Today at 11 AM the ship arrived at Dubai. As the ship was coming in I took some photos and at 12:30 PM, I left on a tour called "Dubai' Architectural Marvels". We headed towards the downtown area passing the financeal center of Dubai until we arrived for a visit to Butj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. The bus stopped and we walked thru a parking garage and into the Dubai Mall a huge mall and rode a high speed elevator to the 124th floor to view the city. The building is 2,716 feet tall but we went only about half the way to the top. We came down and got on the bus and stopped at a beach for a photo of Burj Al Arab, a sail shaped hotel built on a manmade island. Our next stop was at the US $1.5 billion Atlantis, the Palm luxury resort. We drove by many other buildings on the tour but our last stop was at the Mall of the Emirates another huge mall where we could see Ski Dubai, the regions' only indoor ski dome offering fresh real snow all the year around. We left the Mall of the Emirates and headed back to the ship where we arrived at about 5:45 PM. In Dubai, every thing is huge. They have the tallest building, the largest hotel, the biggest mall etc. The town of Dubai is 2 million and for UAE, the population is 8 million. 80% of the working people are not native to the UAE. Our tour guide was from Hungary and our bus driver was from Pakistan. If they retire or don't have a job they must return to their old country. Tours are a big business in the UAE They have 3,000 tour guides. In UAE, gas in 30 cents a liter and water which is made from the ocean water is more expensive than gas. The Sheikh, the government head does not have security, drives his own car and goes to public places.
The ship will spend the next two night in Dubai. Tonight the show was put on by a group which performed a show of Dubai Traditional Music & Dance.
Below are pictures from my first day in Dubai, UAE.
This picture was taken from the ship coming in to Dubai, UAE.
This picture was taken from the ship coming in to Dubai, UAE.
This picture was taken from the ship coming in to Dubai, UAE.
This picture was taken from the bus in Dubai.
This picture was taken from the bus in Dubai. There is a lot of flowers and grass that needs water in Dubai.
This picture was taken from the bus in Dubai.
This picture was taken from the bus in Dubai. This is the Burj Khalifa in the background, the tallest building in the world.
This picture was taken from the bus in Dubai.
This is a picture of the Dubai Mall, the worlds largest mall.
This picture was taken in the Dubai Mall, the worlds largest mall.
From the Dubai Mall we took the elevator to the 124th floor of Burj Khalifa. This is a picture of the path on the way to the elevator.
This picture was taken of Dubai from the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building.
This picture was taken of Dubai from the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building.
This picture was taken of Dubai from the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building.
This picture was taken of Dubai from the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building.
This picture was taken of Dubai from the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building.
This picture was taken of Dubai from the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building.
This picture was taken of Dubai from the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building.
This picture was taken of the viewing area on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building.
This picture was taken of Dubai from the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building.
This picture was taken of Dubai from the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building.
This picture was taken from the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building looking towards the top of the 2,716 feet tall building.
This picture was taken at a beach to take a photo of Burj Al Arab, a sail aha[ed hotel.
This picture of a hotel belonging to the same family as the Burj Al Arab hotel.
This picture was taken from the bus in Dubai.
This picture was taken in Dubai at a photo stop at the Atlantis Hotel a Palm Luxury Resort a play ground for the mega-rich.
This picture was taken in Dubai at a photo stop at the Atlantis Hotel.
This picture was taken from the bus in Dubai. This is one of the many new projects under construction in Dubai.
This picture was taken at a stop at the Mall of the Emirates.
This picture was taken at a stop at the Mall of the Emirates.
This picture was taken at a stop at the Mall of the Emirates of Sky Dubai.
This picture was taken at a stop at the Mall of the Emirates of Sky Dubai.
This picture was taken at a stop at the Mall of the Emirates of Sky Dubai.
This picture was taken at a stop at the Mall of the Emirates of Sky Dubai.
This picture was taken at a stop at the Mall of the Emirates.
This picture was taken from the bus in Dubai.
This picture was taken from the bus near the cruise terminal.
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