Being in the vicinity, I decided a quick trip to Dubai would be in order before heading to India. Having never been here before, I could only imagine what it's like - needless to say it is all that and more.
I can't really find the words to explain this city, except for that it is crazy. The place is spotless, everything functions and the people are friendly.
There are so many opposites here, you have women walking in shorts and t-shirts next to women who are fully covered; the new modern part of the city next to the old part; and then the desert, which also has roads that do not feature a single bump!
The Dubai Mall is just too huge - it contains an aquarium, ice-skating rink, waterfall, cinemas, restaurants and then shops, shops and more shops. I spent a few hours there and have still not seen even a third of it!
Each part of the mall has a different theme, and everything is shiny and clean. Absolutely crazy.. and that just represents what the city is like.
It sounds all pompous, which it is, but in a beautiful way; one can tell that a lot of thought went into the design of the city and everything is built to be aesthetically pleasing.
The Burj Khalifa is an amazing building, the pictures of which do not do it justice. The apartments, which we managed to view, are rather disappointing though. The layout of the flats is quite poor and so much more could have been done with the space; the views, however, are breathtaking!
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