Dubai
2023 September
If you have a layover and can choose to spend either two hours or two days in Dubai, go with the longer option. We did a walking tour of old Dubai and then spent the rest of the day in the desert with falcons, camels, oryx, and lizards then dined in the tallest building in the world - the Burj Khalifa.
Emirates ORD-DXB. Chicago to Dubai.
First Class Suite on Emirates using American Express Rewards. CLICK ON IMAGE FOR VIDEO
Settling in for the long ride.
Ready to write my memoirs.
Snacks for the movie.
Comfy digs on Emirates
A little Dom for take off
Warmed nuts to accompany the Dom
Starry starry night. Cabin lighting.
Somewhere over Michigan
Dinner is served - somewhere over Canada.
The cheese course has arrived.
Amenities kit
Hatracks?
Weaving through trouble zones
Breakfast Benedict on Emirates.
Dubai Airport.
Welcome to the Waldorf - Robes are nice. Waldorf robes are very nice.
Waldorf Astoria Dubai
Waldorf Astoria Bath
Waldorf cocktail.
Room attendant art
Off to the Old Town of Dubai.
Souk shopping in Dubai.
Coffee museum
Coffee drinkers
Dubai souk textiles
Old Dubai shop keeper.
Lunch stop in old Dubai
Tea break in old Dubai
Crossing the canal in an Abra. CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO!
Old Dubai walking tour
Street scene - Old Dubai.
Spice souk
Piles of spices in the souk
Gold Souk Dubai - Largest? ring
The Burj al Arab -from my balcony
The Burj al Arab - the neighboring 7-star hotel
The Waldorf pool bordering the Arabian Sea
Balcony view from my room
Waldorf lobby
Waldorf staircase
Atlantis annex
Now off to the desert - Sandscape. CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO!
The desert safari begins
Oryx gathering
Ghutra fitting
Land Rover
Ready to cruise the desert
Guide and driver
Monitor lizard
Sand waves
Mirage
Oryx drinking party
Confused tourists
Oryx relieving itself
Oryx checking us out
Man and his ride
Readying the falcon show
Relaxing after a day in the desert
Desert dessert
Warm evening in the desert
Falconer shows off his friend
Squawking falcon
Falconer and friend
Watch the birdie
Falcon dude
Snacks for the falcon show
Sandy sunset
Our uber is arriving
You're expecting me to ride what?
Good boy
A jockey he isn't
Poor beasts
Off to dinner at the oasis
Night falls
Oasis
Your table is ready
Desert dinner
After dinner entertainment
Sparks fly
Leaving the oasis
Time to ride back to Dubai
A gift from our desert guides
Morning relaxation at the Waldorf
Toasty out there
Burj Khalifa from the highway
Dubai Mall Ice Rink
Dubai Mall Tea Room
Dubai Mall waterfall
Dubai Mall Aquarium
Burj Khalifa and Jim
Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa Neil
Armani Bar Martini
High diners
122 stories up in the Burj Khalifa_
Looking down on the neighbors from the Burj Khalifa
Drinks steaming up high
Beans for dinner
Cheese course
Burj Khalifa bath
View from the Burj Khalifa bath
Night falls on the city
Burj Khalifa Atmosphere staircase