Grady Visits Dubai Mall & Burj Khalifa

Heading to Dubai....first stop the Burj Khalifia.

It might look familiar if you saw the recent movie

Mission Impossible with Tom Cruise...it is spectacular!

Interesting factoids of about the Burj Khalifa:

• tallest building in the world
• tallest free standing structure in the world
• highest number of stories in the world
• highest occupied floor in the world
• highest observation deck in the world
• elevator with the longest travel distance
• tallest service elevator in the world

Grady did not go to the top as visibility was poor

 this day due to the sandstorms in the area.  

In the IBN Battuta Mall.  This mall is next to the Metro we are using
to get around the city. We parked the car here and grabbed a bite to eat.

The mall is divided by countries and each has architecture from that
region. It is quite captivating.  We were in India for this picture with
the grand elephant behind us adorned in jewels.

At the Dubai Mall one of my favorite areas is the waterfall.

Next....you're in a mall and you can take some time to go to
a world class Aquarium and Underwater Zoo.

I came here for my birthday last year before Duane was here and
I just had to share this with them.

With the capacity to hold 10 million litres of water, Dubai Aquarium
 illuminates the marvels of the oceanfloor and showcase one of the
 most diverse collections of marine life worldwide.

Feeding time...the fish are fed regularly especially the sharks
so the smaller fish will survive.  It is hard to describe
how beautiful it is to see the different species coexist.  

Grady in the bubble!

The jelly fish are my favorites....just like a living lava lamp!

Yes....this close I can tell you the shark flosses!

The penguins is a great exhibit....they are just so playful!

Half tourist, half tourguide!

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