Hi Dubai

On my way back from Vietnam I had a long layover in Dubai (9 hours) so my plan was to get out of the airport and see a bit of the city.  Originally I thought of taking a bus tour, but luckily for me an old friend from Thailand is now living in Dubai and she agreed to meet me for breakfast and show me around.

I got a taxi to the Dubai Mall (the largest mall in the world) where I met her.  We sat outside in a cafe right in front of the Burj Khalifa (the tallest building in the world).  After breakfast we went on a drive around Dubai to the beach where we walked for a while and took in a view of the Burj Al Arab, the luxury hotel built on an artificial island in the Persian Gulf (sometimes known as the only 7 star hotel in the world).  Clearly Dubai is attempting to be a world leader in many areas!  The main revenue now is tourism, as the oil is running out.  Manon later dropped me back at the airport for my return trip to England.