Being back in Dubai for a couple of days was wonderful, so many things that I didn’t see on the visit before. We left the ship and hopped on the Big Bus to tour the city. Just like in Abu Dhabi we were able to get on and off at our convenience. We spent the remainder of the afternoon going to Palm Island and the Atlantis Hotel. The amount of money spent and the luxuries of housing, light rail, and the monorail system was amazing. The island was beautiful and it would be fun to have the address “Frond F”, wow.
At the top of the Palm sits the Atlantis Hotel, as with its predecessor the Atlantis in the Bahamas, it boasts the huge water slide and extravagant rooms and property, but of course, bigger. It also has an Aqauadventure park which is a massive water park as well as dolphin cove where you can swim with dolphins. It was fun to see and spend some time there, we even went to Coldstone Creamery!
The following day we disembarked the ship with our luggage and got back on the Big Bus. We toured the city listening to commentary and then got off near our hotel. After dropping off our luggage we walked to Dubai Creek just a few blocks away and went for a Dhow ride, included with our bus ticket. The Dhow is a wooden boat used to transport goods and people not only up and down the creek but to other countries for trade as well. It was fabulous to see the hustle and bustle of the locals going about their business.
The remainder of the day and evening was spent going to local shops and exploring the neighborhoods around the hotel. Dubai is known for its low crime rate and it was a pleasure to be able to walk after dark and feel comfortable. The shops and vendors stay open later after taking a break in the middle of the day (due to the heat) and it was fun to have such activity at night.
This was a great trip and Dubai is a great place, I hope to return someday.
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