Dinner in Dubai

When you're in the Arabian Peninsula and looking for a nice, local, ethnic dinner, where do you go? To the Irish Village of course!

Too funny. Inside, it's an authentic Irish pub (except you can't smoke in pubs in Ireland anymore). The servers are all Irish. Guinness is on tap. You wouldn't know you're in Dubai. Looked very much like some of the pubs Sieglinde and I visited this past Christmas in Gallway. Then, you step outisde to this large patio area... The temperature and sunshine is a clue that you're not in Ireland.

It's Sunday morning here in Hanoi. Coffee at Jafa, surfing the 'Net. Sorting through some work stuff, and starting to think about the coming week. The UNICEF driver and interpreter pick me up at 5 PM for the drive north. Two half-day meetings in Hai Phong tomorrow, then teach Tuesday - Thursday a class of 35. Co-teaching with police. Friday I'm coaching small teams of investigators, then back to Hanoi for the weekend. Next Sunday, back to Hai Phong for two more days of coaching, then fly Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City followed by a 3 hour drive up the Mekong River to Cao Lanh again. The hotel with the giant cockroaches...

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