Over the next two days, Olga and I would tour the Dubai malls. The first was Mall of the Emirates. Although it features the usual amenities for a mall (a fourteen-screen movie theatre, a gaming arena, a typical variety of stores, and a drama theatre), its biggest claim to fame is the Middle East's first indoor ski slope, Ski Dubai. With the ski area, one of the largest in the world, the Mall of the Emirates seeks to differentiate itself from the dozen or so other newly completed malls in Dubai and the surrounding emirates.
The second mall we visited was Dubai mall, claiming to be the largest mall in the world. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Burj Khalifa complex, and includes 1,200 shops. Access to the mall is provided via Doha Street, rebuilt as a double-decker road in April 2009. The highlight here was when we visited the large aquarium and water zoo. From the pictures, you'll see that they have all sorts of underwater creatures. Sharks, eels, stingrays, clown fish... You name it all. For 50AED, it was worth it. After going through the glass tunnel, your tour is far from over. Two floors up, they have a whole zoo of fish, crabs, and Olga's highlight: Penguins. Gentoo penguins and Humbolt ones.
How could I almost forget? The other highlight of Dubai Mall were the water fountains. Every 15 minutes in the evening, there would be a song that synchronizes with the flow of the fountains. Here's a video:
Video of the dancing fountains
For dining, we ate at the several food outlets in the malls and for dinner one night, kuya Jeff and ate Jona brought us to a place called Al Waqqas. A Pakistani food place. They serve these huge round breads with every meal so you can dip it anywhere. Very tasty at a very reasonable price. More pictures below.
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