Firstly, this is a sad story. Sad because it is no more there right now. This pedestrian crossing was captured on 27 Jun 2008 when I was there for a casual visit, a town in UAE called Al Ain. The disappointing moment was in Dec 2008, when I made another trip there. Out of curiosity, I was eager to take another look at it. Yea, I wanted to take another walk across it, but it was no more there. It was demolished ................. for road widening, I guessed.
Secondly, this pedestrian crossing was peculiar. Peculiar in the sense that both ends were spiral in shape. Now, spiral slides in children's playground, I have seen a lot. Spiral water slides in water theme park, I have seen and played. Yet pedestrian crossing with spiral ends was first in my whole life and I believe this was the one and only one found in the whole world. Somebody out there got to prove me wrong.....................
Thirdly, this peculiar looking pedestrian crossing stood in the middle of a town called Al Ain. Peculiar as this structure maybe, the town is equally mysterious. On my 4 or 5 trips there, I discovered lots of mysteries that will tickle our minds................. oasis, forts, museum etc. This limited space is insufficient to describe all the mysteries. Check out on my new posts or better still, if you happened (or planning) to be in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, just don't forget to include AL AIN into your itinerary............ha ha!!!
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