Sharjah and Fujairah, two other emirates in UAE. Anyway, since most of our time was indeed spent in Dubai, I will continue with that title ! Photos WITHOUT PEOPLE have been uploaded at http://flickr.com/photos/fromkiran/tags/dubai2007/show/ .     This was my second trip to Dubai and my wife's first trip. What struck me in the city was the infrastructure. My better half was most impressed by the traffic sense there and also the overall civic sense in the city. Indeed, it is these two things that stay etched in my mind even from the first trip, a few years ago.     It is a pleasure to see six lanes (on one way! ) in some roads of Dubai, for eyes normally used to seeing two lanes (on both sides:-)) in Bengalooru ! In most areas, there are dustbins clearly indicated and the main roads are clean. On one of the days, we saw