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- Overview of the palace front facade
- The "greenery" by the river
- The boat takes you over few crossings along the river
- The river taxi boarding point
- no palace is complete without large flight of steps!
- adding to the resort feel
- The hotel from the river
- A small river runs from the hotel into the souk areas
- allowing small river taxi cruises to serve guests
- Scenic views from the balcony
- Open air seating areas facing the sea
- View of the Madinat Jumeirah Resort
- It's an international buffet spread!
- the restaurant seating areas
- The hotel central stairwell
- leading to the hotel restaurant and cafes
- The entrance of the hotel
- More cushy seating by the oasis
- Yesh! only a dinky 5 stars?
- The hotel front porch
- Is this the tropics?
- The Al Qasr entrance
- Some of the many fountains in the open
- the Al Arab overlooks all
- more of the souk
- Posh seating over the bridge
- It's essentially a souk (market)
- The view of the Medina Jumeirah
- Al Qasr means 'The Palace' in Arabian
- Looks rather Ferrari-rish
- There are quite a number of horses leading to the hotel
- Gideyap!
- The horses are Arabian?
- The Entrada del Hotel Al Qasr!
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- golden horses, which can only mean...
- Not too far off is another pretty site...
- Look how long that exterior gate is!
- Some of the huge houses by Sufouh Road
- beside it is the Jumeirah beach hotel
- And an observation area overlooking the Arabian sea
- It even has a heli pad on the roof!
- The white sandy public beaches
- Specifically the Burj Al Arab, a 7 star hotel
- The Al Arab from the Jumeirah beachline
- twin beach resorts by the beach line
- And the next highlight of our trip!
- Another mosuqe down the street.
- Back on the boogie bus!