Date: 4/9/2024 Day 95 Port Day: DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Description: Located in the northeast United
Arab Emirates, bustling Dubai attracts visitors with its international
facilities and exotic, yet cosmopolitan lifestyle. Known as the Hong Kong of
Arabia, Dubai’s modern duty-free shopping malls and traditional souks offer
some of the best bargains in the world on such luxury items as gold jewelry and
designer creations. For a more historic outing, visitors can explore the museum
at Al Fahidi Fort or venture out into the Old Quarter of Bastakia.
The Day’s Thoughts: From where the shuttle bus dropped us off, we walked up to a large court yard in front of the Mall. From here was a great photo spot for taking pictures with the Burj Khalifa in the background. The Burj Khalifa is currently the world's tallest building, standing at 828 meters (2,717 ft) and containing 163 floors. From there we walked into the Mall with the Dubai Aquarium not far away. We arrived early allowing us to get up close to the extremely large aquarium window free of charge. I could have spent the whole day just watching the many fish swimming in the aquarium tank, one of the largest indoor aquariums in the world.
From the aquarium we checked out the large multi-story waterfall feature and the cost to go up the Burj Khalifa. The only tickets available were to the highest point, $180 per person. We declined to do that. We did some shopping and walking around this massive Mall before returning to the ship. We were only there for a few hours. By the time we decided to go back, it was getting very crowded.
Impressive aquarium! Any pictures of you both by the waterfall?🙂
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