Dubai, United Arab Emirates

My first trip to Dubai seemed like a whirlwind.  I was, of course, very busy with the soccer team.  However, we did have one night out at the Dubai Mall.  The Dubai Mall is the largest mall in the world and it is also right next to the Burj Khalifa.  Dubai is certainly a city based on glitz and glamor.  I would say that Doha is maybe 20 years behind.  Dubai has some lovely green parks as well as some nice public beaches.  I most certainly would like to visit again in order to explore more and do some shopping.  I did not have a chance to go up in the Burj Khalifa, which is another thing that I would like to do.  Here are a few of the pictures that I took while at the Dubai Mall, riding in the buses to and from places, and our view from the hotel.  

Dubai at dusk.  Just arriving and leaving the airport.

On our way to the Dubai Mall.

Inside the Dubai Mall.

The Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo.

"With the capacity to hold 10 million litres of water, Dubai Aquarium illuminates the marvels of the ocean floor and showcase one of the most diverse collections of marine life worldwide."

It was really quite amazing and I didn't even go in...

Shark!

One of the restaurants in the HUGE food court.

The Dubai Fountain.

The Burj Khalifa at night.  Can you see the top?

Outside the mall after watching the show at the fountain.

Leaving the mall and there was a full moon!

Dubai has a nice metro/train system.  You can see the tunnel coming down from one of the stops.

You can see the Burj Khalifa and bits and pieces of downtown Dubai.

View from my hotel in Dubai.

Another view.  You can see the pool on the roof of the other building!

For this night we were on the 14th floor.

Again you can see one of the tunnels for the metro system.  Right next door was the Mall of the Emirates.

 The music and light show at the Dubai Fountain.

"The entrancing performance of light, music and waterthat has changed the face of Dubai forever."