Got a taxi over to the Mall of the Emirates - a very big shopping mall that has an indoor ski slope - never even imagined such a thing! Found the most gorgeous white gold and diamond bangle and almost blew all of our souvenir money in one hit (and probably most of our eating money!) Went to the gym together and then had a couple of drinks in the Fox and Hound bar - bit disappointing though I’m not sure what Graham expected really from an English pub in a Middle East country! Dubai is a fascinating city that sees some very old parts, but most of it has been developed in the last 30 years. Only 13 years ago the main road to Abu Dhabi was only single lanes each way - now it is seven each way!
Tallest building in the world as seen from our taxi
Ski Dubai - they even wear their burquas into the ski field!
Kay outside the ski field
seemed a bit odd to find such a thing in the heat of Dubai - but it is so rich it seems that if they haven't got something, they just build it! Even the bus stops are airconditioned....
The ceiling in the Mall of the Emirates. There is a dress code in this mall, but we noticed many people ignoring it... we also noticed groups of teenage girls doing what they would here - like a mall crawl - Guess bags and all! designer jeans covered by their abaya and hijabs... still very stylish - but quite surreal for us. Hard to reconcile no drinking alcohol in public with the drinking that goes on in the hotel bar.
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