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Talk about a jewel in the Desert! No half measures here folks. We arrived at 3 a.m. with our eyes falling out of our heads but were pleasantly surprised to find our hotel room was actually an Arabian palace that had been converted to a 2 bedroom apartment. We were certain we would find a dungeon of some sort. After a much needed 5 hour snooze, we set out on our remaining 23 hours in the UAE. First (and only!) stop, the Burj Khalifa. The world's tallest building at over 820 metres! Conveniently the Dubai Mall, probably the world's biggest shopping centre, is located right next door. One could spend an entire week's holiday in the mall by itself (When we say 'one' we mean Andrea). We're talking 1200 shops, an aquarium/underwater zoo, amusement park, gold market, ice skatng rink and the list goes on. Andrea had at last found Nirvana. After some gold and diamond purchases, she was at home. The icing on the Dubai cake was the Dubai Fountain outside the mall. Without a doubt one of the coolest thngs we've seen. A choreographed dance of water and lights that would put Kevin Bacon in Footloose to shame. The only negative of Dubai - we weren't there long enough!. A strange yet inviting blend of Western Capitalism and Arabic Tradition. Save our seats Dubai, we'll be back...
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Lisa Ben spent the best part of 3 months in the Dubai Mall from what I can gather of his time OS ;)
Deborah Yep, I have heard only great things about Dubai....its on my bucket list.
dad Ben ya big girls blouse, your letting the male folk down. I don't think just Andrea, I have someone here that would spend their lifetime there as well. Just hope there is a good pub!!!!!! serving ice cold.....TEA...YUK
Ben ....yeah travelling the world is ok....but I'm on a recon of Nerranderra braving floods and plagues of locusts in the interests of collective training. At least my hotel room has movie extra, I'm watching Action Jackson! Gerty, Ernie Dingo called, he wants his lame travel commentary back........don't mind me I'm just jealous. Wayne, for the record, I didn't go shopping, but I went to a water slide park.
Lisa You're right, I was thinking of Jonesy.