One of the first things we saw was the heritage village in Dubai. They have rebuilt the traditional houses there. The towers are called ‘wind towers’. The tower catches the cooler air higher above the ground and redirects it ground level to cool the inside of a house.
Here is the inside of a traditional sitting room (no wind tower is used here): 
Men and women toilets are identified with these symbols: 
Dubai Heritage Village Alley
Next stop: Dubai Souks
The Dubai Souks are located at the opposite site of the Dubai Creek. You can cross the creek by taking an Abra. It is not expensive – only 1 DH (Dirham).
For longer trips you can take the Water Bus: 
A souk is an old traditional market, specialized in one topic. There is a Gold Souk, Silver Souk, Spices Souk, Textile Souk and Household Souk. Each souk has its own distinctive roof.
Dubai Textile Souk
Dubai Textile Souk
Dubai textiles
A taste of things to come…
Dubai Household Souk
Spices at Dubai Souk
Spices at Dubai Souk
From the Spices Souk it is a little walk to the Gold Souk
Entrance Dubai Gold Souk
Getting directions in Dubai is easy. Most of the people speak English, and there are street maps. 
Dubai Gold Souk Roof
Dubai Gold Souk
Gold bracelets at Dubai Gold Souk
Gold Souk Entrance
We have not seen much in downtown Dubai. We found it difficult to determine which parts are safe, since we were the only tourists walking around.
Downtown Dubai
China Whole Sale Plaza
We decided to walk back to the other side of the Dubai Creek by taking the Pedestrian Under Pass. 
This was our first experience that Dubai is not made for walking. We were one of the few who walked under the hot sun to the under pass. The under pass itself is also very quiet.
Dubai Pedestrian Under Pass
Here are two parting shots:
Dubai HSBC Bank
Abras @ Dubai Creek
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