Monday, March 28, 2011

Dubai, United Arab Emirates


From the mall we headed through town for our next adventure—At The Top Burj Khalifa.  This is the world’s tallest building reaching 2,732 feet above Dubai.  When we arrived we made our way through the Dubai Mall (the world’s largest mall).  We then got onboard the elevator that makes the trip to the top in less than 60 seconds.  Arriving at level 124, we were able to see over the city, the Arabian Gulf and Arabian Desert  in all 360 degrees.  But, before we could head back down, Cindy found the infamous Gold Machine where you can purchase gold for cash.  Once on the elevator we were headed back down to the mall.  We had to clear our ears 9 times making the decent. 






Our 5 hour tour ended back at the ship with both of us tired and hungry.  The ship departed Dubai at about 6:15pm en route to our next stop after 5 sea days.  Hopefully, we will arrive in the, Mahe Island, Seychelles on Friday, April 1st unless there is a change in itinerary due to security concerns.