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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Dubai trip - Pics and details updated :)

Dubai was awesome....and im back home in Delhi....well here are the details abt the last few days...

14th Jan..Bush uncle arrived and Dubai came to a standstill....the desert safari got postponed to the last day...ie..15th..as Dubai was entirely sealed off on the 13th till Bush uncle was doing his sight seeing at our expense.. :(....newaz..so with ntn much to do..my bro took us to the Palm Island..now this island is amazing..its been reclaimed from sea in the shape of a palm tree...if u see the ariel view u ll knw what i am talking abt...alot of development has taken place here..there are villa's, hotels, shopping complexes et al over here...jus amazing to be here...see the pics below..the lanes here where the villas are situated are the leaves of the palm tree...

after spending some time there we again went off to the Mall of emirates...and spend our evening there shopping...had coffee at Starbucks..damn they should come to India soon..bought a new LCD HD TV, the latest one at a decent price :)...its awesome....then we came back home...had dinner..and gossiped into the night :)...

15th Jan - Well it had been raining non stop in Dubai for the last 2 days and it kept continuing...this resulted in the Desert Safari being called off by the organizers...first Bush n then the rain...next time around i guess..so we decided to explore the city...so bhabhi became our tour guide and we went off to a few places..the first stop was Dubai museum...we got to know abt the history of Dubai, its development of late n all..and we took a few pics...lol...

next on went to WAFI City mall..now this mall has been designed in Egyptian style...u can see the architecture in the pics below...a very classy mall...alot of natives and arabic ppl prefer to shop here according to the local views :)...nice place to spend time :)..even Miss Universe Sushmita Sen has a jewellery store here...after spending the evening here...we headed back home..somehow u dont realize how time goes by in the malls at Dubai...we came at around 2pm..and left arnd 7pm..didnt realize that we had spend 5 hrs there..lol....this is there for all the malls of Dubai...lol...came back home...dinned and packed up our stuff...then gossiped into the night...talking about old times et al...amazing time...

16th Jan- Headed out for the airport to catch a flight back to delhi...dubai airport is awesome...n so is the Duty free area...got loads of liquer n chocolates..lol :)..boarded the flight n came back home :)

n now abt the babes of Dubai...well wat do i say...simply gorgeous...i mean gorgeous..whether it was the make up or the new stylish abaya (the dress arabic women wear)....simply bowled me over...even the female who was checking the passport at the airport..she had full make up on..french manicured nails..mascara..eye liner...n wat not..she could ve won any beauty pageant out there...lol...well hats off to the beautiful babes of Dubai :)..lol...

n now here are the pics from Dubai....


an ancient house of Dubai @ Dubai museum


outside view of the WAFI city mall...looks like EGYPT right??


a view of the roof inside the WAFI Mall..awesome isnt it??


pillars styled and designed in Egyptian style at the WAFI mall


another impressive glass structure inside the WAFI mall



BURJ Dubai..the tallest building in the world...150 floors...awesome aint it


Duty free area at Dubai Airport..amazing place to shop :)


delicious real fruit arabic icecreams..


amazing view of the meddinah jumeriah in the night..


the skyline inside the Ibn Bat Tuta mall at Dubai


a view of the Dubai skyline from one of the leaves of the Palm...an island in the shape of a palm reclaimed from the sea


a view of the island from one of the leaves of the Palm


the amazing Burj Al Arab in Dubai


the view from Dubai creek at night..awesome isnt it??

another view inside the Ibn Bat Tuta mall.


the entrance to the WAFI city Dubai


cheers!!

P.S - Let me know about your views :)

45 comments:

Mez said...

Mera ilaka.Yay!!

maverick said...

@annie...ha ha ha ...near ur area.....true :)

IncorrigibleV said...

great pics so far ... loved the roof of the WAFI mall :)
@ PS: ure most welcome, but theres another one u didnt pick up... the blogger rocks award!

maverick said...

@vandy...glad u liked the pics so far..will update later...and yes i jus picked up the other award too..thnx :)

Aphrodite said...

nice pics...

Nature Nut /JJ Loch said...

Fantastic photos. I looove the opulence. Fun looking at the magnificent architecture!!!. :D

Those ice creams look delish. Did you have any?

Good morning, Maverick.

Hugs, JJ

maverick said...

@aphrodite...thnx... i ll put up more pics soon :)

maverick said...

@jj...good morning to u too...yeah i had a coffee ice cream.it was delicious with real coffee beans in it :)...will put up more pics soon :)

Helen said...

Amazing pics, I love architecture!

maverick said...

@helen...more pics to come..u ll see more architecture :)

freesherry said...

hey!
the pics are just great
you seem to be having a lot of fun :)

maverick said...

@sherry...well me back in india now...yep had loads of fun :)

Unknown said...

I was having troubles deciding what's better in Dubai-the amazing architecture or the drool inducing ice cream. Then I realized, ice cream always wins :P

maverick said...

@meghan...trust me..the ice cream was amazing..worth it...wait for a while till all the pics get uploaded :)

Lena said...

awesome pics!!
great to know you had a nice time in dubai :)

PS: you have couple of awards in my blog, i guess with all these trips you just missed that post :)

maverick said...

@lena..thnx..yes the trip was awesome..n i shall pick up the awards asap :)

Aphrodite said...

hey hope ur putting up more pics soon...nd i have seen and loved finding neverland...i mean..its got johnny depp..super HOT!!reason enough to watch it aye...for me it is...its a well made film...

maverick said...

@aphrodite..i did load more pics..didnt u see them??go thru the list again..the remaining pics shall go on picassa..i ll post the link later :)

MsFreshBananaPuddin said...

those are some gorgeous flicks! I can't wait to do some traveling with my camera...

maverick said...

@mspuddin...thank u...well i got alot of more pics..will upload them on picassa....well i shall wait for ur pics to come :)

Steph said...

Very cool. I'm dying to go there.

maverick said...

@steph..lol..it is an awesome place to go n spend time... :)...glad u liked the pics :)

Mez said...

Sir, your views about babes of Dubai?

Pri said...

pretty impressive pics there...
awesome! :)
waiting to read a detailed post...
have fun!

AG said...

heyAA
HOPE U HAD FUN
the pics sure look awesome
btw yes i did direct a shark but it was a small one lolzzz
put be putting the pics soon

maverick said...

@mez...they ll come bachcha...keep checking..tonite most probs :)

maverick said...

@pri...glad u liked the pics...there's one post below this one ..n the other one shud b updated tonite :)

maverick said...

@aditi aka jiggs...well looking at a shark disection will be a new thing..lol...bring it on :)

Nature Nut /JJ Loch said...

Good morning, Maverick! Came by to check out those awesome pics again. What grandeur! Breathtaking.

We have a snowstorm moving in with below zero temps.

Hugs, JJ

maverick said...

@jj...well the place is awesome...well keep urself warm during the storm :)..tc :)...

Mez said...

where is the babe talk?

maverick said...

@mez...what babe talk are u referring to??

Lukkydivs said...

lolz maverick u take the pics specially for the blog?? lovely pics :) so enjoyed the trip completely :) :)

maverick said...

@divya..i took the pics as a part of the trip..i put some here..some r on orkut..most will go on picassa...yep enjoyed the trip alot :)..it was good fun :)

TravelDiva said...

OMG! I SOOO WANT TO GO TO DUBAI!!!!!

maverick said...

@traveldiva..lol..wel get there asap..best time to go there..shopping festival begins 24th jan :)

gypsy said...

looks awesome......

maverick said...

@sinner..yeah it was awesome..u can see more pics on orkut :)..u ve access..lol

Unknown said...

wow, pics are awesome!! i'm so jealous!! i wish i had more time to travel. thanks for sharing your trip with us. next time i want to go too! pack me in your suitcase.

maverick said...

@cinn..pack u in my suitcase...lol..just come along...i dont knw where my next trip will be..but u shud come to india sometime if u havent been here

anonymous gal(retired blogger) said...

great shots.that does it Dubai here i come...as soon as i gather the cash that is.

maverick said...

@anonymous gal...well its a nice place to go for a vacation...welcome to my blog...enjoy ur stay here :)

Diva said...

I so wanna go to Dubai. All of your pictures and descriptions, added to every documentary and national geographic special make me wanna get there even worse!!

Slung you in the Dog Pound, pal!

maverick said...

@diva..lol...thank u...n do go there sometime..its a nice place..im sure u ll enjoy..especially the shopping :)

Unknown said...

Oh yah!really true fighters always fight and they find it.
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