Sunday, November 21, 2010

Trip to Dubai

We decided to go to Dubai for the Eid holiday - we spent four days there.
I tried to take different photos from the last time I visited.

We took a trip on the hop on/off tour bus around Dubai which takes you around the new and the old Dubai. Its really interesting as you learn alot about the history of Dubai - and you also discover that everything in Dubai is the biggest, most expensive and one of a kind.


Inside the restaurant area of the Burjuman Mall


Burjuman Mall


Saks Fifth Avenue - there was a 30% sale off everything instore - but not a sale sign to be seen - must not fit the image of the store....


The reason we went to Dubai!!!!

Only non-muslims allowed inside the store...


The Burj Khalifa Building which is the tallest building in the world - it stands at over 828 metres and more than 160 stories.

It holds the following records:

The tallest building in the world
The tallest free standing structure in the world
Highest number of stories in the world
Highest occupied floor in the world
Highest outdoor observation deck in the world
Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world
Tallest service elevator in the world

I could not get the whole building in the photo

• Tallest service elevator in the world

The amazing Dubai Fountain


Sex in the City Shoes


IWC watches - only available as a box set and only 140 boxes in the world.
And for the bargain price of 970,000Dhs ($280,000AUD)
(Nicks dream watch)


Lollipops galore in the biggest lolly shop I have ever seen


The waterfall inside the Dubai Mall


Yummy Pork


More yummy pork
(In case u think I am obsessed by piggy - it is not available here)


The best chippies I have ever had


Stained glass roof in the underground souq inside the Wafi Mall


Airconditioned bus stops


The Jumeirah Mosque


The famous 7 star hotel - The Burj Al Arab




The waterways at Madinat Jumeirah Souq




The Mina A'Salam Hotel




Villas on the Palm Island


Fish inside the aquarium at the Atlantis Hotel


The world class restaurant Nobu of which Robert De Niro is a partner


The Atlantis Hotel


Oprah loves these shoes and so do those who can afford them


Only 10,000Dhs ($2800 AUD) - but there is 30% off said the sales assistant!!!!


Dubai Healthcare city - which houses some of the world's best clinics and hospitals


Nick on a Dhow


Sign on the Dhow


A traditional Dhow on the Dubai Creek


Dubai Creek


One of the government buildings on the Dubai Creek






These dhows are used to transport alsorts of goods as far as Iran



24K gold in the worlds largest gold souq


Nick outside the Dubai Mall


Outside the Dubai Mall


The Burj Khalifa



This was a sign under a movie poster for Grease - spot the mistake!!!


Shops filled with lovely christmas trees - you don't see this in Doha either and certainly not in Saudi.




Inside the Dubai Mall


Butterflies inside the Dubai Mall


The Iconic Bloomingdales in Dubai Mall