Global Village

Outside Dubai's city limits is Global Village. It's open from fall through spring, when the weather outside is cool enough for walking. You will find souks from different parts of the world. Each country brings goods from their countries to sell. Many of the countries provide shows for the crowds to watch such as Africa and troops of dancers performing to drums.


Africa was one of my favorite places to visit. They offered hand made bowls, carved African animals, hand made sandals, baskets, and lots of other unique items. Turkey offered the best baklava around and souks of jewelry. If you want a Persian rug, Global Village is the place to go. Egypt was a favorite with its scrolls of hieroglyphs and pictures of gods. Palestine had different perfumes.

Egypt. Notice the hieroglyphs. 

Egypt

When you first come through the gates, it looks like a traditional fair with balloons and food stalls. 

Spices for sale

One of my favorite things was smelling all the spices for sale. The aroma wafted outside and you could smell the spice stalls long before seeing them. That is a cake made of layered spices in the middle. Notice the seller's scabbard and belt.

One of the souks in the African building. They aren't visible here but there were many hand carved bowls, masks and safari animals. 
They had giraffes as tall as a person. 

View of the Ferris Wheel and buildings. We rode the Ferris Wheel at night searching for Dubai's city lights. We were too far away but the red lights from the city could be seen. We figured red light rays were brighter than white. 

Global Village at night. The nights are very busy in the UAE. It's not unusual for things to be open till midnight.