Hello all!
I'm still playing catch up from the family visit. So the first day we went to see the penquins. The second day we went on a boat tour of the marina and the Gold Souq. There is so much to post of the boat tour that I'll post the gold souq pics next time.
The boat tour was pretty good. We had intended to take the longer tour through the marina and around The Palm to Atlantis and back but it was too windy so we had to settle for just the marina tour.The marina is across the street and over a bridge directly behind my building. It is walking distance but we elected to drive so we could pace ourselves for the long day ahead. The tour was supposed to start at 9 am but there weren't enough people so they delayed it until 10 am. We walked a short distance along the marina and enjoyed all the beautiful boats and views and had a mid morning muffin and coffee. A lot of the pics we took at the marina are of the buildings and I have those in a seperate file to share in another post but I'll post the best ones. You could walk the length of the marina but it is quite a distance (not for the girls but us older folks would be worn out the rest of the day!). The views of the buildings are spectacular, especially at night, and there are numerous restaurants at the far end where Bud and Carol live.
I'm still playing catch up from the family visit. So the first day we went to see the penquins. The second day we went on a boat tour of the marina and the Gold Souq. There is so much to post of the boat tour that I'll post the gold souq pics next time.
The boat tour was pretty good. We had intended to take the longer tour through the marina and around The Palm to Atlantis and back but it was too windy so we had to settle for just the marina tour.The marina is across the street and over a bridge directly behind my building. It is walking distance but we elected to drive so we could pace ourselves for the long day ahead. The tour was supposed to start at 9 am but there weren't enough people so they delayed it until 10 am. We walked a short distance along the marina and enjoyed all the beautiful boats and views and had a mid morning muffin and coffee. A lot of the pics we took at the marina are of the buildings and I have those in a seperate file to share in another post but I'll post the best ones. You could walk the length of the marina but it is quite a distance (not for the girls but us older folks would be worn out the rest of the day!). The views of the buildings are spectacular, especially at night, and there are numerous restaurants at the far end where Bud and Carol live.
Hanging out at the marina waiting to see of enough people would show up for the 9am tour.
Me and my sweetie!
Ashley, Jimmy, Tara, Mom, Me, Dara. Happy family!
Us enjoying a mid morning treat to pass the time. Lovely morning!
All aboard! There were so few people we all got window seats!
Enjoying the tour.
The seating was inside but you could go outside on the deck area as well. What a sweet face!
Another sweet face! Jimmy really enjoyed the tour.
View of the boats and the buildings.
Another scenic shot.
And another. It is just so beautiful!
And another!
That is a twisted building! It is still under construction but is nearly complete. The architecture here is astounding!
Closer shot of the twisted building.
I have so many more pictures to share it is just going to take some time. It takes me at least a couple of hours for each post but I will stay with it!
Here is one more odd pic I just had to share-
There are many fountains and water features on The Walk. Ashley took this pic of Tara goofing around- how funny is that!
If you've been following for awhile you will remember this time last yeat I posted the Red Bull X Fighters freestyle motorcross event held here on The Walk. It's being done again this year and is bigger than last year! They have building the arena for 2 weeks now and are almost done- the event is this Friday the 13th. We are so excited to be able to see the whole thing from our balcony and are having some friends over to see it. It is a very big deal and a lot of work goes into this event.
About a weekinto the set up. No seating on the right side and the towers aren't covered with the black cloth. Still lots to do!
Closer shot.
Taken today. A lot of progress but still lots to get done. The seating hasn't been completed and they are still covering the scaffolding with the balck cloth. They have been testing the sound so we have music blasting at odd intervals and they test the lighting at night. Quite the to do!
We are excited and happy to have friends over to party with us! Too bad Bud and Carol can't come, it won't be the same without them. Especially disappointed my girls will miss it.
Time to make dinner for my darling. I'll keep posting! Thanks for reading and staying in touch.
Much love to all,
M&J
Lovely i want to say your tour is just awesome all images and story is perfect i had been there with Boat Cruise Dubai so many times i love it, you might try them and the best part of cruising is night stay with live barbecue.
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