Well what an experience! We sped along a modern 8 lane highway, with huge new buildings of amazing architecture both sides of the road and many more under construction, for about 20km, until the famous building came into sight. An automated warning in the taxi kept saying "you are driving too fast - please slow down" but the driver ignored it.
This very new area of Dubai is called "The Beach". Many luxury hotels are out here, and The Burj is supposed to be the world's only 7 star hotel. It rises majestically into the sky, built on a tiny island and joined to the land by a short bridge. All entry is via a security gate. Only guests and people dining there with written confirmed reservations may pass, so we arrived with our document to have lunch at one of the restaurants, with a friend Bob who lives down the road in Abu Dhabi.
Inside is like an Aladdin's Cave, very colourful and with wonderful fountains which shoot into the air. Exotic live music fills the air. You are greeted by the door staff, and offered tea and dates. We met up with Bob, and proceeded to have a spectacular (and expensive) buffet lunch, with lots of exotic Arabian food. The water which accompanied our meal came from a loch in Scotland! It was an experience we will long remember, and made our trip to Dubai very special.
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