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    Atlantis The Palm
    View through the haze of the Burj Al Arab Hotel, from the end of the palm breakwater41View of the outer frond, from the monorailOne of the fronds has been demolished already (no doubt to be rebuilt bigger!)View down the trunk, from the monorailMonorail tracks walking trailMonorail walking path, Nakheel Mall and Tower in the backgroundDubai skyline silhouetteOn the beachfront near our hotel

    Tour of Palm Jumeirah

    June 29 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    As we're staying at a hotel on the trunk of the palm, today we toured around the palm.

    Palm Jumeirah is the largest man made island in the world, constructed from 2001-2007 from 7 million tons of rock and sand mined from the Hajar Mountains, 400km away. It has a trunk and 17 fronds, creating 73km of beachfront, and it's own monorail.

    We caught a taxi to the far end of the outer breakwater (predominantly to get a cache 😁), then stopped in at Atlantis The Palm resort and waterpark on the way back (of course it's the world's largest waterpark, with 105 slides and rides). We didn't partake this time.

    We caught the monorail half way back, to Nakheel Mall for lunch, then late afternoon continued our monorail journey back to our hotel on the trunk.

    At dusk we went for a walk along the promenade under the monorail tracks, then I had a refreshing evening dip in the pool.    Read more