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Emirates Trip. Day 6: Sharjah

An epic view of he AUS Main Building
That was the day that my wife presented her technical paper at American University of Sharjah. I didn't planned anything and it was pretty a laid back on that day. The University located 17 km from our hotel and within the education city. Once reaching that area, we stumbled upon the Taj-Mahal-like architecture, which housed the universities. It was a splendid and epic view caused us forgot to take pictures of the scenery.

The School of Engineering (left) and a dome inside the Student Center

Ni daun salad ke apa?
Ni plak, ada gaya student ke lecturer?
We spent the late afternoon at a public Al Mamzar Beach Park, a public beach. It's worthy noting that not all beach are free access, and Al Khan beach is the another alternative. We didn't bothered to bring along our swimming gear, and Nu'man was really frustrated. Looking at the stunning view of the beach and surprisingly, it crystal-clear shore make ones really contented. Though his hesitation, Nu'man finally did swim with his undies.. :P Alaaa orang bukan kenal pun kan! (no one knows you!).

I were bit surprised with the crystal-clear water 

Stunning with the exquisite beauty of the white sands beach
I like the high rise building view from the sea
They should provide more shade...
In the evening, we roamed through city and souk (market). Al Shanasiyah was the main spotlight that night. My wife bought saffron,  a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus (thanks Wiki!), at a rather cheap price compared to our local market.

Souk Al Shanasiyah located by the Sharjah Creek

Artifacts that were found along the Sharjah Creek

The souk was once of the traditional market selling pearl and fish product
Another souk called Saqr, adjacent to the Souk Al Arsah

It was our last night in Sharjah so let me do a simple wrapped up. Three nights in Sharjah was about right, though we passed several museums and both Al Majaz and Al Qasba neighborhood. At least there is a reason to make a come back to Dubai as well as exploring Abu Dhabi. The first map shows the Heart of Sharjah, about 5 km to the southwest of our hotel, Swiss-Belhotel. While the Mleiha desert located to the southeast where AUS in the middle, as shown in second map.

The Sharjah City Center
Mleiha was about 70 km from the city center

Location: Sharjah - United Arab Emirates

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