DUBAI – Museum of Illusion
Tim and I stayed in Dubai in an area called Al Seef which is located in Bur Dubai. We were there to visit family and friends. While waiting for them, we had a couple of hours to kill so we decided to check out the Museum of Illusion. The place is amazing for group of friends and families to visit.
Here are some of the photos we took 🙂
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ABU DHABI – 2019 Iftars
During the month of Ramadan, we spent most of the time at home cooking our meals. However, we did manage to go for Iftar. The only restaurants we managed to visit in Abu Dhabi are Safina and White. Both are located on Saadiyat Island.
Here are some photos 🙂
Saadiyat Beach Club
Jumeirah Resort Saadiyat
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Watercolour Bastakiya Old Dubai
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Ramadan at the Bellions
Ramadan has started and the Bellions Kitchen will be busy.
Here is our Ramadan spread
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ABU DHABI – Qasr Al Watan
As soon as the Abu Dhabi tourism announced the opening of Qasr Al Watan, Tim and I were like WE MUST GO and so we did.
The thing is, the Qasr (palace) was only accessible to the Royal Family and the gates were closed for years; so we thought we must see how it looks from the inside and honestly it was incredible. I’m glad they opened it to the public. The Qasr is filled with knowledge of Islamic and Arab heritage and it also has a PUBLIC LIBRARY. YES, A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Qasr displays a lot of significant information of the United Arab Emirates and the history of Islam in the Middle East, North Africa and Spain.
The Qasr is actually worth visiting and it is filled with GOLD
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Splashed Coffee with Macrons
Second water colour class was even more difficult and I didn’t get anything right but it was fun and I bought water colours to practice the same artwork at home.
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First Attempt with Water Colour
The last time I painted with water colours was probably when I was 6 or 7 years old so I thought to sign up for a water colour class and see how it goes.
Honestly, I find it extremely difficult and I panicked in class because my water was spreading all over. I met an amazing lady in the class and she told me that practice makes perfect. So I decided hell with it I will continue my classes and till I somewhat master it.
So the first class was about painting a fashionista.
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Gouache Painting
When I was a kid, drawing and painting were things I was passionate about and my mum enrolled me in an Art Institute for summer holidays and I learned a lot but after my mother died, my interest in art started to die slowly. However, I would still paint or sketch whenever I found the time but I was constantly busy which didn’t allow me to advance in my art. So now that I actually have time, I enrolled in Gouache classes to practice and learn new techniques so here is what I’ve done recently.
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DUBAI – Heart’s Turn Event at Make Art Cafe
My brother and I attended Michael Sugich’s book launch event located in old Dubai; in the traditional area called Bastakiya. Since Bastakiya has been transformed into an art hub, Meraas has developed a similar old looking buildings in the area and called it Al Seef by Meraas. The event took place at Make Art Cafe. We had a lovely time conversing with the Community and meeting new people. If you are interested, the book is called ‘Heart’s Turn’.
