dubai international airport reminds me of singapore. i guess, it's because of the print of the carpet(?), the size of the arrival area, and the enclosed seating area in the boarding gate. noticeable too, is the palm tree(?) indoor. it was 5am when we arrived so we lingered a little in the airport, got a cab and checked in at 7am in at the hotel apartment in bur dubai.
we ate breakfast, rested then headed out to meet rose. we also met with gcel and jobert. super thanks to them we have transportation to go around. if not, we would've taken the cab from one place to another. i learned that you CANNOT just walk, even if it SEEMS near, in the map. dubai is nOt a walkable city, in that sense. of course, the tour wouldn't be complete without the classic backdrop... BURJ AL ARAB, the 7-star hotel.
went to SOUK MADINAT, a sosy tiangge nearby. but we still had to take the car. saw some souvenir items. i was warned not to buy coz cheaper stuff can be bought elsewhere. and true enough, we found affordable items in KARAMA, ala divi in pinas. we had dinner in MALL OF THE EMIRATES. visited the SKI DUBAI for some photo op. haha and while walking around, window shopping, rose, jobert and gcel were surprised to see a familiar face - sheik MAKTOUM. (i hope i got the name right.) he's the highest ruler in dubai and the 2nd highest in the UAE.
after dinner, we headed to JUMEIRAH Beach residences (where gcel's office is) for coffee. shempre, starbucks. hehehe from here, we can get a glimpse of ATLANTIS, another star hotel in dubai located in PALM JUMEIRAH, this is the reclaimed area built to be a luxurious residential area because you can have your very own.... beachfront! right!
after some catching up, jobert and gcel dropped us at our hotel. kahiya, coz it was already late and momi gcel and her baby are still up. hehe but anyways... thanks soo much!
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