lockmat Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 They're not the greatest, but maybe they're from a little different perspective than the professional ones you've seen online. Also, it's funny to see pics from other people who have also been there b/c many have the same freeway shots with buildings line on both sides of the freeway. Dubai Mall, one of the biggest in the world. It's next door to the Burj Khalifa, right behind me. Behind me is the mall and to the right is the Khalifa. To the left is the water area where they had that water show. To the left is the mall and behind me is the Khalifa You can see the base of the Khalifa to the right. Sort of a context shot. Dusk shot Mall is to my right Context shot Entrance of mall I went into. Very nice finishes Restaurant in foreground with waterwall behind it. Notice the diving man. You'll see more next Khalifa with it's sister building next door to the right. Context Beginning of celebration More balloons more This is just the top of the building as I was zoomed in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Random freeway pics etc Old Dubai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 About 30-45 mins away Sandboarding with Emirates airlines in the background moooooo, i mean ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Dude.. hell of a trip. Awesome photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Amazing how difficult it is to get the full Burj Dubai--ahem, Burj Khalifa--in a single photograph. Were you able to go inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Great pictures. I'm surprised by how many construction cranes there are in pic 4. I guess the building hasn't slowed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 Amazing how difficult it is to get the full Burj Dubai--ahem, Burj Khalifa--in a single photograph. Were you able to go inside?No, I wish. The ceremony was at night but I never went back to see it the rest of my stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 Great pictures. I'm surprised by how many construction cranes there are in pic 4. I guess the building hasn't slowed down.My colleague there said Dubai has a huge percentage of the cranes around the world. I was a little skeptical, but who knows...when you are there, construction cranes are absolutely everywhere. Actually, all the construction was probably one of the most impressive things I saw there. The cluster of high-rises is not the only place their building them either. they are building them 15, 20 mins away too from all the action. All to say, the amount of construction there is amazing. And they're not just building 4-story corporate campuses there either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 No, I wish. The ceremony was at night but I never went back to see it the rest of my stay.Beautiful photos! Looks like Vegas at night, but not during the day. I noted the girl in one mall photo with short skirt, and open back. Are they allowing that now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 Beautiful photos! Looks like Vegas at night, but not during the day. I noted the girl in one mall photo with short skirt, and open back. Are they allowing that now?Sounds like you've been there. But actually, many of the girls and women there dress like they do here. I guess they discourage but people still do it anyway. Not sure if they're expats working there or just tourists, but I was surprised that they were dressed that way. Dubai is pretty liberal compared to other arab countries. Guess they have to be to be so business friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Sounds like you've been there. But actually, many of the girls and women there dress like they do here. I guess they discourage but people still do it anyway. Not sure if they're expats working there or just tourists, but I was surprised that they were dressed that way. Dubai is pretty liberal compared to other arab countries. Guess they have to be to be so business friendly.It's all a veneer. A gaudy, lavishly expensive, over the top veneer.Man Thrown In Jail In Dubai, For Having 0.003 Grams Of Cannabis Stuck To His ShoeBritish woman arrested in Dubai after reporting rape18 and 22 year old men, arrested for homosexuality...not to mention that beech incident, with an opposite sex couple. But I won't delve into that controversy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 Yeah, I heard that in theory if you make sexual gestures in public or if you are seen with someone who is not your spouse inside the house, they will also arrest you. But I would still venture to say that they are much more liberal than a lot of other arab countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Yeah, I heard that in theory if you make sexual gestures in public or if you are seen with someone who is not your spouse inside the house, they will also arrest you. But I would still venture to say that they are much more liberal than a lot of other arab countries.My trip was over 15 years ago. They surely didn't allow that then. I was wondering if they declared the interior of a tourist area to be excluded. Seems the law there changes with the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 . Seems the law there changes with the wind.Or with the money I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Or with the money I suppose.Yes, a part of Sharia, business.... er; money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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