Dubai Chronicles - Part 2b

Our second evening in Dubai took us to the beautiful Jumeirah beach. This beach houses the famous Burj Al Arab hotel, the expense of staying in which, is believed to surpass anything imaginable! Apart from holding the distinction of being the world's tallest hotel, it is also an architectural marvel in that it stands on an artificial island. The hotel itself is shaped like an Arab dhow, which is a traditional Arabic sailing vessel. There are umpteen numbers of pictures of this hotel doing the rounds, and so I thought it best to post just one of the many we ourselves took!

The road leading to the beach also plays host to the famous Jumeirah mosque, a beautiful piece of Islamic architecture. The area is dotted with beautiful villas, many of which seemed to be replicas of each other. Nevertheless, each one is worth a lot of money, no doubt! It is no wonder then that Jumeirah remains one of the most expensive and coveted areas in Dubai!

On our way back from the beach, we visited another shopping mall, "Mercato". Needless to say, this one was also as big as they come!

Then, on our way back home, we stopped at this funky, automatic car wash place to rid our car of all the sand and other debris from the beach, but that's another story for another day!!!