We looked at Dubai from many angles, from traditional to contemporary, from Dubai Creek to Old town to the Skyline and to the Arabian Gulf, from souks to malls, from day into night. Too many excitements for us in just two days!
Beautiful city landscaping
Traditional Sculptures
Dubai used to be a fish village until the discovery of the underground oil. Following pictures captured the Dubai Creek which represent the old trading hub in Dubai before the booming of the city. Along the creek you can find a lot of early settlements.
Water Taxi is still the main transportation to across the creek.
We toured Dubai Museum to learn more about the history of Dubai as well as the artifacts from African and Asian countries while trading with Dubai.
Dubai was once the city with most cranes and I think it still holds that title - look at the cranes on a regular street.
I counted 8 lanes on each side of the highway.
The sea blue Arabian Gulf. Can you believe it is a public beach in the middle of the city?
Standing on the gulf we have Atlantis Hotel on the Palm island.
City view
Alvin flew all the way to Dubai to see the tallest building in the world! When we talk about Burj Khalifa, everything is a world record. The building stands the tallest in the world. Mall of Emirates is the biggest Mall in the world. In fact, if you need to check out every store in the mall, it will take you 3 days! The music fountain shoots up 500 feet, which makes it the tallest fountain in the world. The indoor aquariums in the mall holds the Guinness Record for ‘The World’s Largest Acrylic Panel".
Unlike the Palm island, Madinat Jumeirah is a luxury resort opens to public. It is designed to resemble a traditional Arabian town.
What are the things normally missing in a desert? water and cold weather! I guess if you have money, you can have whatever you want - a 4 stories ski inside Dubai mall.
Night tour around the city concludes our visit. Burj Khalifa was spectacular at night with diamonds shining around the building.
