The Road to Ras Al Khaimah

Halos lagpas dalawang buwan na ko na wala sa Pinas. 2 months and 7 days to be exact. Ang bilis lang... di mo mamamalayan na nasa Pinas na uli ako at patambay-tambay sa mga kapehan sa tabi-tabi. Matagal pa yon, kaya wag  masyadong excited lol! 

Nga pala, I just want to share to you guys my journey to Ras Al Khaimah. Let's check the map of Mr. Google and find out where on earth is this place. 

Ras al-Khaimah (alternatively Ra'sal-Khaymah; Arabic: رأس الخيمة‎ Rā's al Ḫaima) is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the east side of the Persian Gulf. Its name means "Top of the Tent". The emirate is in the northern part of the UAE, bordering Oman's exclave ofMusandam. It covers an area of 1,700 square km. The capital city and home of most residents is also called Ras al-Khaimah. The city has a population of 263,217 as of 2008.[1] The city has two main sections, Old Ras al-Khaimah and Nakheel, on either side of a creek. It is served by theRas al-Khaimah International Airport. It consists of a northern part (where the city of Ras al-Khaimah is situated), a large exclave in the south (nearHatta), and a few small islands in the Persian Gulf.[2]

(source: Wikipedia)

As you can see in the map, Sharjah is where my accomodation and our project is, and Dubai naman is our head office. Since Sharjah is too close to Dubai and the cost of living in Sharjah is low compared to Dubai, Sharjah has been dubbed as Dubai's Bedroom. Why? Most people working in Dubai lives in Sharjah for an obvious reasons. Gets?

At bakit naman ako napapunta ng Ras Al Khaimah, which is a little bit far from where I live and where my workplace is? Dahil ako po ay isang galaero! (Fact) Nope, may isa pa po kaming project doon na kailangang i -ocular visit (truth). 

And as the title of this post suggest, I want to share with you all the photos I took along the road to Ras Al Khaimah. Pasensya na sa mga shots dahil most of the photos were taken inside a moving car. 

1. Starting Point: Sharjah... pick up time is 9:30 am

What do you expect in a desert turned city? A lonely Tree....

Hill Top... almost! A Landscape... a touch of green...

2. Exit to Freeway... 

Saturday Morning view of the Highway...  

Series of Mosque Design can be seen along the way...
Fascinating view

Basically this is the view as we go farther away from Sharjah...

An odd design of a building in the middle of the dessert...

Another building... in the middle of the dessert...

Working in the desert...

This marks the end of the Highway and we are entering now
Ras Al Khaimah's area 

3. The Destination...

Buildings and Landscapes while entering RAK's municipality

Round About Land Mark

Al Naeem Mall... Our Destination

View from the Balcony of the Mall's Foodcourt....
This body of water serves as Float Plane Landing area.

Management Office of the Mall... souvenir shot.
Di ko na idetalye kung anong ginawa namin sa Mall...
In the near future you will see!

Nagugutom din naman ang Super Mario...

Grand Chicken Burger for Lunch...

BEWARE: COLD ZONE

4. And Back...

After a series of questioning and gathering info about the Mall, we are on our way back and hit the road again...

Exit from RAK... I shall return... definitely!

Another Mosque design... I told you!

Boundary... part of the desert! 

Cleaner view of the desert sand on this side of the road...

More sand, more and more sand out there....

Someone left this boat on the road side....

And this is the last view I remember, dahil nakatulog ang Super Mario... 

5. To Home Base...

And when I woke up.... nasa Sharjah na uli kami...

Welcome back to Sharjah's Skyline...

It takes us approximately 1 and a half hour from Sharjah to Ras Al Khaimah in a private transport. This may varies if you take a bus or public transport.

Bus Transport: http://www.stc.gov.ae/en/transport-intercity-routes.php

• RAS AL KHAIMAH ROUTE NO. 115

Timings	6:00 am - 11:00 pm, daily
Interval	Every 60 minutes
Departure	Sharjah (Al Jubail Bus Station)
Stops	Umm Al Quwain - Union R/A
Destination	Ras Al Khaimah (Al Nakheel)
Route Direction	Single Way
Fare	Sharjah - Umm Al Quwain, 15 Dhs Sharjah - Ras Al Khaimah, 20 Dhs
Operator	Sharjah Transport

Hope you enjoy the trip! And by the way, tomorrow June 17, 2013 (Monday), I will be travelling back there to join the kick off meeting... (meaning, project is going to start soon)

See you!

Super M