Omftfg Camels?
Our Arabic camp site for the night!
Quick hide the Shisha Hookah stash!
The entrance of the Marina mall
A work of art in the making
Complete with a full flowing fountain
Arowanas? that's a chinese businessman wetdream
The jeeps look like ants in the distance
Shaun, sand, knoll
There are plenty of on board DVD movies to keep us entertained
The mall main atrium
Did I mention POTS?
It's like a mini self-sufficient town
Looking out through the main doors into the courtyard
Oh at least there's some water bodies here
The view from the entrance
Not too far off is the Waterfront Promenade
Topped with a fanastic fruit smoothie!
They Famous Amos is here too!
Lookie here
Spot lighting to mimic daylight
decked with fancy over lighting
Our rest spot overlooks a large knoll
See the hotel?
And ski resort
Scenic views from the balcony
The ski cafe
And an occasional duck into the walkways to escape the burning desert sun
Oh look a river otter!
the restaurant seating areas
A resonable crowd, but otherwise quiet on most stretches on a hot noon day
The zoo is rather nicely themed, especially this limestone cave
mmm squeaky clean!
Iconic tent-thingie included!
Please top up $10,234.89 for roaming charges in the desert
Camels included!
between each pillar structure sits a rather neat looking stained glass flower
And you can always ask questions when in doubt
An overview of the Giant aquarium
The place is constantly maintained below freezing
archaeological specimens on display
Stepping into the inner areas of the mosque
A scorpion!
Overview of the palace front facade
Another group tackling the dunes below the hill
Taking a walk by the gardens by the main building
The mall central fountain
The entrance of the hotel
which serves as an alternative transport to the hotel itself
leading to the hotel restaurant and cafes