Fujeirah Castle

It was a trip to the East Coast of U.A.E. from Sharjah. As afternoon slowly turned into evening and the sun would soon set over the mountains, we reluctantly headed home after enjoying a day out with family and  friends. A long drive lay ahead of us - a mini convoy of cars that would shortly disappear into the sunset over the mountains back to Sharjah - as we hoped to safely make it home before eight o’clock. Lest we forget, it was Friday. We simply would not like to miss an episode of one of the greatest and longest running series of the early 1980's that delighted us all, and that was none other ‘Dallas’ and the conniving ways of JR! (Picture: Water colour rendition from original B&W line artwork drawing by Tony Fernandes). 

'O Caminhão de Goa'

 

'O Caminhão de Goa' from the Portuguese era. Water colour rendition on computer from original B&W Artline drawing by Tony Fernandes. The coaches were built in Goa on imported Bedford, Ford or Dodge chassis. They were quite unique in their appearance. The coachwork consisted of wooden framework, wooden panelling on the inside and brass sheeting on the outside. Some passenger seats were made of leather while others were made of wood. Fitted on the roof were a "carrier" consisting of a metal rail that would hold and transport a gamut of goods - from paddy sacks and metal trunks to bamboo baskets of vegetable produce to firewood, and also the spare wheel and a tarpaulin cover. The rear of the bus was fitted with a iron ladder for access to the top. Driver and passenger sides had doors. Vertically hinged passenger door was at the rear of the bus. The windows had sliding glass doors. Somes of these buses had longitudinal and parallel seating arrangement.

Fishing Boats of Dubai. Across the Creek View from Deira side.

 

Fishing Boats of Dubai. Across the Creek View from Deira side.

Watercolour Rendition on computer from Line Artwork

by Tony Fernandes