I grew up in a humid location, North Carolina. It could be 100 degrees outside with 100% humidity-parts of your body that you didn't know could sweat would. It was hot...until I went to Dubai. If you take the hottest day in NC and multiply that by like a gazillion...then you'll know how hot and humid Dubai is. It takes the breath right out of you. I've never been more grateful for AC in my entire life. After a nice breakfast and a nap, we went to this restaurant on the river and ate Arabic food. OH, it was delicious. Though it was hot outside there was a bit of a breeze from the river which helped it feel a little cooler. Walked around a bit and then went back to the house. I finally went to bed and feel asleep. It was lovely...sleeping. You know that feeling in the middle of the night where your bladder is too full...and you gotta pee soooo bad? I got that feeling around 3-3:30 am...but then another feeling crept up from the depth of my stomach and shortly after that...a ton of other things crept up from my stomach. I spent the next 3 hours puking my brains out. (No worries-I have no photos of this). OH, I was the worst time of my life. I have never felt that horrible in my life. We finally were able to get out and drive around a bit. There is a lot of construction going on in Dubai causing a lot of air pollution (sand in the air) so it's really smoggy-looking.
Went to the Mall of Emirates...um...it's so big that you could probably fit all the malls in Utah inside it with plenty of room for more.
Pictures of the water fountain/show outside the Mall of Emirates.
Had some ice cream-tasted good, felt bad in the stomach but worth the sacrifice. The mall has a ski dome in it...yes, snow skiing in the dessert. Awesome.
I saw the hotel that looks like a sail from a sail boat, and the hotel that looks like a wave. I saw the tallest building in the world and we ate dinner at a lovely Italian Restaurant in the most expensive mall in Dubai.
My photo of the hotel-however-due to all the construction issue mentioned above I couldn't get a great photo-so what I saw is below (photo from wikipedia.com).
Well, my time in Dubai came to a close on Sunday. I had to be at the airport at 7ish. I was blessed to have the chance to fly first class again. I didn't think first class could get any better than what I first experienced but was I WRONG! This time...first class was like these little private capsules/cabins. AMAZING. There were doors that you could close for privacy. The seats were bigger-and like with the other one they could give you a massage. The space was bigger-there was a little desk with a writing pad & pen. There was a little vanity with soaps and lotions. There was a basket filled with goodies-Pringles, candy bars, mints, dried mangos, etc. I had an amazing breakfast-croissants, fresh fruit, and fresh orange juice. Lunch was just as wonderful too. I had these little medallions of steak, scallops and a little baby quiche. I had a fresh salad, fresh basket of bread and steak with these amazing potatoes. I could have had more...but can you eat more after all that? I watched Definitely, Maybe-but I was so relaxed that I missed the ending. I watched-Step Up 2, The Streets and The Last Boleyn Girl. Sadly, the plane landed just at the ending of this movie...so I have no idea how it ends...DON'T TELL ME!
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