Dubai

A two hour bus ride up the coast and I arrived in Dubai, where I was very happy to be meeting up with mum for a few days! The weather was much better than when I was last here so it was pleasant enough to spend some time wandering in the old souks and along the creek. This part of old Dubai is nice for seeing some of the culture, get some souvenirs and eat some good, cheap food.

Dubai is pretty sprawling so to take it in we did a bus tour, saw some of the crazy architecture including the Dubai Frame, the Burj Khalifa, and man made The Palm. Of course we had to see some of the famous malls, which have every brand that you can possibly imagine. We went up the Burj Khalifa, hoping to see the sunset but it was a pretty hazy day. It was still impressive to be in the world's highest building at 828 meters. The observation deck is on the 124th floor at 452 meters high. The view was pretty good at night when all of the lights in the city turn on and many of the skyscrapers are lit up. From the bottom of the Burj we watched the famous water fountain display and had a delicious middle eastern dinner.

On our final night we headed into the desert to watch the sunset. It was all very Disneyland but it was still nice to get out of the city. You really get the perspective of how tall the Burj Khalifa is from a greater distance, it is twice the height of all of the other buildings around it. Unfortunately the next morning I had to say goodbye to mum again, but I loved our meet up and can't wait for the next one. Thanks for coming xx 😘Leggi altro