A New Year

New Year's Eve was very quiet for us and we did not mark the occasion with any celebrations. Any celebrations that happened in Dubai were overshadowed by the opening of the Burj Khalifa on January 4th.

We also missed that milestone. Rumour has it they closed Sheik Zayed Road (the major highway near the Burj) at 3:30. I think the event started at around 6:00. I heard of people trying to take the Metro over and having delays at each station so they missed it.

Here is a link to a pretty good YouTube video of it. Sorry I still haven't mastered how to add a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqQRmxnyfnQ&sns=em

We are off to Australia for my 2 week semester break. Unfortunately, my vacation doesn't match with the kids. They have just gone back to school on Monday from their Christmas break.