Just as promised – myself with a camel! Okay, not quite as you may have been expecting but I had never seen a ‘yield to camels’ sign before! Sure enough as you drove along some of the highways in the United Arab Emirates in the distance you would see a few camels scattered here and there. Little bit different than the herds of cattle you see here in Alberta!
Not being much of a shopper myself one of my favourite excursions from Dubai was going dune bashing – a type of off roading that has me even more convinced I must learn how to drive standard.
The Sheikh Zayed Mosque, located in Abu Dhabi, is the eighth largest mosque in the world and is home to the world’s largest chandelier and carpet. A spectacular piece of architecture to be certain.
With five hours left before flying home it was decided that seeing Dubai from the observation deck of the Burj Khalifa would be a good idea – words cannot describe how rewarding this last minute decision was. The Burj Khalifa currently holds the world’s tallest manmade structure record, standing at 828m – this of course also accounts for the 3m leeway of sway one can feel from the top when the wind picked up.
Thank you so much for looking! That is all for this summer’s trip images so we are now back to our regular programing so be sure to check back soon :)
by Brittany
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