Day 1. I will Never Learn
Day 1 of my 3-day weekend in Dubai. Main purpose was enjoying events at the Autodrome, and some specific shopping. Secondarily, I hoped to enjoy pleasant company back in my hotel room. Stayed at Ramada Bur Dubai. Never any issues there if girl has I'd. Nice rooms. Good location, walkable to many places.
I decided to start out around 8pm with a visit to the bar at CityMax hotel. Recent reports indicated it was OK if not a mongering spot. Busy lobby. About 15 guys in the bar. No ladies. I would have stayed except for the overpowering stench of cigar and cigarette smoke. I can tolerate it, but not so early in the evening.
So I took a slow ramble to the Karama Hotel, and since it was so early, I ducked into Wheels sports bar and had a beer. On the TV. 4 guys dissected the disappointing performance of Manchester United. They're probably still talking. Nice fili waitress there; not a looker, but talkative and attentive to my bowl of popcorn.
Around 9:30, I'm out in the lobby, sunk down deep in a faux leather chair, watching the foot traffic into Ratzky. Guy. Guy. Guy. Guy. Hmmm, I've always liked the place, but my desire to find out if any girls were actually in there sort of dissipated.
Back to Mankhool Road and the ever popular and somewhat bizarre Jockeys. Paid, got my drink, got stared at by Chinese and CIS vampire types, and immediately attracted a slender African lady. I had been telling myself to avoid the African ladies this trip. Past experience demonstrated a problem with attitudes and value for money. But this girl from Ghana (maybe) by the name of Christabella, was attractive and liked to dance. So we cut up the dance floor for a while, and then we negotiated for 700 dhs.
Out of the club, took a walking detour back to her apartment so she could change. Fears of a ripoff were unfounded; no scary dude lurking behind the door. Back to my room. Some wine, some music. Off with the clothes. Very nice body, slender, perfect bubble but, nice pointy breasts. However, the service was unenthusiastic. So there's that value problem. Pleasant girl, stayed until 10AM, and she really wanted to make a day of it. But it was going nowhere, and not for my lack of desire.
I would say,"Live and learn!" but part of my brain just seems to forget. Oh, well, there's Day 2.