Saturday, August 8, 2009

London, United Kingdom

These are some photos of London, Big Ben and parliament.
Westminster Abbey!
Me at the Tower Bridge!
A beefeater. These guys take their job very seriously.
The gates to Buckingham Palace!

Dubai, United Arab Emirates


On the ramp to get on the palm. I wish I could get a good photo of the actual palm. The whole time we were driving on the palm i couldn't believe it. It was kinda surreal. The hotels and apartments on the palm are amazing!
Driving up to Burj Al Arab. Hazy Day... I cant wait till December... the weather is so much better and photos will be much clearer.
On Jumeriah Beach lookin at Burj Al Arab! Gorgeous Day. My feet were a bit burned but the photo was so worth it.

Jumeirah Beach. We were on Palm Island today but of course the only way to get a good photo of palm island is from the sky! Hopefully one day we'll take a helicopter tour of Dubai. Kinda pricey though.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Dubai Aquarium

The Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo is in the Dubai Mall. When someone first told me that there was an aquarium in the mall I expected to see a small tank with a couple of gold fish in there, I was way wrong! The aquarium is on two floors of the mall and is massive. They have all different kinds of animals and a tunnel that allows you to see the sharks from all different angles. Upstairs in the aquarium they have a Rainforest section where they have large otters and the Rocky Shore section where they have some beautiful penguins.
It's Nemo and Dory! Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!
Piranhas! These are kept in the Rainforest section of the zoo on the second floor. They are some mean looking fishies.
A shot of the sharks inside the aquarium tunnel. They do feedings everyday at 2 pm and 8 pm, it's quite the attraction.

Dubai

Downtown Dubai
This is a photo of Burj Dubai the tallest building in the world. It has 120 floors! It's so difficult to get a good shot of this building because of its extreme height. It's amazing to look up at this building from the ground but this photo was taken while we were driving on a bridge. The Burj doesn't appear to be that tall in this photo but the buildings right next to it are pretty tall skyscrapers as well so the comparison side by side is extraordinary.
Another shot of Downtown Dubai.
A shot of Burj Dubai coming into the city from Al Ain. These days the weather is pretty hazy so I couldnt get a really clear shot but take a look at the normal skyline then all of the sudden there is the Burj, piercing the sky!