I was in Dubai for business today, taking care of some banking for our branch in the free zone area. I was in and out in one day but saw some of the sites. The Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building and is located near the world's largest mall...sorry MOA. Dubai, along with Abu Dhabi, are two of the seven emirates of United Arab Emirates. Dubai is a wonderful place, very urban and upscale. 5 years ago it was the center of commercial real estate. Hopefull we get more opportunities to expand here...I wouldn't mind coming here a lot. It is a cheap and short plane ride ($200 dollars for a one day turn around on two days notice). Plus it has some very wonderful resorts on the gulf. I will be back for a long weekend...or several! Actually, Oman, Istanbul, Thailand, the Maldives and Beirut are also on my radar so maybe just once for fun and then the other places too.
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| Burj Khalifa...world's tallest...and very spectacular. |
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| It was very dusty so this photo is a little hard to make out. But, for perspective, Burj Khalifa in the background with area buildings...mostly 40+ stories...it really does stand out! |
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| Cleaning crew washing windows. I counted 12 coming down the side of the buiding...impressive. |
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| A main thoroughfare...great architecture...very clean city...and surprisingly GREEN! |
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| Mmmm...Indian food...all vegetarian. Most of the dishes are Jainist...a sect that is extremely vegan...they won't even eat onions because they are the root of the plant and to eat them means to kill the plant. Very tasty and colorful spread! The bill for two was less than $15. |
Tell us more about Dubai! I've heard they have an aquarium (?) and it''s huge and gorgeous! ~ Bonnie B
ReplyDeleteI was only there for 10 hours...in and out. I plan to go again soon!!
DeleteNo Tandoori food? If there's was any way to get me to eat meat again it would be tandoor chicken.
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