I took a bus back to the Mercato mall. It’s this really well done Venetian and Tuscan looking place, which was kind of like Las Vegas and a bit of Disney that was very attractive and interesting. The shops weren’t open yet, I got up too early in the morning, so the place appeared lifeless, but I most definitely will bring my wife back here, if I manage to make it back to Dubai.

I was running low on time, so I hired a taxi driven by a very friendly Pakistani and he drove me back to one of the business hotels Dubai offers to the traveling business person. My room had a fairly good vantage point to take photos of the Sheikh Zayed Bouldevard with all the high-rises and skyscrapers lining the street. While taking the photos, I also packed my bags. It was time to catch my flight. I caught the hotels van, which took me to the airport.

In the airport, I made good use of the free wi-fi. I felt like I might miss Dubai, I really liked the place. I’ll definitely have to bring my wife here, she’ll absolutely fall in love with this place, especially the shopping aspect. I like all the aspect of engineering feats. Truly astounding.

I boarded Jazeera Airways and my plane only had about 35 passengers. Most were Muslim and were doing their prayers before take-off. The women were fully covered up. As the plane takes off, I get one last look at this marvel in the desert. It’s strange how I’m leaving one of the riches places in the world and heading toward one of the poorest places, Yemen. Dubai is unbelivable and amazing, but through all my travels, I’ve come to know that the people are the same, rich or poor.

Tags: business hotels Dubai, Muslim, Sheikh Zayed Bouldevard

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