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2007 London-Dubai Vacation : My adventures in Dubai continue

The past couple of days have been really busy so I haven’t had much of a chance to post feedback on this blog, but I assure you there’s a lot going on here in Dubai! I’m just having too much fun. It’s like a fantasy world!

Wednesday we visited the Mall of the Emirates, hat lunch at our hotel and went to (of all places) TGI Fridays for dinner. This was just one of the many western food franchises I recognized near the Crowne Plaza Holiday Centre on Sheikh Zayed Road (the main road through Dubai). It’s amazing how familiar things are here; the cars, the restaurants, the hotels, etc. are more similar what we have in the United States than I ever would have thought.

2007 London-Dubai Vacation : Surprise! Welcome to the Burj Al Arab!

I’ve officially landed in the middle east in the enchanting city of Dubai, UAE. This is amazing! It’s late here so I donr’t have much time to write (almost 1am Dubai time / 2pm Tuesday Phoenix time). Jet lag has me a bit tired, but really I’m also really excited at the same time. My friend Nick surprised me and our other friend Luke by pulling up to the entrance of the Burj Al Arab for a 2 night stay! This is apparently the only 7 star hotel in the world). Damn Nick, you definitely went all out for your 30th birthday. This feels like a dream, like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I thought it was some kind of joke at first, but it turns out we’re staying here for the first two nights.