{"id":1038,"date":"2010-12-03T05:01:42","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T10:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2010-12-04T02:36:32","modified_gmt":"2010-12-04T07:36:32","slug":"national-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/national-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 2nd, the UAE celebrated its 39th birthday!  In observance, the government and businesses closed down and thousands took to the streets to show their pride.  It is a big event for the country, as evidenced by the thousands of lights, signs and displays that began appearing in the week leading up to National Day.<\/p>\n<p>So the &#8220;in&#8221; thing to do on National Day is to decorate your car with all things UAE and drive up and down the <a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=361\">Corniche<\/a>.  Some people beep their horns, some sit on the roof of their car, while others spray silly string and confetti.  The atmosphere is very electric and even though we have only lived in the UAE for a few months, Meg and I got swept up in the energy and pride everyone was exuding.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1038 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/national-day\/pimped-out-rides\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Pimped-out-rides-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1041\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1041'>\n\t\t\t\tEverywhere you looked, cars were decorated with flags, pictures, balloons &#8211; you name it!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/national-day\/view-of-emirates-hotel\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/View-of-Emirates-Hotel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1042\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1042'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking at the Emirates Palace Hotel and it&#8217;s light display from the beach\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/national-day\/enjoying-the-fireworks\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Enjoying-the-fireworks-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1043\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1043'>\n\t\t\t\tIt was a pretty good fireworks display\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/national-day\/enjoying-the-fireworks-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Enjoying-the-fireworks-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1044\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1044'>\n\t\t\t\tCrowds lined the streets and beaches to catch a glipse&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/national-day\/decorated-buildings\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Decorated-Buildings-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1045\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1045'>\n\t\t\t\tBuildings all around the city had intricate lighting diplays.  This a shot of the Etisalat (local phone company) building&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Here are a few clips of the celebrations on the Corniche:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mwUi47MgXvk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mwUi47MgXvk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qfPsGWHDmbA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qfPsGWHDmbA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The evening&#8217;s festivities concluded with a beautiful fireworks display over the water.  The small building to the left of the fireworks (the one with the lighting display) is the <a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=341\">Emirates Palace Hotel<\/a>.  The tower to the far right is <a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=138\">Marina Mall.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vKTY_FB2MgE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vKTY_FB2MgE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 2nd, the UAE celebrated its 39th birthday! In observance, the government and businesses closed down and thousands took to the streets to show their pride. 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