We took an abra at the Bur Dubai station and within 5 minutes reached the other side of the Creek where we hopped off the water-taxi at the Deira Old Souk Station.
We crossed the (not-so) busy Baniyas Road and headed to the
Grand Souq Deira area. We walked north east along the
Old Baladiya Street past the
Belhul Mosque before turning right and into the Gold Souk.
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| about to cross Baniyas Rd |
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| glancing back at the abra station |
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| we walked past the Belhul Mosque |
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| and headed to the Gold Souk |
The Gold Souk was deserted as well, being that time of day and again we got to enjoy an unimpeded spot of sight-seeing without much distraction, and minus the crowds.
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| the ultimate shopping destination for gold hunters |
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| gold bars and gold jewelry here to be found here |
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| strict government control; all purchases are genuine |
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| over 300 retailers with 10 tons of gold at any given time |
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| a stroll around the market is a must... |
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| to marvel at the intricacy of the gold pieces on display |
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| we've emerged at the end of the alleyway |
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| bye Kareena |
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| till we meet again |
We emerged at the other end of the Gold Souk and headed north-east along
32A Street right to the very end. Here a slight crook in the road of about 50 meters north-west along Al Soor Street took us to 28C Street where we continued in the same direction north-east.
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| headed north east along 32A St |
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| this would be the Perfume Souk area |
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| but plenty of textiles here as well |
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| a 'musky' area of the Deira |
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| at the intersection of 32A & Al Soor |
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| plenty of things to see |
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| along 28C St |
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| a large perfumery |
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| something's caught her fancy |
Since it was only 9.30am and we had half an hour before Asim opened for business we decided to have breakfast at a quaint little cafeteria that served our favourite 1 dirham beverage.
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| New Shaker Cafeteria along 28C St |
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| not the one on Deira St a few blocks south |
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| so it can be quite confusing locating it on Google Map |
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| the usual diminutive cafeteria |
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| serving our ultimate favourite: the karak chai |
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| worth another shot |
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| a simple breakfast spread |
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| shared by both of us |
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| one parting shot |
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| not bad for under 10 dirhams |
New Shaker Cafeteria is a few doors away from Laura Mars Perfume so by the time we finished Asim had just arrived at his shop. He was sweeping the floor as he immediately recognised us from the day before (minus our green-haired son) and gave us a bright smile.
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| 9.59am: we caught him by surprise! |
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| our ultimate bounty! |
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