Hili Fun City - Al Ain

So yes, we did make it back out to Al Ain. The draw? Well, not the "fun city", although it was. Al Ain has the feel of a relaxed city where you really feel like you are in the Middle East; most Westerners reside in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Here is mostly Emiratis. The parks are beautifully landscaped with real grass, fertilized grass. I think the climate is a bit cooler for growing things. The grass roots seem deep instead of prickly and sprawling. Feels more like carpet.

Again I can not seem to download all the pictures that I want. I will post again. We had a great day.

Hili Fun City is a local amusement park- with about 28 rides. We spent a few hours there and walked onto every ride. I think there were maybe five other families in the whole park. Cost? About 40 durham each- making it aprox. 12 US dollars each. Hazel was free. The kids loved it. Has a carny kinda feel- but much safer and all the ride attendants have most of their teeth :). The carousel was a double decker - I've never seen that before. The kids got their fill of bumper cars, they would have been happy to just ride them all night. Well worth the detour.

Look! Recycling? I am so impressed!

Another reason to love this park- two ride admittance lines. One for "Gents and families" and the other for "Ladies".

Just thought the height guy was funny. Very culturally appropriate. Grace was about 1/4" too small for the roller coster. Quin argued her case and ended up putting her in his sandals to appease the attendants. Mission accomplished, Grace loved it. It's not to often she can say she was tall enough for one of the 'fun' rides.