The Best Greek Restaurant in Dubai....

... goes to Elia (in my opinion)!!  I had the best greek food here - everything was made fresh and you'll find traditional dishes as well as dishes that have been modernized.  While I was in Dubai, I visited the restaurant twice; the first time we ordered their dolmades (cabbage rolls), and a spinach salad for starters and for the main course I took the Leg of Lamb (Stifado style) with onions and grated potato.

Then for dessert we ordered their (HUGE) plate of Loukoumades (small doughnut-like balls covered in honey and walnuts) - this was amazing and my favourite part of the meal!  Unfortunately, I didn't take a photo myself because the loukoumades were attacked and disappeared very quickly :S  Here is a photo from the web (our portion was bigger than the one in the photo!):



This photo of Elia is courtesy of TripAdvisor

The second time, I ordered the same starters, a tomato salad for my main, and their chocolate fondant dessert... great quality food again!


This photo of Elia is courtesy of TripAdvisor

For more photos, check out this page (make sure to scroll through the photo gallery on the right):  http://dubaimajestic.com/dubai_press_EN/93/Elia%E2%80%99s_Greek_signature_dishes_impress_at_Taste_of_Dubai_2009..htm

You can find Elia Restaurant in the Majestic Hotel; they are only open for dinner.  You can find more information on their facebook page as well - https://www.facebook.com/EliaDubai?fref=ts

Creekside Park

The lovely view from Creekside Park ...

I Love Dubai

Scenes from around Dubai

I thought I would share a few pictures I have taken in Dubai... as you can see, the view changes drastically from one place to another!  In one picture you see the desert, then in another it looks like a futuristic city!  Hope you like them :) 

Flamenco Nights

I went to see an amazing flamenco performance in Dubai's Park Hyatt Hotel before Christmas (my mum surprised us with tickets as a christmas gift!), and I'd like to share with you this video we took of part of the performance!  Hope you enjoy!

Here is their website, if you'd like to find out more about the dinner and show: http://www.alandalusevents.com/#home

Pics of the week!

Monday - My new favourite cooking show!

Tuesday - Cute coasters

Wednesday - Tea to relax before bed

Thursday - I love this pillow case (from Dubai!)

Friday - my phone case is already scratched up

Saturday - Dinner at Joey's Restaurant

Sunday - Afternoon walk

Sunday - Home made dark chocolate cake

Falconry Video!

My falconry video is finally finished!! It took a long time to edit it, but I finally uploaded it .... hope you like it! 

A Falconry Show at Bab Al Shams Hotel in Dubai :
(Links to the music videos in the description box on youtube)

Teaser Video - Falconry Show!

A small sneak peak of the falconry show at Bab Al Shams Hotel!  Full video, with more exciting tricks, coming soon!  :) 

(The full video will have smoother filming!)

Falconry in Dubai (Part 2)

Here are the rest of the falconry pictures :)  I will post the Bab Al Shams hotel pictures in a separate post

Falconry in Dubai (Part 1)

 When I was in Dubai this past Christmas, we went to Bab Al Shams hotel (meaning 'gateway to the sun') , in the desert, where they had a falcon trainer demonstrating the art of Falconry, and showing us a few tricks with one of two falcons he had.   These are a few select pictures of the day! :)

In addition to falconry, the hotel offers camel riding, desert safari, horse riding, archery, personal training sessions and a host of lawn games including table tennis, mini golf and croquet.  I hope be able to participate in these activities the next time I visit.  

(More pics to follow in part 2, including the interior of the hotel!  Also, I will be sharing a video of the live falconry once I have had the chance to edit the clips)

I got to hold the falcon! :D