| Bilder-Suchergebnisse - "Dubai" |
Burj al Arab Hotel511 x angesehenHere the Kevlar "sail" is in its blue-green period.
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Bab Al Shams Desert Resort - Dubai1108 x angesehenOn 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.
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Burj al Arab Hotel -- Dubai9715 x angesehenPhotographed 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.
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Atrium of Burj al Arab Hotel5045 x angesehenPhotographed from the lower lobby, looking up through the fountains and the large gold columns. They love gold in the Burj al Arab!
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Breakfast at the Burj al Arab Hotel5047 x angesehenMarjorie 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.
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Burj al Arab Cocktail Lounge4916 x angesehenThis 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.
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Burj al Arab Hotel287 x angesehenRising from the Arabian Sea, photographed from the small bridge that is the only access to the hotel.
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Burj al Arab Cocktail Lounge1296 x angesehenWe sat on a bit of a raised platform, and we could see Dubai itself through the windows from our perch.
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"Volcano" at Entrance to Burj al Arab Hotel1937 x angesehenThe water "volcano" at the entrance to the Burj al Arab Hotel has a real Las Vegas feeling.
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Dar Al Masyaf - Daytime325 x angesehenThe view from our "boat stop" on the canal system at the Dar Al Masyaf villas, with Marjorie waiting for the next boat. The top of the Burj al Arab Hotel can just been seen peeking over the top of the Madinat Jumeirah.
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Dar Al Masyaf - Night Time382 x angesehenThis is the view from our "boat stop" on the canal system at the Dar Al Masyaf villas. To get to dinner we waited for a boat to pick us up. The ride to the souk only took a few minutes. Now that's civilised!
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Interior of Burj al Arab Hotel4192 x angesehenThere's a light show in the evening in the tall, open atrium of the Burj al Arab hotel, with things projected on the inside of the large Kevlar "sail" that makes up one side of the hotel.
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