all we want is FREEDOM: Abu Dhabi

Pada hari ketiga, kami melencong ke Abu Dhabi. Pagi tu punyalah payah the kids nak bangun. Flat habis. Nasib baik malam tu me & hubby dah siap2 packed our luggage sbb nak check out before ke Abu Dhabi. Dengan tak breakfast, kami terus ke Ibn Battuta Mall sbb nak collect kereta sewa there. We all rent a car from Thrifty Car Rental charged at AED150 per day for a Toyota Corolla.OK la tu untuk kami berempat. Cuma tumpang lalu & sempat beli breakfast jek at the mall. Cantik sungguh mall ni. The concept & design was superb.

Ibn Battuta Mall

Pantang tgk pink, mesti nak singgah. Nak tambah her collection.

While waiting for Baba, kite makan harsh brown dulu

We had our breakfast in the car, McD breakfast & sandwiches from Subway. Alhamdulillah cuaca redup sepanjang perjalanan. It took about 1 hour drive from Dubai to Abu Dhabi through a 3-lane highway.

Sampai di Abu Dhabi, kami terus ke Ferrari World kat Yas Marina. Hubby & the kids mmg excited & tak sabar2. Me.... excited for them. Redha dgn health yg tak berapa mengizinkan to be active. Memang dah set just nak relax & lepak2 je kat situ. Saya pk jek walau kena jaga beg :) Taknak la nanti jadi makin teruk. Just watch them enjoy sakan.

At this point, org dalam kereta dah tak tau dok diam.

Best la pegi on weekdays, takde la crowded sgt.

Out from the car park

Eh! Samalah... black, red, white & yellow :)

Pathway & concourse

Ferrari Store ~ Ferrari's F1 Car ~ Ferrari Mascot

Ferrari Logo Paintings for kids at the entrance

Memang banyak rides & attractions here for family, kids & thrill ride. Kami layan semua except for the G Force yg under maintenance that time. Memang kena mengalah la dengan budak2 n... for sure kena ke kids rides & attractions mula2 tu. After that baru la we all pegi yg mana dekat2 in certain section. Takde la nak berjalan jauh & patah2 balik. While hubby dok pegi layan all the thrill ride, saya layan the kids. Banyak juga rides & attractions for kids, berbaloi dgn harga entrance fee.

At the Junior Training Camp. Lama lepak sini as the area quite big & menunggu Baba yg tgh enjoy the thrill of Formula Rossa. He queued for 30 minutes.... kalau weekends mau 2 jam kot. Untung pergi weekdays ni... tak buang masa queuing, tak serabut kepala dgn ramai org, sempat je kalau nak naik all the rides & attractions dan yang paling best, boleh layan multiple rides :)

Ooooooo.... dah penat & sakit kaki, baru ingat mommy dia eh?

"Mommy, tolong picit kaki Hadeef mi, pleeeeease"

Formula Rossa

Dah nama Ferrari World, sana sini kete bersepah

Tgh happy tu.. baru lepas enjoy ngan Baba, Mommy tunggu luar

Sempat juga tgk show...

Junior Grand Prix ~ Aryssa jek yg boleh join.

Hampa betul mamat sorang tu.

Nak buat camna.... ketinggian tu tak mengizinkan

Alahai... malu2 pulak

"Best tau Mommy!"

Nak pujuk Hadeef, saya bawa dia ke another section yang memang pasti dia tak heran nak naik F1 car tu sbb dia lebih suka yang ni. Memang puas hati dia sebab dapat present (siap bole pilih nak apa). He choose the Ferrari stationery set worth AED90. "Akak, Hadeef dapat ni tau. Akak dapat apa naik kereta tu tadi?". Hahaha... cover line la ketot lagi tak dapat drive the F1 car :P

Hadeef's drawing :)

Carousel

"Baba, mcm nak beli Ferrari car, lahhh"

Gulp!

Junior GT.... ok yang ni Hadeef lepas. Hooorayyy!

Kena gi class dulu tau. Chewah... dua2 punya la tgk dgn penuh konsentrasi

How can they not be happy?

Enjoy betul both Kakak & Adik

Woo Woo... you can't 'catch' me!

Take 5.... makan sat. Ada 5 restaurants here. Pilih la mana nak. Masa tu, mana nampak yang paling dekat, itulah yg kitorang ngap. Baru tau lapar yek.

At Rosticceria Modena ~ Fish & Chips and Roast Chicken

Bell'Italia

Hadeef pulak bawak Mommy jalan2 ok

Happynya dia dapat bwk Mommy pusing2 naik Ferrari. Hehe!

Made in Maranello

Our choice ~ The Best Family Ride, Speed of Magic
The kids really enjoyed it

Galleria Ferrari

Dah penat ni..... Bye bye Ferrari World!

Lepas shopping apa2 yang patut at the Ferrari Store & perut pun dah lapar utk kali kedua, apa lagi... terus la ke rumah my ex-classmate, Oly. Lama betul tak jumpa dia. Rasa last jumpa masa hantar dia nak fly ke NZ dulu. Memang dah lama nak jumpa dia & family. Before we all settle down kat Doha, dia ni lah yang banyak tolong & bagi lots of information. Siap kenalkan dgn kawan2 dia kat Doha yang juga byk tolong kami. Thanks a lot! Jasamu ku kenang.

Kami dihidangkan dengan Nasi Tomato, Ayam Masak Merah & Dalca Sayur. Sedap.... pandai Zue masak :) Yang sebenarnya we all sampai his house dah kol 8.30 mlm. Lambat.... & byk tempat nak pergi tak dapat nak pergi gara2 lama bebeno kat Ferari World. It was just a short makan2 & borak2 with him & family as we are rushing to another "must go" attraction in Abu Dhabi & nak balik ke Dubai semula..... berkira2 masa. Insya Allah, next time boleh jumpa lagi.

Suka hati jek buat macam rumah sendiri

Aryssa tukang amik gambo & 2 lagi anak dara Oly were upstairs with their Tok Wan

Outside his villa

Jom.... jom gi Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Mencabar betul la.... tapi kalau dah memang ada rezeki, tercapai juga hasrat nak masuk masjid ni. Punyalah pusing ntah berapa kali tak dapat cari the entrance yang bagi masuk at that hour... jam dah kol 9.30 malam. Semuanya dah tutup, yang tinggal cuma satu entrance jek. Pukul 10 malam dah tak dibenarkan masuk ke kawasan masjid lagi. Alhamdulillah....akhirnya sampai juga :)

Subhanallah... indah sungguh

Tgk depan mata memang tergamam.... ni baru luar, belum dalamnya lagi

Cantik kan? .... all the pillars.

Sebelum kejadian dikejar oleh guard. Suspend betul la.... rupanya saya tak pergi tukar abaya sebelum masuk ke kawasan masjid. All women visitors must put on abaya before entering walaupun kita muslim & pakai pakaian yang menutup aurat. Ada disediakan satu bilik khas & penuh dgn abaya. So, amik & sarung je la.

Concourse before entering the praying area

Masha Allah... cantiknyaaaa....

Budak berdua ni yg mula2 tadi tgh mengamuk sakan sebab kena kejut tgh tidur. Masuk sini terus senyap.... "Wahhh.... Mommy, masjid ni cantiklah!"

Di dalam masjid

Asma ul Husna di dinding masjid

Ngantuk lagi anak mommy yg sorang ni

Utk penceramah

Mimbar & tempat solat bagi Imam

Chandelier

The largest carpet in the world... you'll be amazed!

We all tak lama pun kat dalam masjid. At 10pm, guard dah suruh beredar. Saje cakap kat guard tu, "I'm waiting for my husband to finish his prayer there". Konon nak lama sikit la kat dalam. Then the guard ckp, "It's ok mdm, you can wait outside". Hehehe