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January 2010
26-01-2010, 01:07 PM, (This post was last modified: 26-01-2010, 01:08 PM by El Gordo.)
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RE: January 2010
Nice post.

The musical, dancing fountains look like they're modelled on the famous ones in Las Vegas outside one of the massive hotels, where the strains of Frank Sinatra and other crooners provide a schmaltzy, but perfect accompaniment in the moonlight.

Never been to Dubai but it seems to be all artifice. A place built on cannibalised bits of other cultures. Kind of fascinating in its own way, but a bit like a Manchester City, where money is being used to try to build something rapidly that should be allowed to develop more slowly and organically.

The photo of the women in burkhas is hilarious:

Lady 1: "Here's me in front of the fountains in Dubai"

Lady 2: "No, you aren't in that photo"

Lady 1: "Oh yes I am.... aren't I? Oh wait...maybe I'm not..."
El Gordo

Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
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January 2010 - by Sweder - 01-01-2010, 02:44 PM
Park Life: Notes On A Hamstring - by Sweder - 02-01-2010, 11:52 AM
RE: January 2010 - by glaconman - 03-01-2010, 10:56 AM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 03-01-2010, 11:53 AM
RE: January 2010 - by glaconman - 03-01-2010, 12:06 PM
Happy New Year Snakey - by Sweder - 03-01-2010, 01:21 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 03-01-2010, 01:33 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Seafront Plodder - 03-01-2010, 01:35 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 03-01-2010, 03:58 PM
Another Ladyrunner Special - by Sweder - 05-01-2010, 02:20 PM
RE: Another Ladyrunner Special - by marathondan - 06-01-2010, 08:39 PM
RE: Another Ladyrunner Special - by El Gordo - 06-01-2010, 09:06 PM
RE: Another Ladyrunner Special - by Sweder - 07-01-2010, 10:54 AM
RE: Another Ladyrunner Special - by El Gordo - 07-01-2010, 01:41 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 06-01-2010, 10:14 PM
Snow Drift - by Sweder - 07-01-2010, 01:50 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Bierzo Baggie - 07-01-2010, 02:14 PM
Winters' Tail - by Sweder - 10-01-2010, 04:23 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 10-01-2010, 07:54 PM
RE: January 2010 - by stillwaddler - 11-01-2010, 11:31 AM
The Truth Is Out There - by Sweder - 11-01-2010, 09:09 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 12-01-2010, 02:54 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Antonio247 - 12-01-2010, 08:51 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 12-01-2010, 09:54 PM
No Business Like Snow Business - by Sweder - 13-01-2010, 01:21 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Seafront Plodder - 13-01-2010, 10:44 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 13-01-2010, 11:11 AM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 13-01-2010, 12:32 PM
Ropey - by Sweder - 14-01-2010, 10:34 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 14-01-2010, 11:52 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 15-01-2010, 09:50 AM
Soap-in-a-sock - by Sweder - 16-01-2010, 08:54 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Seafront Plodder - 16-01-2010, 09:24 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 16-01-2010, 09:31 AM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 16-01-2010, 02:33 PM
Snowless - by Sweder - 17-01-2010, 12:52 PM
RE: Snowless - by Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 19-01-2010, 09:13 AM
RE: Snowless - by Sweder - 19-01-2010, 09:28 AM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 17-01-2010, 07:10 PM
No More Nails - by Sweder - 19-01-2010, 02:38 PM
RE: No More Nails - by Sweder - 24-01-2010, 08:31 AM
RE: No More Nails - by El Gordo - 24-01-2010, 10:56 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Seafront Plodder - 25-01-2010, 11:35 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 25-01-2010, 12:11 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 26-01-2010, 09:28 AM
ZA’Abeel Park - by Sweder - 26-01-2010, 12:43 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 26-01-2010, 01:07 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 26-01-2010, 02:17 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Bierzo Baggie - 26-01-2010, 10:03 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 27-01-2010, 06:21 AM
Almeria 2010 Update - by Sweder - 31-01-2010, 12:26 PM
RE: January 2010 - by marathondan - 31-01-2010, 09:00 PM
Overhung - by Sweder - 01-02-2010, 10:03 AM
RE: January 2010 - by glaconman - 01-02-2010, 11:17 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 01-02-2010, 11:31 AM
RE: January 2010 - by glaconman - 02-02-2010, 09:44 AM
RE: January 2010 - by stillwaddler - 01-02-2010, 12:14 PM
RE: January 2010 - by marathondan - 01-02-2010, 12:15 PM
RE: January 2010 - by suzieq - 01-02-2010, 03:15 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 01-02-2010, 11:09 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 02-02-2010, 10:09 AM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 02-02-2010, 10:14 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Cloggie - 03-02-2010, 10:13 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 03-02-2010, 10:45 AM
Apologies - by Sweder - 03-02-2010, 11:00 AM
Almeria Half Marathon 2010 - by Sweder - 03-02-2010, 03:37 PM
RE: Almeria Half Marathon 2010 - by Bierzo Baggie - 04-02-2010, 11:08 AM
RE: January 2010 - by Cloggie - 04-02-2010, 10:18 AM
Medio Maraton XIII part deaux - by Sweder - 05-02-2010, 03:14 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 05-02-2010, 03:41 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Nigel - 05-02-2010, 03:45 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Antonio247 - 05-02-2010, 07:43 PM
RE: January 2010 - by stillwaddler - 05-02-2010, 04:25 PM
RE: January 2010 - by suzieq - 05-02-2010, 08:36 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 05-02-2010, 11:52 PM
RE: January 2010 - by glaconman - 07-02-2010, 09:20 PM
The Horror - by Sweder - 07-02-2010, 09:41 PM
RE: The Horror - by El Gordo - 08-02-2010, 11:41 AM
RE: January 2010 - by marathondan - 08-02-2010, 12:40 PM
RE: January 2010 - by stillwaddler - 08-02-2010, 12:48 PM
RE: January 2010 - by El Gordo - 08-02-2010, 02:07 PM
RE: January 2010 - by ladyrunner - 08-02-2010, 08:55 PM
RE: January 2010 - by Sweder - 08-02-2010, 10:45 PM

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