Here it is, the last post about my UAE spring break. I hope I haven't bore you too much with all my recent travel posts. I'll put up some new fashion/beauty posts very soon. :)

Our last day in Dubai, which was supposed to be another shopping/beach day, was actually not spent in Dubai. My father really wanted to go to the Ferrari World, so we decided to please him and spend the last day of our trip in Abu Dhabi. 

P.S. The Ferrari World is the largest indoor theme park in the world, and all the attractions there are Ferrari themed. Obviously. 

Day 8 marked the end of our trip. We had an early flight back home, so we had wake up and go to the airport before we even managed to properly open our eyes. I was really happy to be given a seat next to the window this time, though. Especially because I was able to see the World Islands from the air! The plane ride luckily went by quite quickly this time. The movie selection was way better than on the previous flight, so I didn't really have time to start getting bored. I watched the Vow, Crazy Stupid Love and the TV show called Sh*t My Dad Says. The only thing I didn't like on this flight was food. It's not that it wasn't tasty (the dessert was delicious), but it was so spicy that I couldn't even swallow it. :D

Day 6 of my UAE vacation was definitely my favorite one. We spent the day at the Jumeirah Beach Park - I don't have any photos to show you because you're not allowed to take them there - and then went to my favorite shopping centre 'The Dubai Mall' in the afternoon. We stayed there until very late, when all the shops started to close, but I really wish I would have an additional day for shopping. Because I ran out of time to go to all the shops I had planned to, and because almost all the stuff from my to-buy list turned out to be sold out, I have to admit I was quite disappointed with my shopping experience by the end of the day. UNTIL my mother surprised me with the last two items because she felt sorry for me, of course. :)

By the way, thank god for my relative from Australia! She is now on the hunt for the three pairs of shoes I wanted to buy in Dubai, so if you happen to live in Melbourne and see a lady with curly hair running around the city with bags of shoes in one hand and a measuring tape in the other - that's her!

Now back to Dubai and my collective shopping haul. Here is what I had managed to snatch up...

Al Ain is the third city we visited during our trip to the UAE. This city is also known as the garden city due to its greenery, and is very different from Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It doesn't have skyscrapers, is more traditional, and has mountains and many oases. We visited one of them right before going to the local mall for half an hour and then for lunch. 

After lunch, we went to the Al Ain Zoo, which is famous for breeding endangeresd species like the Arabian onyx and white tiger - I LOVE white tigers by the way. It was too hot for us to walk around the zoo, so we decided to pay a little extra and rented a golf cart, which came along with the driver. The zoo itself was really nice, but what made it even more special was the opportunity to feed the giraffes. I love interacting with (furry-ish) animals, so I of course had to do it. It was really fun!

The second part of our day consisted of visiting Al Ain's hot springs, the top of the highest UAE's mountain that borders on Oman, and the camel farm. When we were at the hot springs, some people from our group went swimming, while I had to wait outside and be bored for an hour. I wasn't informed that we would go there so I didn't bring my swimsuits with me, that's why. But honestly, I'm glad I didn't. People who did said that the water was way too hot and the pool very tiny, so they were not enjoying the experience at all. We have many thermal springs and great wellness centres in my country, so I guess we're used to bigger and more ''luxurious'' spas. 

As mentioned before, our last stop was the camel farm. We went there when it was already dark  -in the UAE the sun sets very soon, around 6 pm - but honestly, I would prefer not seeing it at all. Not because it was dark, but because I felt really sorry for all the camels there. They were crammed into tiny spaces and some had their legs tied so that they wouldn't escape. One of them who had her legs tied came to me, with her sad eyes, and let me pet her. I really wish I could take her home with me or at least set her free...

But to finish on a more positive note, I have a sneak peek of my next post for you. The long-awaited haul will finally be up in two days! Can you guess what's hiding in the box?