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Post Dubai that is.  Back home now with mixed feelings naturally.  Holiday is over but it is good to see the children and have the comforts of home.  School holidays now so we can ease our way back in. (let's not talk about the work that needs doing in the house and garden - except to say that Isabel did very well for an 18 yr old).

Dubai was interesting and hot.  I went on a city tour in the morning to the old town,

the museum and some of the highlights of the new town - like the artificial islands and huge buildings,

In the evening we went on a desert adventure with various attractions including falconry

In the toilet

Despite how wonderful Istanbul and Greece are it is an appreciable pleasure to put toilet paper in the toilet.

No picture obviously.

After visiting the Topkapi palace on Wednesday we met up with Bryan and two of his workmates for dinner at the BBC at Gayreteppe. Good to stray a bit further afield.

Thursday was Bosphorous cruise 

and swim for me in Black Sea. Not wussy though, he sat on the shore and took photos.

Yesterday, last morning in wonderful Istanbul then flight to Dubai where we have one full day and the two nights book ending it. Then home to reality.