Tuesday, January 8, 2013

World's tallest..... disappointment

Not to let down our blogging audience, but Cindy didn't plan very well, and upon our arrival in Dubai we found that ALL tickets to visit the Burg Khalifi - world's tallest building - were sold out for over a week beyond our stay.   Granted, 3 days BEFORE we showed up?  Plenty of tickets.  So score one for high season and me being an idiot.  Sigh.  Oh well.  We could have gone up - last minute - at the cool price of $250 for the two of us.  Sorry Charlie, I'd rather buy jewelry. Plus, with Google Images, I can see the view for free.  So can you.   Isn't technology wonderful!  :)

Burj Khalifi, previously Burj Dubai (until the Emirate got neck deep in debt and Abu Dhabi, whose ruling Sheik is named Khalifi, had to bail them out) is the world's tallest building at 2,722 feet.   Construction began in 2004 and it officially opened in 2010.  As you can see from this skyline pic I found on Google (too hard to shoot such a photo from a moving cab), it dwarfs everything around it.

At the base of Burj Khalifi is Dubai Mall, and a series of "dancing fountains" like the ones at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.  Though, in true Emirati style, it is "25% bigger".  :)  They don't mess around over here.  







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