I first visited
Dubai in 2005, when a stopover there en route from
Reunion was the easiest way to travel to the
Maldives. I didn't like the city much then, but this time after ten days in
Oman I had more of a chance to explore and I liked it somewhat better.
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| cityscape, with Burj Khalifa dominating the skyline |
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| Burj Khalifa with the sun setting behind |
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| close up of the Burj Khalifa |
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| Atlantis Hotel on The Palm artificial island |
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Tall buildings near Sheikh Zayed Road.
The tallest in this photo is Al Yaqoub Tower (328m),
to the right is the Maze Tower, to the left is Up Tower |
The Burj Al Arab hotel at Jumeirah Beach bills itself as "the most luxurious hotel in the world".
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| Burj Al Arab hotel, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai |
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| Dubai Marina |
Cayan Tower was opened in 2013 and at 306 metres is the ninth-tallest residential building in the world.
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| Cayan Tower, 73 stories |
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| Hoopoe bird |
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| inside the Mall of the Emirates, which has 560 shops |
Ski Dubai is a 'ski resort' covering 22,500 square meters and with 3,000 square metres of snow, located inside the enormous shopping centre of Mall of the Emirates.
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| Ski Dubai, located inside the Mall of the Emirates |
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| sunset over the desert |
After two days in Dubai we headed along Sheikh Zayed Road (the longest road in the Emirates at 558.4km) to Abu Dubai.
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| Looking down Sheikh Zayed Road |
Abu Dubai is the largest and wealthiest emirate of the United Arab Emirates and is about 140km from Dubai.
