We had the fortunate opportunity to spend a few days in Dubai. We had gone there for a conference, but also had some time in the evenings to explore. The children spent time at a mall and then spent a day at Wild Wadi waterpark. It was a great way to spend Thanksgiving as a family.
Although I have never been to Vegas, I sort of imagine Dubai as the Vegas of the Middle East. It's big, flashy, modern and over-the-top. For our first evening there, we headed out to find a place to have dinner. It was suggested that go to Dubai Mall, and eat at the Outback Steakhouse. We arrived at the mall, found the restaurant and headed to the outdoor seating.
What a magnificent place to have a meal. Every 30 minutes, we were privy to a huge fountain display synchronized to music. The water shot up higher than the two story mall itself, and when it came crashing down, it sounded like fireworks.
We enjoyed our evening so much, we decided to go back again for a second night.
The Emirates Mall is known for having a ski slope inside of the mall. There was a rental shop where you could rent the ski equipment as well as warm clothes. Quite something!
On another evening we went to eat at the Jumeirah Beach... a canal with a pedestrian walkway and alleys tucked away with shops.
On Saturday afternoon we explored the 'creek.' This is a busy water canal full of dhows like the picture below that taxied people across.
