Dubai's Attractions: Hotels, museums and malls you must see

 

Dubai Museum.

Members of my family had planned a honeymoon in Mauritius with a stopover in Dubai. When Mauritius closed its borders to tourists whose journey was originating in the UK, the stopover in Dubai was extended to fill the days off work. The hotels had been investigated. What was there to do to fill the extra time in Dubai? 

Beautiful Buildings

1 Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. 

2 The Palm, a complex which is palm shape when seen from above. From a plane or a tall building.

All the hotels were lovely: Raffles, Oberoi and more.

Magical Gardens

Butterfly Garden

Magical Museums

Dubai Museum.

Shopping mall.

Shopping

Dragon Mart

Dubai Outlet Mall

Find brands such as Adidas, Clarks, Jimmy Choo and even cheaper shops such as Daiso.

A mall with designer outlets where you can buy clothes at a discount.

The Outlet Village

Cautions

1 ID needed. 

Have your identity card or passport or at very least a copy of it with you. A colleague was stopped and had no ID and was held for several days unable to resume work back home. 

2 Not traditional. 

Not for those who want to be in a historical city which is full of buildings from hundreds of years ago. Most of the attractions are ultra-modern. Some people say it's like an Arabic of Muslim Disneyland.

Encouragment

1 All clean and new. 

2 The latest thing. Luxury to buy and luxury to look at.

3 All are welcome. Muslims will feel at home with halal etc.  Non-Muslims will feel accepted with the latest accord with Israel bringing signs of even old enemies becoming new friends. A recent visitor told me that pork is available in some hotels, on request - check regulations in each place.

Useful Websites

https://www.dubai-online.com/malls/dubai-outlet-mall/ 

https://www.theoutletvillage.ae/en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Outlet_Mall

https://www.dragonmart.ae/

hpps://www.oberoihotels.com/hotels-in-dubai/rooms-suites/

 About the Author

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WHY DUBAI?

Xmas tree in Raffles hotel, Dubai. Photo by C.

 Some of my family from England went to Dubai for the season, escaping the dark days in London in winter. Why Dubai?

If you live in the Northern hemisphere, Dubai is warm. Secondly it was one of the few places accepting visitors from the UK.

Dubai is a popular stopover. It is in the United Arab Emirates.

This is the flag of the UAE.

What does it offer?

Beautiful Buildings

1 Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. 

2 The Palm, a complex stretching out into the sea, which is palm shape when seen from above. 

Magical Gardens

Marvellous Museums 

Useful Websites

wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai

simple wiki

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai

wikivoyage

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dubai

wikitravel

https://wikitravel.org/en/Dubai

tripadvisor

Official website

About the Author

Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Member of many toastmasters  speaker training clubs and speaking contest judge.

Angela Lansbury, the author of 20 books including Wedding Speeches & Toasts, and Quick Quotations, has lived in the USA, Spain and Singapore. 

She  has several blogs and writes daily on at least two of the following:

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