After landing in 40+ heat in the UAE, we drove from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, the little brother of Dubai.
We started our visit to Abu Dhabi at the heritage village in an attempt to get a glimpse of its history:
... a history replaced
and being replaced with modern high-rise buildings and mega-development projects everywhere:
One of the main reasons for driving to Abu Dhabi was to visit the famous Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Built to impress, it surely does a great job in that both with its beauty (of arguable architectural style)...
and scale
We arrived just before sunset, a particularly special time to wonder this monument of faith (or money?)
Walking in, the interior is just as amazing (again with arguable style), with great attention to detail and no expense being spared...
As the sun set, the Mosque revealed a different, just as impressive appearance:
...and as it turned dark, the lights were turned on to amaze the visitors just once more...
The following day I had the feeling I could use some adrenalin, so we headed to Ferrari World
with what other scope than to ride the world's fastest roller coaster (0-250km/h in 5secs)
However, not only the Formula Rossa, but the building itself is also amazing:
Note: the picture above is NOT mine as I was not allowed to take my camera on the G-Force Ride (the tower with the funnel around it at the center of the building):
which did offer a nice view - even though not as nice as the one above and the red color of the roof being covered by sand... so not that red anymore.
After spending a few (very hot) hours on the beach, we headed to the Emirates Palace to indulge ourselves in some luxury at one of the only two 7* hotels in the world (blog entry about the other one to follow soon)
The next day, before heading for a road trip, we visited the Abu Dhabi bazaar, in one more attempt (failed) to get a glimpse of the old Abu Dhabi:
We started our visit to Abu Dhabi at the heritage village in an attempt to get a glimpse of its history:
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... a history replaced
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
and being replaced with modern high-rise buildings and mega-development projects everywhere:
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
One of the main reasons for driving to Abu Dhabi was to visit the famous Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
 |
| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
Built to impress, it surely does a great job in that both with its beauty (of arguable architectural style)...
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
and scale
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
We arrived just before sunset, a particularly special time to wonder this monument of faith (or money?)
 |
| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
Walking in, the interior is just as amazing (again with arguable style), with great attention to detail and no expense being spared...
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
As the sun set, the Mosque revealed a different, just as impressive appearance:
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
...and as it turned dark, the lights were turned on to amaze the visitors just once more...
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
The following day I had the feeling I could use some adrenalin, so we headed to Ferrari World
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
with what other scope than to ride the world's fastest roller coaster (0-250km/h in 5secs)
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
However, not only the Formula Rossa, but the building itself is also amazing:
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
Note: the picture above is NOT mine as I was not allowed to take my camera on the G-Force Ride (the tower with the funnel around it at the center of the building):
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
After spending a few (very hot) hours on the beach, we headed to the Emirates Palace to indulge ourselves in some luxury at one of the only two 7* hotels in the world (blog entry about the other one to follow soon)
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| From MIDDLE EAST - UAE - Abu Dhabi |
The next day, before heading for a road trip, we visited the Abu Dhabi bazaar, in one more attempt (failed) to get a glimpse of the old Abu Dhabi:
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