tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062806278483377538.post6854116672784642875..comments2024-03-28T04:30:39.898+00:00Comments on PARAPLEXED: Mixed OddfellowsPara Gliderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06615806398448197008noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062806278483377538.post-47155073201694953832007-12-04T06:23:00.000+00:002007-12-04T06:23:00.000+00:00That's a shame - thanks for telling me. One of my ...That's a shame - thanks for telling me. One of my reasons for celebrating these places is that they'll all disappear eventually, just like so many traditional London pubs are doing. Oddmiral's wasn't a place I'd frequent regularly, but it was an institution in its own right. And now it's a computer shop? Where's the character in that . . .Para Gliderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615806398448197008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062806278483377538.post-25554240053658738552007-12-03T08:53:00.000+00:002007-12-03T08:53:00.000+00:00Alas, the Oddmiral has fallen victim to financial ...Alas, the Oddmiral has fallen victim to financial pressures, and converted its bar into computer shops, to add to the 578 already on street... commerce overcomes art...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062806278483377538.post-77493299463569501612007-10-23T15:43:00.000+00:002007-10-23T15:43:00.000+00:00Sounds great. Maybe next time I get to Dubai I'll ...Sounds great. Maybe next time I get to Dubai I'll visit. Meanwhile, I'm enjoying a short break in UK. One week down, one to go.Para Gliderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615806398448197008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062806278483377538.post-13445794278818513042007-10-22T13:58:00.000+00:002007-10-22T13:58:00.000+00:00I have unfortunately failed to visit the Oddmiral ...I have unfortunately failed to visit the Oddmiral Plaza for some unknown reason, but I hope I can recommend my own version of the "Paranormal" which is a little gem hidden in the depths of Barsha in a secluded little Hotel called "Golden Tulip". Do not be mistaken, this is <I>the</I> Golden Tulip, where all kinds of flowers grow. <BR/><BR/>I went with a group of people to watch the Rugby (a small bar, I was told) and by gosh, I have not seen a more "paraglider" type bar in Dubai before. Although there were more Henrys than Helgas, I found the place to be very charming: neon blue lights inside, staff with bowties and...for some odd reason I was not able to notice much else but the plasma screen in front, and a couple of non-hooligan bald men wearing beanie hats, trying to calm me down after England lost.<BR/><BR/>What an experience!i*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062806278483377538.post-21027839961613251682007-10-05T12:55:00.000+00:002007-10-05T12:55:00.000+00:00There's an excellent chapati place en route - the ...There's an excellent chapati place en route - the vegetarian restaurant on the corner of the shopping mall. Can't remember the mall's name, but it has an avoidable MacDonalds near the front (opp Al Ain Centre). The Vege restaurant is back left.Para Gliderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615806398448197008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062806278483377538.post-70117251594027699412007-10-05T09:49:00.000+00:002007-10-05T09:49:00.000+00:00Thank you so much for the directions. I shall take...Thank you so much for the directions. I shall take the shortcut you mentioned, missing the Asknot Hotel - and as you advised, by no means will I enter this hotel, palm trees an all. <BR/><BR/>Is it permissible as per paraglider guidelines to enter a chapati house pre-Oddmiral Plaza?i*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.com