Dubai 5: Deira Stills
15 November 2009
Dubai is fortunately not all skyscrapers and malls, overpriced lattés and Land Rovers.
Yearning for a break from the oh-so-quite-beautifully-orchestrated-but-yet-so-sterilized oasis I’m residing and working in, I went out for a long day’s walk in Deira, one of Dubai’s older neighborhoods by the creek. The region’s economy has mostly been based on trade since the spice routes, and Deira is home to both the local boat anchorage and trade community of shop keepers beneficing from the industry.
The very Maghreb like architecture and the 12 o’clock sun hitting every soul daring to walk out of the shade, I had Camus’ Stranger in mind. Though turning each corner, the street kept weirdly still: I had forgot the longer friday afternoon prayer hour, shops kept closed and locals busy inside ‘till 2 or 3 o’clock PM.
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C’est la première fois que je vois des photos d’autre chose que les mégas gratte ciels. Merci.
Oh Éric, comme je suis contente que tu sois là-bas pour nous offrir ça. J’adore tout particulièrement la première du lot, à droite.