Entrance to the Global Village |
The Global Village has relocated to the new Dubailand area and will eventually be permanent |
The Dubailand site is a fair distance from the city |
Central plaza of Global Village |
The ferris wheel gives a good overview of the site |
15 Dirhams a ride |
Global Village |
Egypt pavilion |
Japan pavilion |
Global Village |
Italy pavilion |
Global Village |
Global Village |
Global Village |
Carnival at the Global Village |
Yemen Pavilion |
Spices at the Yemen Pavilion |
Yemen Pavilion |
Yemen Pavilion |
Yemeni daggers, or khanjars |
I like the Yemeni pavilion, because unlike some others, they have mostly items from their own country |
Yemeni boy wearing a khanjar |
Yemeni honey |
Honey is Asl in Arabic |
Yemen pavilion |
Yemen pavilion |
Yemen pavilion |
Yemen pavilion |
Yemen pavilion |
Pakistan pavilion |
Pakistan pavilion |
Pakistan pavilion |
Indonesia and Qatar pavilions |
Qatar pavilion |
Cambodia pavilion |
Cambodian pavilion |
The artist who carved these is Thai |
Greece pavilion |
Ok, so Michaelangelo wasn't Greek... |
and this is not exactly Greek, but I bought this in the Greek pavilion |
Non-Greek paintings |
Arabian paintings in the Greek pavilion |
Austria pavilion |
Iran pavilion |
Iran pavilion |
Iranian flag |
Bam citadel at the Iran pavilion |
Iran pavilion |
Czech Republic pavilion |
Czech pavilion |
Potter in the Czech pavilion |
Bohemia Crystal |
Bohemia Crystal, Czech pavilion |
Chess set, Czech pavilion |
Czech pavilion |
Malaysia pavilion |
Malaysia pavilion |
Syria has the best pavilion this year |
Syria pavilion |
Syria pavilion |
Syria pavilion |
Syria pavilion |
Roy at the Syria pavilion |
Ice cream at the Syria pavilion |
Candyman at the Syria pavilion |
Necklaces at the Syria pavilion |
Syria pavilion |
Syrian chandelier |
Syrian silver |
Syria pavilion |
Tea seller at the Syrian pavilion |
Syria pavilion |
Syria pavilion |
Saudi Arabia pavilion |
Arabian Travel TV at the Saudi pavilion |
Boy selling Saudi dates |
The only dates most Saudis get |
Traditional men's clothes |
Saudi pavilion |
Discover Islam at the Saudi Arabian pavilion |
The late Sheikh Zayed |
Zemzem water from Mecca |
Roy looking at clocks |
Perfume at the Saudi pavilion |
Saudi Bin Ladin Group booth |
Extension of the Great Mosque (Holy Haram) in Mecca |
Extension of the Holy Mosque in Medina |
A new Saudi Bin Ladin Group project in Mecca |
Kuwait pavilion |
Kuwait pavilion |
Nigeria pavilion |
Nigeria pavilion |
Nigeria pavilion |
Thailand pavilion |
Thailand pavilion |
Thai flag |
Thailand pavilion |
Thailand pavilion |
Egypt pavilion |
Egypt pavilion |
Egypt pavilion |
Egypt pavilion |
Egypt pavilion |
Egypt pavilion |
Japan pavilion |
Japan pavilion |
Japan pavilion |
Switzerland pavilion |
Switzerland pavilion |
Russia pavilion |
Russia pavilion |
Russia pavilion |
Russia pavilion |
Sri Lanka pavilion |
Sri Lanka pavilion |
Afghanistan pavilion |
Carpets in the Afghan pavilion |
Afghan flag |
Iraq pavilion |
Iraq pavilion |
Iraq pavilion |
Poster encouraging expatriate Iraqis to vote |
Iraqi pavilion |
Kenya pavilion |
Kenya pavilion |
Kenya pavilion |
Kenya pavilion |
Drummer at the Kenya pavilion |
Drummer at the Kenya pavilion |
Dancers at the Kenya pavilion |
Kenya pavilion |
Kenya pavilion |
Kenya pavilion |
Philippines pavilion |
New Zealand pavilion |
United Kingdom pavilion |
United Kingdom pavilion |
Jordan pavilion |
Jordan pavilion |
Palestinian boy in the Jordan pavilion, Dubai |
Jordan pavilion |
Palestine pavilion |
Palestine pavilion |
Arafat t-shirt, Palestine pavilion |
Palestine pavilion |
Christian Palestinian booth |
Palestine booth, Dubai |
Sengal and Sudan pavilions |
Sudan pavilion |
Senegal pavilion |
Senegal pavilion |
Senegal pavilion |
Senegal pavilion |
Vietnam pavilion |
Turkey pavilion |
Interesting boxes in the Turkish pavilion |
China pavilion |
China pavilion |
China pavilion |
China pavilion |
China pavilion |
Basket tree in the China pavilion |
Singapore pavilion |
Singapore pavilion |
Singapore pavilion |
Roy purchasing a Sheikh Mohammed print in the Singapore pavilion |
Singapore pavilion |
India pavilion |
India pavilion |
India pavilion |
Australia pavilion |
Australia pavilion |
Australia pavilion |
Australia pavilion |
Morocco pavilion |
Bangladesh pavilion |
South Africa pavilion |
South Africa pavilion |
Canada pavilion |
Italy Pavilion |
Italy pavilion |
Italy pavilion |
Germany pavilion |
Germany pavilion |
The German pavilion is based on the Kroentor at the Zwinger in Dresden |
Lebanon pavilion |
Lebanon pavilion |
Lebanon pavilion |
Lebanese flag |
Lebanon pavilion |
Nepal pavilion |
Nepal pavilion |
Nepal pavilion |
Pond in the center of the Global Village |
Global Village carnival |
Global Village carnival |
Global Village carnival |
Sunset at the carnival |
Bulgarian performers |
Dorat myah lilrijal |
Korean cultural group |
Fountain on the central plaza |
9 pm fireworks at the Global Village |
Sand artist at the Global Village |