Showing posts with label Landmark Group. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Landmark Group. Show all posts

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Buildings, and ports, and malls... oh, my!!


My FAVORITE day!!!  On Wednesday we had an absolutely incredible day.  From the beginning…

BurjKhalifa – What can I say?  It is stupendous, a prime example of engineering and human ingenuity.  This is a perfect example of Dubai striving to be the biggest and the best at everything.  The tallest building in the world is immediately obvious; it juts out of the Dubai skyline and towers over all other buildings.  The entry had several replicas of Burj Khalifa, including on made of legos!  There was also a section in commemoration of the filming of Mission Impossible.  Once inside you go through a people mover and watch a living mural.  It is incredibly vivid!   When we arrived and stepped out the view was absolutely breathtaking!  It is surreal to know you are standing above the clouds.  Unfortunately, the day was hazy so it was the best view possible, but it was still beautiful!  And despite the fact that I am very, very, VERY afraid of heights I couldn't but look down and enjoy the fact that I was 124 stories above ground. We took many pictures, shopped for souvenirs (there is a gold ATM there.  REALLY!!) and eventually made our way downstairs.  
Me... afraid of being in the clouds!