My Photo Album - Dubai, 1-2 April 2010

			Visited Dubai on my way home after the 3rd MEAHI Conference in Beirut, Lebanon.  Had always wanted the opportunity to visit Ski Dubai, the Burj Al Arab and the Burj Khalifa.  Here, I am in Ski Dubai which was a fantastic place to be in - minus 3 degrees C complete with ski slope and chair lifts.  Did not realize that the ski slope is located right inside one of the biggest shopping malls I've ever been to - Mall of the Emirates.  So mall shoppers can see folks whizzing down the ski slope right in front of a glass window!
			The Burj Al-Arab should be on the list of the "1000 places to visit before you die" (ever watched that program on Discovery Travel and Living Channel?).   Finally got my chance to visit this 7* luxury hotel.   You have to step into it to experience its splendour and grandeur!
			Although I am rational enough not to splurge SGD$7,800 (or USD$5,600) for the luxury of a 1-night stay in this 7* hotel, I felt that I should at least spoil myself for a once-in-a-lifetime lunch at the Burj Al-Arab.  So I signed up for a 4-course lunch at the famed Al Mahara restaurant where you dine in front of a huge aquarium with sharks, sting rays and other fishes of the Mediterranean.
			The menu of the "most expensive meal in my life" (to-date).  The cost of the 4-course lunch was AED550 (UAE Dirhams).  I leave you to find out how much this costs in your local currency.  If you need help for conversion, try this link: http://www.xe.com/ucc/
			My fascination for the world's tallest buildings was another reason why I had to visit Dubai.  I was thrilled to see the Burj Khalifa, the current holder of the title for the world's tallest building. Unfortunately, the observation deck on the 124th floor was closed to visitors when I was there following a power failure in one of its elevators in Feb 2010.