Visit to Dubai

Some interesting places in Dubai... 

The world is a vast and interesting place, and no matter how many stamps you have on your passport, there is always something left to explore. Commonly known to be the richest city not just in that area but in the world, Dubai is arguably the crown jewel of the Middle East. Originally geared toward fishing, pearling, and textile trade, Dubai holds a wealth of past splendors coming into its own in the modern era.

Dubai Skyline and View of Burj Khalifa - 

The World's Tallest Man-made Structure

Oil trade is what built this cosmopolitan area, but tourism is just as heavy of a factor in the economy these days. Dubai caters to the world-traveling luxury seeker through numerous places to visit and things to do, such as parks, malls, aquariums, museums, and cultural centers. Read on for a selection from among literally hundreds of wonders available in this desert metropolis.

First place is Wild Wadi Water Park!!
Owned by Jumeirah--who offers access to this park for free to their guests. If you want to experience how themed amusement parks are done in the Arab world, this is the destination for you. The park is centered on the adventures of Juha, a widely known and loved comic folk figure of Arabia. He is something of a trickster, but also wise and noble sometimes. His stories contain both a joke and a lesson, and can be used to understand deeper aspects of reality or simply enjoyed for pleasure.

Aerial View of Wild Wadi Water Park - Dubai

There are a variety of restaurants and five separate retail outlets nestled in among 30 separate rides that have something to appeal to any age, from babies to adults. The park is family-oriented and makes good on this policy at every turn, from the menus to the attractions. Wild Wadi is known internationally, well awarded, and its employees represent some 41 separate nationalities, making this park a unique experience.

Second place is Dubai Fountains!!
Near the world’s tallest building is the Burj Kalifa lake, which is a 30 acre manmade water feature that houses this system of fountains. It is the world’s largest choreographed water display, with 6,600 light and 25 colored projectors. Water shoots up 500 feet in the air over a 902 foot length of fountains shaped with swirls and runs that allow a variety of shapes to the dancing jets. Both contemporary and classical Arabic music is used for the show, as well as selections of world music.

The fountain can spray up to 22,000 gallons of water at any given time, and cost 218 million USD to build. The fountains tend to have two afternoon shows, and then several more at 30 minute intervals in the evenings. With a revolving repertoire of routines, you can watch many times and still be surprised and there is a very good chance that you may be watching one of the fountains' sequences for the first time. This kind of variety is indicative of what Dubai really has to offer for tourists; something undiscovered.

Third place is Burj Kalifa!!
This towering piece of modern architecture is the world’s tallest building. The Burj Kalifa is touted as a symbol of Dubai’s progress and place as a world leader in the modern era. The building is a work of art, combining the principles of Arab design and engineering into a single, sleek structure that bridges the past and future. It is 2,716.5 feet high with over 160 stories, which not only gives it the title of tallest building in the world, but tallest free standing structure as well as the highest floor occupied.

Visiting the building is said to be not simply observing a site, but to be a total experience. Visitation packages can be booked and purchased, which highlight the observation deck on level 124--also the highest in the world--but also allow the visitor dining in the restaurant two floors below that. The building also boasts 1044 private residences total, 37 office floors of suites, a 160 room hotel, and an 11 hectare park with six water features and 3000 underground parking spaces for residents and visitors. There is also an entire recreation annex and a gym that spans four stories.

Care went into every detail of design and construction, from 40 separate rounds of wind tunnel testing to the use of a triple-lobe footprint for the building that is actually based on an abstraction of the Hymenocallis flower. Over 1,000 pieces of artwork were purchased from Middle Eastern and international artists to be displayed through the building, and the interiors of the residences and suites are tastefully done. The suites feature glass, steel, dark stone, and even Venetian stucco, combined with more traditional Middle Eastern rugs.

Fountain in Front of Burj Khalifa

The local culture of Dubai is prominent through the interior design, but incorporates a number of global elements that remind visitors and residents of the main message behind the tower, which is to show Dubai as the world leader it has become.

The Grand of Dubai show that their high living standard of the local residents.... 

If you have a choice...

 Do you want to be their RESIDENT ???