I just returned from a quick trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
...Interesting place !
Saw mosques in many, many places.
New construction was everywhere...many new high-rise buildings.
Most buildings seemed to include a water feature of some sort, fountain, pond, etc.
Maybe as a result of being in a desert country...
A large, resort hotel out on the large man-made island,
shaped like a giant palm tree.
...and more construction...
Including the world's tallest building.
Cool, new Metro system opened in 2009.
...and more buildings...
The tall building, called the Burj Khalifa, towers above Dubai Mall,
the world largest shopping mall.
(it doesn't really lean...
...it just took a wide-angle lens to get it all, and it's a little distorted)
The Beach in the "Marina Area",
with the luxury hotels on the Palm showing in the background.
The beach-front street is lined with shopping areas,
restaurants, and high-rise condos.
The pool on the 8th Floor of my hotel.
(Sat here to post "Baby Number 7,000,000,000")
That's it for now. Didn't have much time for photos, many of these are from the car as we zipped around. I hope to be there again early next year, so I'll try again.
Take care all.
- Mark W. Laughlin
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