We reached Dubai in the height of summer, when it’s 45 degrees or more outside…! You have to brace yourself every time you get out from any building, and in 2 minutes you are sweating all over!
If not for the heat (that’s a big if) and the desert conditions outside, the place is not much different from Singapore. The endless malls and eating places, and they even have more or less the same shops. Like Singapore, people stay home, or in the malls during weekends… At least in Dubai you cant blame them, as it is impossible to stay out in the heat for long!
My friend Arne took us around the city on Saturday. Here are some snaps:
Burj Al Arab, after some retouching of the image. The actual view was much hazier.
Jumeirah Beach Hotel, view from the same place. Marina can be seen vaguely in the background.
The land on the left and sea on the right.
Madinat Jumeirah, beautiful place!
Us, at Madinat Jumeirah.
Dubai Marina.
Ibn Battuta Mall, huge, and well designed interiors!
August 5th, 2007 at 4:53 am
OMG the place looks beautiful!!!!!! When can I come visit??
August 6th, 2007 at 10:38 am
wow!!! looks goood!!!! and u got endless malls to guard u from the heat!
have fun!
August 11th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
That place rocks!!! Keep uploading pics so that I can watch them from the comfort of my home. Has work started or are you just roaming around?
August 19th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Hey cool.. you have a blog too! How’s thee shopping going on?
August 20th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Sayesha, u can come visit any time! We’ll prepare a beanbag for u
Shruti, yes yes, the place looks awesome, but only at some selected angles. In the end, there’s a lot of heat to bear with (when u walk out of malls) and a whole lot of construction all over the place! More pics of that soon!
Yes Reji, more to come!
RG, u dint know?!
Shopping’s cool! Will soon move in to the apartment (which we just rented) once all the stuff is delivered!
August 21st, 2007 at 3:14 pm
hi Reghu,
Glad to see all the wonderful photos and that you are enjoying yourself in Dubai.
Hopefully this blog will lasts ya? want to see more photos from you in Dubai.
Have fun~