March 24, 2015

Duane’s Dubai Birthday 2015

Duane’s Dubai Birthday 2015

    For my birthday Gayle treated me to a phenomenal “Get to Know Dubai” weekend.  She planned our weekend at the 5 star Kempinski Mall of the Emirates hotel with its luxury accommodations.  As the name implies, the hotel is connected to the Mall of Emirates, where we enjoyed some of our favorite U.S. restaurants, I-Hop, California Pizza Kitchen and Cheesecake Factory.  Ski Dubai, the first indoor ski resort and snow park was also featured.

     That evening Big Bus Tours provided a panoramic “Night Tour Dubai” with an open top double decker bus with live English commentary to show case the brightly lit Dubai skyline and the world’s tallest skyscrapers. 
During the tour we stopped at the pyramid shaped Raffle’s Hotel and the Egyptian themed Wafi Mall to enjoy a magical outdoor sound and light show.  It was truly an impressive production.

     The next day we hopped onboard the Big Bus and a river tour to enjoy the spectacular sights of the downtown Dubai and its marina.  The many sights included the Burj Al Arab, the Palm Jumeirah Island and the Atlantis Hotel, the Burj Khalifa, Jumeirah Lake Towers and more. 

    Upon our return, an evening dinner cruise aboard a “Bateaux Dubai” glass enclosed boat awaited us.  Fine dining at its best! 

     The weekend was to be literally “topped off” with a visit to the top of the Burj Khalifa to view the sunrise.  It was an exhilarating feeling seeing the sun come up over the horizon from the tallest building in the world. 

     Gayle put forth a lot of effort to make my weekend very special.  She truly succeeded.  I am a very lucky guy!

Three Words:  Best Birthday Ever










































































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