Dubai

Riding around Dubai was quite an experience. The city was built during the last 30

years and there are many skyscrapers with very interesting architecture.  It is such a

contrast to Mumbai and many other cities because most everything is so new and clean.

In 1979 the World trade Center was built in the middle of the desert. Unfortunately itwas

very hazy and we can’t get the view we would like. You probably noted this on the

pictures. We saw the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, the Burj Al Arab Hotel

and the Jumeirah Mosque.

There is a seaplane that offers a tour over the city and I would love to have taken it,

but for the amount of money it costs, I want a clear day.

I had a bit of difficulty with the terminal Wi Fi. It was really slow the first day but was

much better the second. When I signed onto my blog, the access information was in

Arabic. Finally someone at the information desk got it translated for me and fortunately

It stayed translated for the second day because no one was at the desk, and I was able

to post a lot of pictures.

I wanted to go to the Dubai Mall just to see it, but shuttle buses only ran the first day and

I didn’t want to take a taxi. I’m still not comfortable going far away from the ship on my own.