Our Legacy - I Wonder - Do You?

True, very true. Had forgotten that visit... the view from the top, the restaurant (didn't go inside), and also, the Zayed mosque, with that huge carpet in the main area.

Planning the tight itinerary, I recall the mental bend it took to factor in a different local weekend.

Have you gone dune bashing? That brings to mind an idea for @Akanksha1982's story. The captain and flight attendant stranded in Dubai. Captain puts on local Arab dress - dishdashah and keffiyeh, and takes the flight attendant bashing in a buggy.

 

Damn! How could I miss thinking about the dams and freeways. Have visited them in India, and U.S. and done a pretty deep research into the U.S. freeway system and its origins with my kid.

True. And the audio tour commentary might point out the simple, clutter-free, ancient (now modern ) lines in the design.

 

"Guru-war" in the mind on "Guru-war". Wish I had though of Guruwar in terms of Guru directing the thinking!

Great examples. I am surprised I didn't think of these myself. They must be like mom's food.. you really miss it when you are the mistress of your own fridge.

Didn't think of our age being a milestone on the universe's timeline. Reassuring to think that most likely, children of the future, will have enough facts to memorize about this age.

Naah. Current life is enough of a struggle (along with the achievement) and no wish to come back and gawk at it...

 

Agatha, much as I hate to agree, and go against the general optimism expected in such talk, I think that is very well possible - this age marking a low ebb of humanity.

 

Like Gandhiji picture beaming down at us from the wall of every Govt. office.

True.. I guess items from the Olympics, which are sold dirt cheap in the week after the Olympics, will be legacy...

Thank you for dropping by. It is an honor, and also encouragement to not hesitate to air similar ponders in snippets.

 

I know.... I really know... Was there in "winter." Put on the sun-hat bought from Costco and packed carefully to avoid crushing, and nice beach shoes, and set out really early (like 9 AM) for a walk on Jumeirah beach or an equally fancy one nearby - there is this upscale shopping area, and shops along the street, which is a stone's throw from the beachline. "Winter" my foot... was sweating like a pig in minutes. Was funny to see us desi-looking tourists fretting like gora's and rushing to shade, cool drinks, and other such succour.