AT SEA (day 97) DUBAI continued
DUBAI IS AN AMBITIOUS ARCHITECTURAL ENVIRONMENT
DUBAI MARINA
THE WORLDS TALLEST TWISTED TOWER
73 STORIES
BURJ KALIFA
163 FLOORS, 2,717 ft. HIGH TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD SINCE 2008
THE BURJ ARABA HOTEL
AT THE JANERA BEACH
Janera beach is a family beach.
Women are only allowed to swim in family beaches. As in MUMBAI, only women can ride in taxi cabs driven by women. Women are not allowed to ride in taxi's driven by men.
DANCING FOUNTAINS IN FRONT OF THE DUBAI MALL AT NIGHT
The Mall complex includes 1, 200 shops. The outside of the complex is lit up on all sides as though it is Christmas 365 days a year. The air conditioning is extremely efficient & it is a great place for families to go, especially in the summer when it is 120 degrees Fahrenheit outside.
In addition to the shops, some but not all of the other sights the you will find for the shoppers to enjoy are:
A FANTASTIC AQUARIUM
THE ICE SKATING RINK COMPLETE WITH A SNOW BOX FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY IN
A HUGE WATERFALL WITH SCULPTURES OF DIVERS
Additional interesting sights for us were the...
SHOPPERS DRESSED IN FULL LENGTH BURKAS
SHOPPERS DRESSED IN HAJABS
WE HAD DINNER WITH THE LOCALS IN THE BURJ AL HAMAM RESTAURANT
IN THE MALL
THE ROADWAY
I included this picture because I want to give you a sense of how clean DUBAI is. Even with all of the construction, there is not a speck dirt or a piece of refuse in the streets. The roadways are lined with brightly colored flowerbeds that contain automatic sprinkler systems, there is not a droopy flower in sight.
EVEN THOUGH DUBAI IS A CONSERVATIVE COUNTRY WITH DEEP ROOTS IN ISLAM IT IS A HIGH TECH INTERNATIONAL CITY, A SUR REAL METROPOLIS THAT STRIVES TO BE THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST IN EVERYTHING .
MUSCAT, OMAN TOMORROW...
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