Blazing towards Ferrari world again
Feel the speed!
The entrance to Yas Marina
Turn 9 and 10 in the distance with the background grandstand
Turn 19 of the Marina circuit
Complete with it's own yacht marina
The race track and grandstand's a short walk away
The fountains jumps at regular timed intervals
The road serving Yas hotel
Yas hotel front fountain
The track grounds and sunset from Yas Hotel
The spectator grandstand area
Overview inside the Marina Circuit Track
Now for a visit to the race track!
The hotels area all centrally nucleated in a village-like setting
View of the circuit and Ferrari world from the hotels
The nearby Yas island hotels
Ferrari world, world's largest indoor theme park
The building is modelled after the side profile of a Ferrari GT
The size of the structure is breathtaking
Once completed it will house 20 full rides, including 2 coasters and a log flume
Designed by Benoy Architects, major works are still ongoing
The front entrance to the theme park
And connects to the main building via it's station here
Built by Intamin AG, it reaches a top speed of 240kmph
the world's fastest hydraulically-launched roller coaster (Formula Rossa)
and it is also home to...
The Yas Marina Circuit
Entrance to the circuit
The Yas Gardens
Approaching Yas Island from the freeway
Ferrari world spotted!
with the faint Abu Dhabi skyline in the distance
Passing by some mangrove areas
long distance power lines
and passing through some port areas
which means leaving the city...
Yaz Island!
Love the calmness of the Corniche
views of the Mangrove swamps
with a ride through the Eastern Corniche
All board the boogie bus for our next stop!
And a fantastic sunset!
capturing the moment
Time to bid farewell to the mosque for now.
The hallways cast real nice shadows from the openings
Everything seems to line up pretty well here.
As the sun sets
You need to don slippers to visit the toilets too
Possibly one of the nicest toilets on our trip!