Abu Dhabi travel day was quite a long day for us. We started early enough from Dubai so that we reach Abu Dhabi atleast by 10 a.m. We left it to our Chauffeur to take us to all the good places worth seeing in Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi is basically a small Emirate which can be covered in a day. But it is such a beautiful place and so well developed, that it leaves you awe-struck with its innumerable and amazing places that it offers you to see. It has unique shaped buildings, towering sky scrappers, incredible beaches and wonderful people.
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| ADIC Head Quarters - Abu Dhabi |
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| 23-Storey building in Abu Dhabi named as "The Coin" |
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| Random clicks during our drive within Abu Dhabi city |
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| Random clicks during our drive within Abu Dhabi city |
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| Random clicks during our drive within Abu Dhabi city |
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| Random clicks during our drive within Abu Dhabi city |
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| Random clicks during our drive within Abu Dhabi city |
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| Random clicks during our drive within Abu Dhabi city |
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| Random clicks during our drive within Abu Dhabi city |
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| Random clicks during our drive within Abu Dhabi city |
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| Capital Gate Building-Abu Dhabi |
We first reached the Emirates Zoo. We spent an hour and a half here taking pictures and watching the fauna. It was a small zoo and we could explore it quickly.
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| Emirates Zoo-Abu Dhabi |
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| Emirates Zoo-Abu Dhabi |
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| Emirates Zoo-Abu Dhabi |
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| Emirates Zoo-Abu Dhabi |
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| Emirates Zoo-Abu Dhabi |
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| Emirates Zoo-Abu Dhabi |
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| Emirates Zoo-Abu Dhabi |
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| Emirates Zoo-Abu Dhabi |
Our next destination was the Corniche area/beach front. Corniche area is best for a night view. Since we had plans to reach back Dubai by sunset, we were forced to have a glimpse of the corniche area during the day. The day view also was so alluring and the entire 8-10 Kilometres corniche stretch had sky scrappers lined on one side and a magnificent beach view on the other with clear blue water and white sand .... something that left me fascinated. And we took a few pictures and were off to other destinations.
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| Corniche Images-Abu Dhabi |
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| Abu Dhabi Corniche |
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| Abu Dhabi Corniche |
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| Abu Dhabi Corniche |
Our next stop was at another magnanimous castle called the Emirates Palace. Oh, this was the pick of the day for me. This is basically a 5-Star luxury Hotel with a private beach and a Yatch Club which can also be toured by visitors for sight-seeing. The sceneries around it, the imperial structure, the water fountains, the lawns and the hospitality was amazing..... amazing. We walked around the place exploring every nook and corner and taking beautiful pictures. Inside views were splendid, and we were able to see a few restaurants, ball rooms, elegant pieces of furniture, enchanting ceilings and a grandiose architecture. A fanciful experience. After spending 2 hours in this idealistic atmosphere, we left for more sight-seeing.
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| Emirates Palace- Abu Dhabi |
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| Fountains and the Lawns -Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
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| High Rise Building opposite the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
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| Steps leading to insides of the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
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| The lobby area- Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
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| Elegantly designed furniture-Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
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| The corridors at Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
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| The ceiling-Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
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| The restaurants- Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
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| The suites - Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
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| Interiors-Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
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| Interiors- Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi |
But then we had to stop-over somewhere for lunch and we decided to have it in one of Abu Dhabi's distinguishing mall called the Marina Mall. This way we did a brisk tour of the mall and headed to the Food court where we chose to devour on Italian cuisine - broccoli pizza with white sauce, beef lasgna and some cheese rolls.
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| Marina Mall Abu Dhabi |
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| Food Court-Marina Mall Abu Dhabi |
Soon after lunch we were off to our last place which just could not be missed when you are in Abu Dhabi - The breadth-taking Grand Mosque called the Sheikh Zayed Mosque.
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi |
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| Interiors of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque-Abu Dhabi |
With 82 domes and pure white Italian & Greek marble, this Mosque boasts of being an architectural wonder in the world incorporating both Islamic and modern architectures. It also boasts of the largest mosque dome in the world. Exquisite lawns and clear blue water pools leaves you awe-struck. And the Mosque interiors provide you with a heavenly look. The delicate décor work on the celling and the walls makes you wonder with what degree of accuracy the work has been carried out during its construction. Oh, and you cannot take your eyes of the grand Chandeliers and just when you begin to feel tired admiring the elegantly designed roof and the gorgeously printed pillars, the carpet's view opens up a new chapter for astonishing richness. The mosque's arches and the inner yards show off an artistic portrait worth framing.
We offered the evening prayers at this mosque and started back to Dubai carrying with us bountiful memories of this place. Two other awesome places that we could not visit in Abu Dhabi were the Ferrari world and Yas Island. Because of our little one who cannot be managed in an amusement park. So we have bookmarked them for our next Abu Dhabi visit which is likely to be planned after a few years or so as currently our travel feet are itching for other popular places.
We reached Dubai by 7 p.m. We decided to go for more sight seeing here, but before that we headed home to refresh ourselves. And then we went on a long drive to reach the Arabian Center where we dined in a popular food court called the Mandilicious for some scrumptious authentic Arabian Mandi food which was so yummy that we attacked it greedily until we gave up weakly.
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| Arabian Center- Dubai |
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| Mandi food at the Mandilicious |
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| Mandilicious -Arabian Center Dubai |
We went back home and started to pack our stuff because we had less than 24 hours now to fly back to Muscat as our incredible Dubai holiday was at its sunset level now. And we fell asleep by mid-night so that we could attack our last day at Dubai with the residual amount energy that we had.
So Day-5 was our last day in Dubai and I do have a few more things about it which I shall write them down in my next post. Till then I hope you enjoy the pictures that I have posted.
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