Andreas arrived late just after midnight. It was extremely humid out and we were fortunate for the quick drive back to my apartment. After couple of Gin Tonics and several hours later it was 3.30am. We got up early to have our usual Corona Breakfast and then hit the road to Dubai.
We got to Dubai Mall early enough to have a walk around before heading to Burj Khalifa, highest building in the world, 824 meters and over 200 stories. It was an interesting experience. You could not even feel the lift moving we it started and before we knew it we were there 124 floors up.
Even though it was hazy day the views where fantastic and we could even see the world Islands off shore, though they were not very clear. It is a very strange experience to stand outside on an open balcony 124 floors up in the air looking down at the skyscrapers below.
Afterwards we went to Dubai indoor Skiing area in Emirates mall. This is another surreal experience and a great bit of fun for two hours. a bargain at 180AED. Andreas showed off his skiing skills and then entertainingly tried to snow board. Fair play though as he picked it up pretty quickly.
Afterwards we drove back to Abu Dhabi and hit the hotel bars with friends. We eventually ended up in the infamous Emirates Palace Hotel. The taxi drive up to the entrance was worth it alone!
We had some Singapore slings, even better than the once at the Raffles hotel in Singapore and tried to get some gold out of the newly installed gold ATM. Unfortunately it was out of order so we came home empty handed.
