Landmark Hotel 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 ...

... building. It seems this is not tall enough for Dubai, with plans already underway for a 1200+meter building- it will have an elevator that travels at 8m/s, and reaches the top in 2 minutes. The Palms/Atlantis of the Palms hotel are other-worldly, and reach out about 4km on reclaimed land over the ocean.

Everywhere you look, there are construction cranes, but our tour guide told us the ...

... of an artist I saw 5 years back in the MOMA of NYC. Th**e was some s**ious contemplation h**e and it was quite the delight to be wand**ing in this little place.
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Th**e was also an issue with the environmentalist regarding the shark so we wond**ed how long it is going to stay h**e.

Sting-ray must be quite happy sea creatures because from the und**side, they seemed to be smiling or s******ing.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates chansensei

... arrest us. It sounds silly, but I reach over and wrap my arm around Debs neck while we laugh about something, and then find myself suddenly retracting it quickly. I've noticed Deb doing the same. For now, we are looking forward to our last Cairo leg, since we will arrive in Cairo late in the afternnon, and we should be there to see the sun setting over the pyramids...here's hoping anyway. Dubai is around 20 degrees at the moment, but covered in smog....or so it appears. Haz

... some books we tried to sell, but they kept telling us they were too old. 2004 and what does it matter if your looking for a book to read. Oh, well, they will come with us until we can find a place to trade or someone who would like them. One last walk down Khoa San Road to get a corn, but only bbq ones right now. I tried one, but it tasted like old corn. We had our last banana pancake with sweet milk and chocolate and then off to eat diner! Back to the hotel to get our packs ...

... OK, it will be diff**ent in the morning though, its just like Seuchiehall street. Need to work out my plans for tomorrow. I am meeting Rin at 7 so I have the day to myself, but I need to buy my bus or train ticket to Penang. It is so strange, I look round and I am in a daze, I guess it hasn't sunk in that I am really so far from home yet. All in all, I am excited, but at the same time just trying to take ev**ything in. Outlook: Positive

... Madinat Jumeirah, another mall. This one was designed to look like an authentic Arabian market. There was a Starbucks and Cinnabon inside, so I am not sure how "authentic" it really was. We never actually saw the beach. The fair was much slower than India. Still busy, but nothing like India. After the fair we went upstairs to Pax, the Italian restaurant at the Dusit Dubai. The food was ok. Tim left for the airport that night, for a 3:00 AM flight. I wasn't ...

... cuisine walks by and casts a critical eye over our boxes. Later we ...

We Said: This morning we drove back to the UAE for our last taste of the Western world for a few months. Tomorrow we are flying to Mombasa, Kenya to start our African adventure. In the next few months Internet access will probably be slow and sporadic so don't worry if you haven't heard from us for a week or so. Once we get online though we are sure to have some very interesting tales to tell! So to close our time on the Arabian ...