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Dubai Day 2

Hoʻopuka ʻia: 29.08.2018

In the morning, we visited the Jumirah Mosque, the only mosque in Dubai that can be visited by tourists daily, except on Fridays.


Jumirah Mosque
Jumirah Mosque


First, we had tea and some snacks provided by the Center for Cultural Understanding before the tour started.



We then went to the nearby Etihad Museum, where the history of the formation of the United Arab Emirates is told.


Etihad Museum
Etihad Museum


During a guided tour, we also visited the 'Union House', where the treaty was signed.


Etihad Museum - Founders of the United Arab Emirates
Etihad Museum - Founders of the United Arab Emirates


We then took the hop-on-hop-off bus along the coast and had a glimpse of the famous Burj Al Arab hotel.


Burj Al Arab
Burj Al Arab


In the Dubai Mall, we visited the aquarium, which spans three floors. We walked through a huge tank in a glass tunnel, where we saw various sharks and rays.


On the next floor, there was the 'Underwater Zoo', which also housed parrots, bats, and other creatures that we didn't expect to see underwater...



There were two saltwater crocodiles in one tank, which were also fed in the afternoon. However, the male crocodile was quite sluggish and didn't want to take the offered chicken - at least not if he had to move for it.


Underwater Zoo in the Dubai Mall
Underwater Zoo in the Dubai Mall


Since we had some time before our time slot for the Burj Khalifa, we strolled through the Dubai Mall and marveled at the many expensive designer stores.


Dubai Mall - Fashion Street
Dubai Mall - Fashion Street

In the evening, we took the fastest elevator in the world to the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, which stands at a height of 452 meters.

Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa

From there, we had a great view of Dubai at night and also watched the Dubai Fountain's water show from above.

View from Burj Khalifa
View from Burj Khalifa

Since the water show is performed every half hour in the evening, we watched it again from an observation deck in the mall.




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