Dubai Sand: grow your own skyscraper, just add water!
attendents at Jumeirah Madinat Hotel - super-ritz
Jumeirah Madinat Hotel
private beach at Dubai's Jumeirah Madinat Hotel
private beach
beach on gulf
persian gulf
beach with Burj al Arab and metaphoric sailboat
Burj al Arab - yikes
Burj al Arab - hmmm
private beach - which we got kicked out of
wall between private beach and public beach
public beach in Dubai
public beach
DRL on beach
Dubai's Marina District, under construction of course
Massive construction at Dubai Marina
road out to one of the "Palms" - artificial islands in the Gulf - EW!
the Palm Jumeirah - eeeeeew
more ew on the palm - they wouldn't let us in either
aerial view of The Palm. See the cookie-cutter house with private beaches unsafe to swim in, due to contaminated water by improper construction. nice huh!
the capital city of Abu Dhabi - the richest city in the world
Abu Dhabi - oil rich Abu Dhabi
the building aren't that great huh? but there is more public space at least
Abu Dhabi is on the coast, south of Dubai about 1 hour or so.
the city is on a peninsula out into the water
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, historic fort
the fort with funny buildings beyond.
ah, its a castle! hehee
the Fort in Abu Dhabi
me, in the door of the fort. :)
the Fort courtyard
the Palace (hotel) in Abu Dhabi, they also wouldn't let us in because we did not have even a reservation for tea.
beautiful mosque in Abu Dhabi
amazing
Mosque
Mosque, unfortunately i didn't dare get out of the car
only Muslims are allowed inside, so only one of our guys could go inside
Mosque interior
the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
My teammates and I for a super cheap super good meal at a Pakistani restaurant
my teammates Claudia and Sergio, with me and my sunburn
Sergio very happy about his food
Claudia and I and some sort of random avocado shakes - i think we were the only women out on the street!
Serge
Bur Dubai (neighborhood south of Creek in Dubai) in the evening
