An evening in Pond Park- Al Barsha Dubai

I usually do not write blogs. But today's incidence made me to pen down about a beautiful evening i spent in a pond park. 

Like any other techie I waited badly for this weekend. Not because i had plans, just wanted to stay at home doing nothing. After a heavy meal and a nap,the soothing wind, the lovely climate were just pulling me towards them, like a magnet. Going for a walk on a lake side usually is one of my weekend program. I usually prefer to walk to the closest park. But this time i drove to a 4 kilometers away Pond park located in Al Barsha. 

Seeing the large audience inside the park, it did not intrigue me to go & have a peaceful there, yet, I took a chance by going in only to get surprised by the variety of stalls that I saw around.. This park is wide spread with a lake in the center surrounded by a lawn and a playing ground. Kids were on their skating shoes while a girl with a guitar sang melodiously caring less for the crowd. Small babies tried to danced on their toes for the music. 

Dubai being a friendly country for the foreigners , i could see Egyptians , Arabs ,Europeans , Indians and many more. The  stalls were divided in two streets. Left street had the food stalls while the right street had the art/craft. 

Every stall had a person with a smiling face welcoming to taste their freshly cooked food and to explain why their stall is special. Anyone could pick their choice of organic fruits and vegetables from with the cartons used as baskets. Cup cakes looked really colorful and i picked the "Oreo and cream" cupcake which had a chocolate cake with cream and oreo on top. 

Taking bites from my cake box, i walked around the art/craft area which seemed to be more interesting. Each stall had a story to tell. The old Egyptians jewelry with white metal finger ring showing the ethnicity of the middle eastern culture, the lovely hand made baby shoes made out of Italian leather and the fragrant hand made soaps were to name few. I loved an Indian who had made some nice stitching on the hand purse and the spectacle cases. Her work on every purse was so unique and thoughtful. I could not stop myself buying one of those spectacle cases which had "Grandpa's specs" carved on it. 

I sat on a bench on the lawn to complete the rest of my cupcake. We always assume, that, the western culture lacks family values. Observing people around from various parts of the world proved this assumption wrong. I could see the difference between being educated and having the human values. what made me realize that humanity still exists is that - a maid handling her master's baby, as if it is her own child. 

During the onset of dawn, just as sun was trying to change it's color from red to orange to magenta, I saw series of colorful lights hanging on the streets, which added a festive look for the evening

This park is not just a place for the kids to play around at ease or a place for elderly people to get close with the nature, it surely is a place for anyone who would want to get away from the hustle bustle life in Dubai, to something peaceful & serene. 

Of all the surprises that Dubai has given me so far, I feel, this one is the best!

Visit the park - every Saturday 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM