The palace in the distant background
complete with it's own giant sail!
But first! Lunch!
The Wadi wadi waterpark, we will be visiting soon
Open air seating areas facing the sea
The river taxi boarding point
It even has a heli pad on the roof!
the palace hotel blocks
manmade rocks by the bay, like real!
The view is shaun approved!
The boat takes you over few crossings along the river
Taxis constantly honk for your attention when walking roadside
No man is an island :P
Tourists not included!
The tower never needs to hide
The Mall of the Emirates!
The hotel from the river
time to check out the mall!
Wacky architecture by the creekside
Not too far off is another pretty site...
Views from the top
View of the Madinat Jumeirah Resort![The "greenery" by the river](../../../../../../../upload/2010/10/03/20101003192435-0de9028e.jpg "The "greenery" by the river (3260 visits)")
The "greenery" by the river
Snow! at the Ski Dubai
With it's own Ferrari store. :P
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Niffy polar bears!
no palace is complete without large flight of steps!
What bridge?
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never a bridge too far!
Time for an attraction of a different kind
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Well, only in Dubai!
The marina-side walk
It's essentially a souk (market)
The hotel front porch
Crusing along Sheikh Zayed road again
All overlooked by the behemoth ski slope
spunky river!
no wonder!
The view of the Medina Jumeirah
Some of the huge houses by Sufouh Road
The Al Arab from the Jumeirah beachline
Complete with a full ski slope!
Extremely popular with the locals
It's an international buffet spread!
Close up of a Dhow boat by the lake
more of the souk
But first, the Burj Al Arab up close!