We made our way to the river and decided to catch a water taxi.
We expected to be part of the large group shown below.
We were asked to move along a couple of boats and we actually had our very own private tour of the river for an hour. Our Captain below
He was great, even took several pictures for us. It was amusing actually as he steered the boat with his feet so he could get a good picture. I think he did a good job.
These are very old boats here.
Stark contrast to the very modern buildings.
This is the expensive end of town I think.
An example of some very fine boats here.
It is a busy river.
I thought this was a good example of the old and the new.
This is the Emirates building, so shiny and new.
Three abreast here.
A good example here of a floating bridge.
Going beneath the bridge was nice and cool.
This is a gorgeous old boat.
Dubai's Twin Towers
The blue certainly stands out.
There was a lovely breeze on the river and we thoroughly enjoyed this trip. Back to the hotel for a quick lunch and then off to see the Burj Khalifur.You really had to want to go Up The Top as they call it. Andy in front of the replica, before our tour
Up the escalator, along a walkway
Another moving walkway ... are we there yet?
Finally up the lift to the 124th floor. Out onto the observation deck. The circles in the blue water are actually fountains that dance to music at 6.30 pm each night.
A spectacular building, this one.
This looks really eerie.
Nice aerial view of the water ways.
These views were much better in real life as you can imagine.
A shame about the haze, but that is quite typical of Dubai.
Looks like lego land.
Looking up from the observation deck - a very eerie feeling!
And only in Dubai would you visit yet another shopping mall - the Mall of the Emirates
For the princely sum of around $60 you can actually go snow ski-ing - temperature -3C.
Not a display, but real people engaging here.
As you can see, there are lots of people on the chairlift
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