Dubai - world's largest everything

Very late start today - we made it to breakfast 20 minutes before it closed at 11 am.

The weather isn't conducive to walking anywhere, with 41 degrees, feels like 47, so we caught a taxi to Dubai Mall (largest mall in the world).

First stop outside was photos of the Burj Khalifa (tallest building plus various other records), then inside to wander in air conditioned comfort for a few hours.

We visited the aquarium (largest aquarium in a mall... now they're grasping at straws 🤣), which also has the largest high definition video wall above it.

The taxi ride back to our hotel took us past The Dubai Frame (largest building in the shape of a picture frame)... which epitomises Dubai in many ways - if you build something weird enough it will get a claim to fame and people will pay to see it!

As the sun was setting it was the perfect time for a swim in the hotel's rooftop pool... complete with a great view of the Dubai Eye (largest observation wheel). Seems an apt way to finish the day.Читать далее