Indonesia

We arrived at what for us was 2:00am in Dubai from Jakarta. But here in Dubai it was only 23:00pm. Time to get to the hotel, where we got upgraded to a two room suite which looked like an apartment, at the 43rd floor, and to get some cash around for the deposit, and we went to bed pretty late. On our way to the ATM for the cash, the moon was shining between two tall buildings on the other side of the street. You can see on the third picture the Burj Khalifa as seen from our room (yes the room had view on the Burj Khalifa!), and then as seen from inside a mall at the foot of the tower .. Before going to the airport, we decided to go up to the 125th floor and "enjoy" the view. Well... It was very high, there is no doubt about it, looking down was a thrill. But that's all about it... Outside there wasn't anyone on the streets, it seemed like a ghost city. The atmosphere was grey/brown and visibility very low in the distance.
Something that I found pretty sad was that from the hotel to the tower we completely walked in indoor halls. Not a step outside. Maybe ten steps from the hotel revolving doors to the metro station revolving doors. It felt like being in a gigantic airport. I understand that the heat doesn't really allow you to walk outside a lot, but we watched the city from the inside of these long alleys, through the windows, or through pictures and screens hanging on the walls. For what I am concerned, the money payed to go up for the view were not worth it.
First video is a GoPro footage of the view all along the glass of the 125th floor. I tried to get it above all the tourists intent to take selfies . The second video shows a bit how high we were there... Scrolling along the tower that was in the previous pictureWeiterlesen