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I arrived in Dubai at 6.00am and caught a pink taxi driven by a woman to the hotel. I wasn't impressed that she drove the whole way only with one hand on the steering wheel and took calls and sent texts on her mobile.
It's 40c and very humid. I was glad to get into my air conditioned hotel I'm staying at the 5 star Fairmont on the Palm.
After relaxing for a couple of hours I caught the shuttle from the hotel to the shopping mall and then the metro. On the metro the carriage was almost completely full of men. They all stared at me as if I was an alien with 2 heads and that I shouldn't be there.
I went up in the lift of the Burg Khalifa to floor 125. The tallest building in the world. All the big buildings looked amazing but you could still see some patches of empty desert. I wonder how long ago it all started to get built up and what it will look like in another 25 years. I know a friend who lived in Dubai nearly 40 years ago and said they were just building the main highway then.
In the hotel I went to their lovely Brazillian restaurant. They had lovely starters and a great salad bar. Then the waiters come around with joints of meat on skewers and slice off as much meat as you want. Loads of different cuts of meat. Very nice. Still had room for pudding - BBQ pineapple - disappointing
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