A Week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Day 1)

After a 1 hour flight Aberdeen to Amsterdam and 6 hour flight Amsterdam to Dubai, we arrived at our hotel. We were already amazed at all the tall skyscrapers and lights in the city, and were taken away at the size of the hotel we would be staying in along with the fabulous decor at The Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai. I think we went to sleep around 2 am that night Dubai time (it was 3 hours ahead of Aberdeen time).

We woke up the next morning and had breakfast at 11 am delivered to our room. We decided that the first day would be the day we would tour the city as it was the first day of the work week (not so busy for tourism) and it was cloudy and a bit chilly to be swimming. We took the Hop on Hop Off tour bus through town and saw the Mall of the Emirates (which has an indoor ski slope), Dubai Mall, the Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Creek, Dubai Marina, and we shopped at the Gold Souk. The city is full of very tall skyscrapers and modern buildings. Absolutely amazing.

We went to Happy Hour at the Imperial Club and then for dinner at the hotel we ate at Nasimi where we ate on the beachfront with spectacular views of the city skyline.

Mall of the Emirates

Burj Khalifa

Shopping at the Gold Souk

Gold Souk

Burj Al Arab