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My dad booked us tickets to Dubai for the second week of our school holidays. My dad announced at dinner, "Hey everyone, we're all going on holiday to Dubai in July". My siblings and I were so excited to be going on holiday overseas.
 
The first thing my mother did on the day we left was to whisper, "Wake up! Wake up! We have to get ready." My family and I got up super early to shower and get ready for the trip. When we were ready, we all went downstairs and waited for a van to take us to the airport. When we got to the airport there was a long queue. We had to wait for ages for Tita Lyn to check in. I said, "I'm starving, can we get something nice to eat?" My dad said, "Wait a few minutes" and after a while we went into a restaurant and I got something nice to eat.
 
The airport was bigger than I had ever remembered, and at the departure gate I saw how huge the plane was! "Wow!" My sister shouted, "Look at the plane! It's so big!" We soon got on the huge plane, but it was very cold! To keep us entertained we watched In and Out, The Addams Family 2 and Transylvania. We also played games like Hello Kitty Coloring and Mickey Mouse Party on the screens at the back of the seats. It was all very tiring as it took us about 8 hours to get to Dubai by plane. Mum and Dad were happy that there was free food on the flight. I didn't really like the food though; I got lasagne which I found really disgusting! I just liked the free water they gave me.

When we arrived at Dubai airport, I was amazed at how big and modern it was compared to the Philippines. While we were waiting for our chauffeur-driven van, we took pictures of the airport to remember it. The chauffeur-driven van took us on a short ride from the airport to the Conrad Hotel. When we arrived, I saw a luxurious hotel that looked like a palace. I muttered, "The hotel is so majestic and beautiful!
My dad checked us in so we could all go to our hotel rooms. We were so lucky because they upgraded us so that we could have access to the Executive Lounge every day, where we could have free food and drinks from 4pm. We could also have a free breakfast buffet every day from 8am to 10am. When we heard this, we were over the moon! "Yum!" I thought in my head. I can choose all the food I really like! Then we took the lift to our rooms. It looked super modern! "Wow, I love the design!" my younger sister said. We were all super happy. We used our iPads for a few hours. Then we went downstairs to have dinner with my grandma and my aunt Sian. When I saw my grandma, I shouted "Hi!" and she gave us all big hugs and kisses. After dinner we took family photos and then went back to our rooms to sleep.

In the morning, my father said, "Do you want to go swimming or use your iPads?" My brother's answer was, "Swimming!" So my dad took us to the pool, and as we entered, a man gave us navy blue towels and other necessities like sunscreen. The pool was also full of noise and people. I touched the water to make sure the temperature was right. The pool turned out to be freezing cold! "Brrrr!" I shivered. "It's freezing!" After a while, when I got into the pool, the temperature was actually fine for me. There was a feature in the pool that I did a couple of dives from. "WHOA!" My brother shouted when he saw me diving! We also held a breath-holding competition amongst ourselves, and my brother was the big winner. Once we got tired, we got out of the pool and dried off with our towels. Although we visited lots of cool places while we were in Dubai, I loved staying in the hotel and playing in the pool. Before long, it was time to go back to the Philippines. On the last day of our trip, the family bought souvenirs and dates for our relatives and close family. As we boarded the plane, I said to my mother, "Thank you for bringing us here; it was a short but incredible experience!