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Dar Al Masyaf - Daytime325 viewsThe view from our "boat stop" on the canal system at the Dar Al Masyaf villas, with Marjorie waiting for the next boat. The top of the Burj al Arab Hotel can just been seen peeking over the top of the Madinat Jumeirah.Dec 20, 2005
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Marjorie Enjoying a Mojito354 viewsWe had our first [url=http://www.bacardimojito.com/]mojito[/ul] cocktails in Havana, where they were invented. But the mojitos at the top of the Burj al Arab Hotel in Dubai were a close second.Dec 20, 2005
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"Volcano" at Entrance to Burj al Arab Hotel1937 viewsThe water "volcano" at the entrance to the Burj al Arab Hotel has a real Las Vegas feeling.Dec 20, 2005
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Burj al Arab Cocktail Lounge1296 viewsWe sat on a bit of a raised platform, and we could see Dubai itself through the windows from our perch.Dec 20, 2005
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Our Bedroom at the Burj al Arab -- Dubai378 viewsWith a spectacular view over the Arabian Sea. In the distance, they're constructing an artificial series of islands that will look like a palm tree. The palm tree can be seen from space. Nothing half-measure in Dubai.Dec 20, 2005
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Burj al Arab Hotel287 viewsRising from the Arabian Sea, photographed from the small bridge that is the only access to the hotel.Dec 20, 2005
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Dinner at the Bab al Shams283 viewsWe went to a great outdoors dinner in a "fort" that had been created in the desert. Here's some not-so-flat flatbrad and some great cheese.Dec 20, 2005
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Bab al Shams Buffet859 viewsThe dinner buffet was quite spectacular. On the evening we visited, the desert "fort" was not very crowded, and most of the guests ate early.Dec 20, 2005
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Burj al Arab Cocktail Lounge4916 viewsThis colourful cocktail lounge actually sticks out from near the top of the Burj al Arab hotel. So we were actually hundreds of feet above the Arabian Sea.Dec 20, 2005
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Breakfast at the Burj al Arab Hotel5047 viewsMarjorie having breakfast. We were surrounded by plants from Hawaii (or from tropical islands) like the naupaka. The poor things were struggling: I suspect the humidity is too low in Dubai, or it's too hot -- or both.Dec 20, 2005
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Atrium of Burj al Arab Hotel5045 viewsPhotographed from the lower lobby, looking up through the fountains and the large gold columns. They love gold in the Burj al Arab!Dec 20, 2005
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Craig and Marjorie Before Dinner901 viewsI just held the camera out with one hand and pressed the shutter. My foot really hurt on this whole trip, but if we didn't take the trip ("bought" with British Airways miles) by December 1, we were told we'd lose it. So I took golf carts everywhere, or sat by the pool. Easy, peasy in Dubai.Dec 20, 2005
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