A Canadian in Abu Dhabi: Today in signs you do not expect to see in an Islamic country

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Today in signs you do not expect to see in an Islamic country

From a hotel pub in Deira. Photo Essam al Ghalib

4 comments:

Duffy said...: Am I reading this right? Those shots are ~$10 USD? Yikes!; March 16, 2011 at 8:10 AM
Ann Marie McQueen said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; March 16, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Ann Marie McQueen said...: Yes, it's true. Those dirhams can really be deceiving.; March 16, 2011 at 8:59 AM
rosh said...: Oh dear lord! :); March 18, 2011 at 9:04 AM

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