Doctor Who is currently filming an episode in Dubai, due to be screened later in the year. They shipped in a big red London bus specially and now it is sat outside English College, just around the corner from our villa. As you can see from the picture I took this morning, it is rather battered. Apparently, the crane operator at Jebel Ali port dropped it and so there had to be a hasty rewrite of the script.
These aren't the only strange goings on in the desert. Last week I was sent an email with pictures showing a European family who had parked up by the side of the road and wandered into the desert for a picnic. A passing local, reportedly concerned, followed their tracks to see if they were OK before offering traditional hospitality of Arabic coffee. 
For those not familiar with the Ruler of Dubai, this is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Hard to imagine any other world leader doing this kind of thing.
I also received a picture this week of a car outside the Mall of the Emirates whose body is made of gold. What credit crunch?
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