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Dinner at the Bab al Shams561 viewsWe went to a great outdoors dinner in a "fort" that had been created in the desert. Here's some not-so-flat flatbrad and some great cheese.Dec 20, 2005
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Bab al Shams Buffet1126 viewsThe dinner buffet was quite spectacular. On the evening we visited, the desert "fort" was not very crowded, and most of the guests ate early.Dec 20, 2005
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Burj al Arab Cocktail Lounge5342 viewsThis colourful cocktail lounge actually sticks out from near the top of the Burj al Arab hotel. So we were actually hundreds of feet above the Arabian Sea.Dec 20, 2005
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Breakfast at the Burj al Arab Hotel5425 viewsMarjorie having breakfast. We were surrounded by plants from Hawaii (or from tropical islands) like the naupaka. The poor things were struggling: I suspect the humidity is too low in Dubai, or it's too hot -- or both.Dec 20, 2005
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Atrium of Burj al Arab Hotel5350 viewsPhotographed from the lower lobby, looking up through the fountains and the large gold columns. They love gold in the Burj al Arab!Dec 20, 2005
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Craig and Marjorie Before Dinner1214 viewsI just held the camera out with one hand and pressed the shutter. My foot really hurt on this whole trip, but if we didn't take the trip ("bought" with British Airways miles) by December 1, we were told we'd lose it. So I took golf carts everywhere, or sat by the pool. Easy, peasy in Dubai.Dec 20, 2005
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Burj al Arab Hotel -- Dubai10045 viewsPhotographed from the beach at the Madinat Jumeirah. The Burj al Arab -- Tower of the Arabs -- rises above the Arabian Sea, and was built to look like a sail. The right side of the hotel is made from Kevlar, the bullet-proof material. Look at the crowd on the beach.Dec 20, 2005
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Sunrise at Bab al Shams856 viewsSunrise on our last morning at Bab al Shams, before heading to Dubai Airport to catch our flight back to a cold and rainy England.Dec 20, 2005
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Bab Al Shams Desert Resort - Dubai1777 viewsOn the morning of our departure, the front desk manager called Marjorie outside to show her the rising sun. [url=http://www.jumeirahbabalshams.com/]Bab Al Shams[/rl] means Gate of the Sun, and we could see why the hotel got its name.Dec 20, 2005
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Nighttime at Bab al Shams1060 viewsThe view from the roof terrace overlooking the pool, and looking out over the desert at night.Dec 20, 2005
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Burj al Arab Hotel1137 viewsThis is the "sail" portion of the Burj al Arab Hotel, made from Kevlar. It is lit in various changing colours at night. Here it's in its purple mode.Dec 20, 2005
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Burj al Arab Hotel793 viewsHere the Kevlar "sail" is in its blue-green period.Dec 20, 2005
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