Dar Al Sondos By Le Meridien Dubai

... We had lunch in the 'aquarium' restaurant, which had a big aquarium right in the middle. Our lunch was pretty amazing, and my dad says that it was the most expensive meal I have ever had.

Right now we are off to the spice and gold souks (markets) and this afternoon if it stops raining we're going on a desert safari.

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Amy

... there, and now we are back at the Ritz Carlton - and because they messed up our booking, they are looking after us really well!!

We have been catching lots of taxis around the city and one of the many places we have visited so far was Wild Wadi Water Park. This place has lots of water slides and you can catch them and they will take you all around the park without having to walk anywhere or up any stairs - way cool. Also this place is right in ...

... of these malls, we were taken to outstanding high street stores selling the most expensive Arab and Indian silks and pashminas, unique pieces of fashion, silver, gold, etc. It was great window shopping since we have no desire to carry anything extra in our backpacks.

The Dubai museum was once a fort, protecting Dubai against invasion. The mostly underground museum now protects its ...

... a little cold so I went to plonk myself on the sun bed by the pool in the evening, staying in the shades, just feeling the warm land breeze washed me by. It was nice and surprisingly calming since I don't do this often. So nice that I drifted off to dreamland. Maybe I should do this more often.=)

Dinn** for the night was food bought from the sup**market at the mall yest**day. had wanted to eat them last night but couldn't ...

Tonight we went to the atlantis hotel which is the new hotel at the top of the palm jumeriah. It is 5 stars and posh. Its the one with the arch, they have one in barbados. We went in and saw lots of shops )the avenues) and lots of women with designer handbags. I'm gonna get oneeeeeeee. nevermind trains, me and steph are designer handbag spotters ...

... and we both take a set of seats, put on the eye masks and cover up for the night. Up at 4 and watch Etihad Airlines being setting up their counters. As each airline use the counters, they set out their airline logo stand, a carry on size check rack, the red carpet for 1st class, blue for 2nd class, put flowers, baggage tags, etc. on each counter. Then they set out the metal poles for the cues. When their flight is finished they pack everything out and take it away. I ...

... London left Dubai at 2:55 AM on Sunday, December 9. I read that the Dubai airport was named Best Airport in the World. Now, I read that in Dubai, so I am pretty sure that it is just a marketing device. It is not the best airport in the World. It's pretty good. And we did leave pretty close to on-time, so I will give them that. I landed in London at 6:30 AM on Sunday. I had a five hour layover before my connecting flight to LAX. Worried how I filled the time ...

... best hotel in the world. It is certainly one of the most famous ...

... of terrorist attacks, kidnappings, or targeting of tourists. We felt safe everywhere we went. English is widely used and understood. You do not need to know a bit of Arabic or any other language to do almost anything in the UAE or Oman. Both nations have a cost level close to that of the USA. Food is generally cheaper but hotels are limited to fairly high-end. In Dubai or Muscat you should expect to pay around $150 a night for a ...