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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

WW - A glimpse of Dubai (Part 1)

I'm back. My vacation was fantastic and this was by far the best trip I've ever had. We took thousands of shots and saw everything according to our itinerary, it was limitless oohs and aahs. Everything was smooth except for the sandstorms in Dubai which happens to be our first destination. Ouch, not nice!

It was a pleasant beginning of the day when we first arrived in Dubai. We took a bus ride to the city and our first stop brings us to Burj Al-Arab.

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The Burj is a fine masterpiece of contemporary architecture designed by top architects to resemble the graceful sails of an Arabian ship. It is known as the only 7 star luxury hotel in the world and rightfully so!

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We had fun strolling around the clean, uncrowded beach and came across a group of surfers conducting lessons near the coastline.

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This is another fascinating beach hotel with a 5 star rating near Burj Al- Arab, picture taken from another angle. If you have the money, it would be incredible to be able to stay in these exclusive hotels and it is definitely a taste for the rich. I might have to give an arm and a leg or win some big lottery to afford to stay in these hotels for just one night.

As we were exploring the city, all hell broke loose when we experienced sandstorms which brings dusty, polluted air to the environment.
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The gray, cloudless sky was covered with tons of dust and sand and the winds were pretty strong

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These storms struck the city reducing visibility in some areas.

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We found a few spots overlooking the city with colourful blooms and they are blooming everywhere in Dubai.

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A large banner of prominent leaders was put up in the street

As can be seen from the pictures, it's definitely unpleasant especially for anyone who's allergic to dust. The fine particles even managed its way through my sun glasses to my eyes. I was going stir crazy and I kept sneezing for hours but despite the storms, nothing could dampen our spirits. We just had to be outdoors to take pictures.



First Commenter - Liza

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27 comments:

  1. It's beautiful. I would like to visit someday. :)

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  2. Welcome back, Life Ramblings!

    You didn't stay in Burj Al Arab? ;)

    Pity on the sandstorm. But glad to hear the storm didn't dampen your spirit to spirit to explore the city.

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  3. Lina,

    to be able to stay in Burj Al Arab is out of this world. unfortunately, i don't have that kind of money. :(

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  4. Very interesting, The dust storms are usually not mentioned by documentaries.

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  5. Dubai!? Awesome!
    Welcome back!
    Looking forward to your adventures and experiences on your travel.

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  6. Ouh....so you came back already lar? :p

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  7. That must have been an awesome trip for sure.

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  8. Wow -- great series. What a mix of old and new.

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  9. Wow what a completely different country. How incredible. Your pics are amazing too.

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  10. You are now fully charged and ready for a new journey.

    I always dream to be charged up like this.

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  11. Except for the very hot weather, I heard that Dubai is a nice place to visit. And I can really see it in your photos. Happy WW!

    I played too. Mine are here and here.

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  12. Yahooo LR is back! Of coz la it's the best trip ever, I can imagine sweetie! :)

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  13. The buildings are gorgeous and very modern yeah? I bet you feel much rejuvenated after your vacation wow! :)

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  14. I'm glad to hear u had a wonderful time and looking forward to those thousands of pics, welcome home! :)

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  15. Welcome back!
    You're lucky to have seen that new tower architecture in Dubai. My cousin is working there and I asked him to send me some pics on the opening of the tower in January. Awesome! Dubai is really a fascinating land I want to visit one day.

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  16. it's beautiful there too bad you have dust allergy...

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  17. welcome back! i enjoy viewing all the photos. dubai is indeed a wonderful city.

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  18. I have a friend who moved to Dubai to teach English! It's nice to see such lovely pictures from there. (Since she doesn't send them!)

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    Happy WW!

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  19. One thing I dislike about that part of the world is everywhere is so sandy. And the weather's terribly hot and dry. Have never been to Dubai but I experienced the sandy and hot weather in Qatar. Didn't like it.

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  20. Welcome back! Looking forward to your posts on your trips:)

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  21. Amazing pictures! Nice landscape.
    Burj Al-Arab is fantastic. It's one of the world's most luxurious hotel.
    I will try to visit this place one day. Have a nice trip. Looking forward to see more.

    TK

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  22. That's Awesome! Nice hotel,looking very gorgeous.
    I hope you have a nice trip there. Looking forward to see the part 2.
    TK

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  23. That's wonderful. The hotel is so much luxurious. Nice landscape. I would like to visit there one day. Waiting too see the next post.
    Thanks for sharing

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  24. I hope I can visit Dubai one day! ;)

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  25. glad to hear that you enjoyed your vacation! Missed ya..

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