Here we are again! (hence the name we chose for this blog).

This time we decided to unwind a bit and take a break to relax after our big day. The wedding day itself was dreamlike, but it took us some good organization and patience to prepare everything to the smallest detail!

But it’s entirely thanks to the kind presents from our friends and guests that we were able to take this trip 🙂

Unlike our Japan trip, this will be a very improvised one. Since I broke my ankle and had surgery exactly two months ago, we were not sure we would be able to take the flight and enjoy the trip without using crutches! Luckily, thanks to daily rehab session I’m almost able to walk normally so we decided to jump into this adventure.

Our super idea was to book our flights in order to have a day stopover in Dubai and then spend 13 days between Bali and Lombok.

Little did we know about what Dubai was saving for us in July… So we packed some essentials in a small luggage and with two very small backpacks we were all set to go!

The flight from Bologna to Dubai was rather smooth with the entertainment system surprising us with some pearls like 2048 (best way to make 6 hours literally fly).

As always Sara wanted to play hard and ordered a light and very sad meal, while Antonio had a real one. Emirates still proves to be the best so far for us!

After 6 exciting hours of feeling inside a washing machine on steroids, we finally got to see the shimmering lights of Dubai. It’s a real shock when you realize in how short time all of this was built.
To think that almost 20 years ago here was nothing but desert and few buildings out everything into perspective.

After landing we proceeded for our first time to the exit rather than a connection flight, and after some of the quickest visa control ever, and being offered some free ice cream from the Emirates staff, we found our shiny luggage waiting for us.

“Nothing can stop us now! Let’s head out and seize the night!” said the energic Antonio before smiling to the last airport crew member.

Then in happened. Imagine falling face first into hot tub. This is what we felt when we stepped out of the airport.

We were warned about what was waiting for us but never could have we imagined the humidity to be that bad!

We were escorted to a taxi, while we noticed that nobody really had our same difficulties to breathe in the 34°C. The taxi took around 15 minutes and brought us to the J5 apartments. The hotel is very well located and the staff is professional and friendly.

Since it was around midnight we decided to go for a walk to grab some water for the night… Once out we decided to explore the hotel surroundings, aiming at the creek. We didn’t get that far and walked back to o the hotel. This was the result of 30 minutes of walking at 1am in Dubai.

This was a total shock! But tomorrow we are planning to go to the world tallest building and to visit Dubai aquarium in the mall. I don’t think I’m prepared for the 46°C awaiting for us…