We spent the day before the cruise and the day after the cruise in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The first day we had made plans for, we unfortunately lost. We arrived at night, got up not early in the morning… After boarding the ship there was a study, meeting with the guide, and then there was not much time left before sailing. In general the day was gone…After the cruise we managed to see something. In Abu Dhabi I was earlier on an excursion when we came to Sharjah. I saw the Sheikh Zayed Mosque and the Historical and Ethnographic
Village, well, and the skyscrapers. The area of the emirate of Abu Dhabi is 80% of the UAE, it is 67 thousand square kilometres, while the most populated emirate of Dubai has an area of 4 thousand square kilometres. Half of the population of the emirate of the same name lives in Abu Dhabi, a city of one and a half million people. It is the richest emirate. On the initiative of Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al Nahayyam (1918-2004), who became Emir of Abu Dhabi in 1966 and is now simply called Sheikh Zayed, the United Arab Emirates were created in 1971. The territories had been under British protectorate for more than a century and a half and were liberated in 1968. Sheikh Zayed is referred to as the father of the nation, his prudent leadership has created a prosperous state and channelled oil revenues into the economy.
What I saw in Abu Dhabi
Route 94, the only route to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, does not stop here. The Yandex map, which had opened perfectly the day before on the seafront, now didn’t open and I couldn’t find the right stop. A taxi pulled up and I recklessly agreed to the 40 dirham fare. It turned out to be just double the metered price, which I found out on the way back. But the important thing is that I got there.
On this visit I had planned to visit the Louvre Abu Dhabi. After Clava’s wonderful review, this was my main goal. Abu Dhabi is an interesting city, there was more to see. Next time I’ll keep it in mind, in a few years there will be many more interesting things to see here, you can be sure. On the day after the cruise we wanted to go to the Louvre right after we got there and settled in the hotel, but Anya saw in time that on Monday it was a day off. I went for a walk in the immediate neighbourhood near the Al Ain Palace hotel where we were staying.
Oil was discovered in Abu Dhabi in 1953, and in 1962 it was exported. Currently, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi produces more than 80 per cent of the UAE’s oil. Petroleum products account for more than a third of the state’s GDP. Having looked at the skyscrapers of original form, I went to the Corniche Embankment through the underground passage. I liked the passage very much.
Potatoes are a bit more expensive than we have in the spring, but garlic and ginger are several times cheaper. The germs won’t get through. By the way, in the UAE, 98% of residents have been vaccinated against covida. When boarding the boat, we had our cuar code checked. When I went for a walk, Anya said she was going to a laser show. She came back enthusiastic, it turns out she was at the Presidential Palace where the show takes place in the evening. I would have gone to the palace too. On the other hand, you have to walk around the city, otherwise it’s as if you were never there.
