Abra Ride
I have been talking about Old Dubai in my previous posts-
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| Contrasting Worlds: Back in Time at Old Dubai | Still at Old Dubai - Exploring the Dubai Gold Souk and More |
To complete the experience, my sister and I took the Abra, Dubai's traditional ferry boat. It was a fairly short ride as it was really just to get to the other side of the Dubai Creek.
After exploring the Dubai Gold Souk and the other kinds of markets that we did not anticipate, we found ourselves at the bank where we could take the abra. There were lots of passengers, but there were lots of boats, too.
The ride costs AED 1 ($0.27) per person, which was kinda cool (if I had a coin in my purse! LOL). I panicked for a moment because I was worried I didn't have any cash in my purse. Whhooh.
I think each boat could carry 10 or 12 people. We paid while already on-board. No tickets or anything. We just handed the fare to the boatman.
As soon as we set off, the salty breeze hit us, a welcome refreshment on a sunny day.
It was a very different experience as we don't really get on boat rides as a mode of transportation, right? Yet there we were - it felt like we were gliding back in time, back to Old Dubai.
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