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I beg to differ, Nicole. If there was a rink here Hubby would be tehre every day. But i think that's the problem - expats would love it but the locals probably think it's nuts. LOL

You might find me in there next summer, if we are still here
Escaping the blazing heat. 'cause it was darn cool in there

Yes, a bit crazy. The convenience markets here are beginning to offer Walk in coolers where they keep the beer. Now, that would be a good place to pull up a chair on a hot summer's day!

OK, I would take one of those at any time, Dan
Our fridge is never big enough with beer in it, sigh

oh, boy...maybe they're made for political visitors? if not to use but show off?

Nope, BLOGitse, they are made to be used by tourists (or Expats).
And yeah, showing off is part of the game too, but they must not have been in Dubai yet to see the Ski dome

Ich finde auch, mit solchen Sachen kann man es auch übertreiben. Aber, ich glaube zumindest, in Dubai gibt es auch eine Ski-Piste in der Halle...
Sei lieb gegrüßt
Kvelli

Ja, gibt es Kvelli.
Da geht der link oben im Post hin.
Da waren wir irgendwann vor 2 Jahren zum gucken von aussen.

Nicole this was a great post for me as I used to Ice Skate in competitions when I was a young girl! This looks like a very small rink but maybe I am wrong. Now I am too old for skating but sitting on the ice instead of out in the desert heat? Naw I like the desert too much!

Snicker, Amanda.
I take the ice rink.
I even envy my Mom a tiny bit for her snow in Norway
Well, a TINY bit

It is a small rink though. Barely worth the effort, I think *shakes head....*

Freut mich, dass du auch so denkst wie ich, sowas von bescheuert. Das gleiche, wenn sie auf Kreuzfahrtschiffen surfen und Golf spielen. Geht's noch? kann ich da nur fragen ...

Golfspielen auf Kreuzfahrschiffen ist = Umweltverschmutzung, da die eigentlich nur Baelle ins Wasser4 schiessen....dooh...
Das mit dem surfen kannte ich noch nicht, kostet aber vieleicht nicht ganz so viel Energie?

Das hier ist wirklich daemlich, weil es an sich noch nicht einmal Energie verbrauchen wuerde, da hier 365 Tage (fast) die Sonne scheint.



Aber BLOGitse hat vor kurzem auch das Thema Wasser und Golf und so angeschnitten. Ist genauso bescheuert.
Dennoch machen wir's..... Menne spielt halt gerne Golf
Und die Blumen im Garten geniesse ich genauso

Andererseits wird zumindest mal Wasser von den "Sewern" (Klaeranlagen im entferntesten Sinne) benutzt.

Diese Laender sind einfach nur ziemlich hoffnungslos.....

I can see the attraction of ice skating when it gets really hot. Well, I say 'ice skating'. Of course what I mean is wearing ice skates and holding on to the side of the ice rink...

Grin, Janice - yes, it is nice and cold in there, no iced drinks though.
Alcohol is only served at certain places

Unless you meant a Soda of course

No - not iced drink. Ice rink! I mean the railing around the side!!!!
I think we are spending too much time in Dan's alternate reality!

If they are empty, why were they built and why are they maintained? That seems senseless and expensive.

It does seem like a waste. Dubai is all about excess though. The pics my cousin has of the ice bar/mall/restaurant (whatever) amaze me. There is a cool factor though...no pun really intended.

It does seem a bit odd. Especially if no one ever goes to use it. I'm guess it may feel nice to sit in the middle of the rink during hot days though

Yepp, Janice. Must have been the alternate reality of Dan's universe(s)
Or the cold beer in my hand while I was writing

@Quilly - maybe people go there in the evenings, or "locals" on the weekends.
I don't know (yet).

@Kontan - The ski Dome in Dubai is with no doubt impressive.
Click on the link in my post, it gets you to one of my older posts with pics from there, if you want.
So, your brother didn't go skiing either?

@Sandy - maybe we have just been there at an odd time.
Who knows. I might find out in a while, if people go or not
And yes, that cool drink sounds tempting

It is hot in Doha ,there are beaches too and ice rinks still very popular !

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It's funny, I do not associate ice rinks with Egypt. lol

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Just send your offer to the mayor of Sharm, not to me