Global Village 2011- 2012
November 29, 20112011 Entry fee : AED 10/ person.Duration: 1st Nov 2011 to 3rd Mar 2012 (website)Timings: 4pm to 12mn , Monday is family day (website)
Dubai Global Village is an annual fair revolving on the one-world-one-place concept providing a quick insight of the participating countries' architecture, cultures and products.
There’s always a magic at Dubai's Global Village that pulls us to check it yearly even when we don’t shop nor scour inside each of the pavillions. I recall that I loved it when I first visited in 2004. A greater proportion of each country’s booth were manned by its nationals selling their own products (as against seeing Chinese products displayed in most of the booths); more pavilions ran regular cultural shows in their own stages; and there were more participating countries with facades seemingly engaged in a race on which was the most passionately built.
There’s always a magic at Dubai's Global Village that pulls us to check it yearly even when we don’t shop nor scour inside each of the pavillions. I recall that I loved it when I first visited in 2004. A greater proportion of each country’s booth were manned by its nationals selling their own products (as against seeing Chinese products displayed in most of the booths); more pavilions ran regular cultural shows in their own stages; and there were more participating countries with facades seemingly engaged in a race on which was the most passionately built.
How to get there:
It is located along Emirates Road (E311). I suggest aiming to immediately enter Emirates Road rather than aiming to drive in parallel along Ras Khail, a newbie on this road runs the risk of missing the right exit. Once we wasted 75 kilometers and an hour finding our way out. From Sharjah and Mirdiff City Center, keep driving past pineapple building at Silicon Oasis (on your left) and before you reach the interchange at Motor City (that’s kilometers apart). It’s signposted so it’s easy to find.
Parking:
It’s great to arrive at 4pm to get a space near the entrance. There’s a sea of cars in the evening so note where you park. Once, our friend took an hour locating his car at 12 midnight.
What to see and do:
Shopping, dining, cultural shows, boat rides, other fun rides
Personally, our annual visit always include the following: (1) check the Philippine pavilion’s theme for the year; (2) indulge in a food trip at Thailand Pavilion and exit with a bagful of dried fruits; (3) move at fast pace to take photos of the pavilions before sunset; (4) catch cultural shows.
More updates and info is available at their website: http://globalvillage.ae/
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