{"id":2595,"date":"2011-07-28T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=2595"},"modified":"2011-11-10T04:43:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T09:43:31","slug":"it-was-on-ajman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/it-was-on-ajman\/","title":{"rendered":"It Was On, Ajman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In our quest to explore all seven Emirates that make up the UAE, we hit our 4th this week &#8211; Ajman. While the smallest of the Emirates (100 square miles &#8211; or roughly 1.5 times the size of DC), it did have a &#8220;5-star resort&#8221;. So there was no excuse not to go, especially with the amazing summer deals due to the scorching temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>We definitely spent most of our time exploring the Kempinski resort &#8211; which had everything from great restaurants to cosmic bowling. But, we had to experience a little of the local life with a trip to Lulu&#8217;s (kind of like Target and Wal-Mart), as well as the sprawling Ajman Museum.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few highlights&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2595 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/it-was-on-ajman\/img_1871\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_1871-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2604\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2604'>\n\t\t\t\tThis awesome Indian restaurant was utensil-free&#8230;the bibs actually came in handy!\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\/it-was-on-ajman\/img_1892\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_1892-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2598\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2598'>\n\t\t\t\tOur sweet pad &#8211; free upgrade!\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\/it-was-on-ajman\/img_1874\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_1874-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2605\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2605'>\n\t\t\t\tTalk about a room with a view!\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\/it-was-on-ajman\/img_1884\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_1884-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2597\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2597'>\n\t\t\t\tThis &#8211; and the swim up bar &#8211; was where you could find us (Coronas!)\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\/it-was-on-ajman\/img_1910\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_1910-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2599\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2599'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset from our balcony&#8230;never gets old\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\/it-was-on-ajman\/img_1977\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_1977-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2602\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2602'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Ajman museum was opened in 1991 with Sheikh Zayed present\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\/it-was-on-ajman\/img_1978\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_1978-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2603\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2603'>\n\t\t\t\tApparently, Ajman has its own flag\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\/it-was-on-ajman\/img_1961\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_1961-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2601\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2601'>\n\t\t\t\tIn the middle of the Ajman Museum &#8211; it was us, and the cleaning crew\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\/it-was-on-ajman\/img_1948\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_1948-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2600\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2600'>\n\t\t\t\tDisplays like this were thought-provoking&#8230;how can you shoot a gun that&#8217;s 5-ft long?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This is a sample call to prayer at the Ajman Museum &#8211; done 5 times daily at every mosque.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3i_X2ekWe9g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our quest to explore all seven Emirates that make up the UAE, we hit our 4th this week &#8211; Ajman. While the smallest of the Emirates (100 square miles &#8211; or roughly 1.5 times the size of DC), it did have a &#8220;5-star resort&#8221;. So there was no excuse not to go, especially with&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/it-was-on-ajman\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[37,20],"class_list":["post-2595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-picture","category-video","tag-ajman","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595\/revisions\/2622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}