Water Fountain Performances outside the Burj Khalifa & Dubai Mall in Dubai, UAE - March 2012

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As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh! I hope this finds you close to Allah & in the best of health and Iman, Ameen.

Every 30 minutes on the dot, there is a huge water fountain performance set to all kinds of difference music.  There are so many different performances and are really nice to watch.  The Burj Khalifa is in the background and it's the tallest building in the world.  The Dubai Mall to the right, which you hardly can see, is the world's largest mall with over 1,200 shops, 160+ restaurants/cafes, an indoor ice skating rink, and indoor aquarium and a movie theater inside.  I was in Dubai for 4 days, in Saudi for 3 months and in Bahrain for 3 days.

If you don't listen to music, you can simply mute your computer or device.

CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE

ARABIC MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Athan (call to prayer) outside the Burj Khalifa & Dubai Mall in Dubai, UAE - March 2012

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As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh! I hope this finds you close to Allah & in the best of health and Iman, Ameen.

This simply is the Athan or call to prayer being heard outside the Burj Khalifa which is the tallest building in the world and the Dubai Mall which is the largest mall in the world with over 1,600 shops, 160+ restaurants & cafes, an indoor aquarium, and indoor ice skating rink and a movie theater inside.  I was in Dubai for 4 days, Saudi Arabia for 3 months and Bahrain for 3 days.

Outside the Dubai Mall & Burj Khalifa at night in Dubai, UAE - March 2012

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As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh! I hope this finds you close to Allah & in the best of health and Iman, Ameen.

This is a short video I took showing what it looks like outside at night.  The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world and the Dubai Mall is the largest mall in the world with over 1,200 shops, 160+ food & beverage restaurants & cafes, an indoor ice skating rink, an indoor aquarium and a movie theater inside.  I was in Dubai for 4 days, Saudi Arabia for 3 months and Bahrain for 3 days.

Waterfall with Diving Men Sculptures inside Dubai Mall (United Arab Emirates) - March 2012

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As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh! I hope this finds you close to Allah & in the best of health and Iman, Ameen.

This is a really nice feature inside the Dubai Mall.  It's a very cool looking water fountain.  Dubai Mall is the largest mall in the world with over 1,200 shops, 160+ food & beverage restaurants & cafes, an indoor aquarium, an indoor ice skating rink and a movie theater inside.

Candylicious Candy Store - Dubai Mall (UAE-United Arab Emirates)

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As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh! I hope this finds you close to Allah & in the best of health and Iman, Ameen.

Here are a couple of videos from my 3 month trip to Dubai, Saudi Arabia & Bahrain this past Spring 2012.  I AM TOTALLY BEHIND ON EDITING VIDEOS & PICTURES FROM MY TRIP!  These 2 videos show a totally awesome candy store in the Dubai Mall called Candylicious.  Dubai Mall is the largest mall in the world with over 1,200 shops, 160+ food & beverage restaurants & cafes, an indoor ice skating rink, an indoor aquarium and a movie theater inside.

Dubai Mall - World's Largest Mall

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As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh! I hope this finds you close to Allah & in the best of health and Iman, Ameen.

For the first 4 days of my 3 month trip this past Spring, we stayed in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  We visited the Dubai Mall every day.  It's a really beautiful mall inside and out.  I learned that Dubai Mall is the World's Largest Mall!

The Dubai Mall opened in November, 2008 & is the world's largest shopping mall based on total area and sixth largest by gross leasable area.  It is part of the 20-billion-dollar Burj Khalifa complex, and includes 1,200 shops & over 160 food & beverage restaurants/cafes.  The mall is 4-5 stories high.

Here is the mall's website if you want to read more about it.

Dubai Mall has alot of the same mall stores that we are all used to as well as local stores, British stores, etc.  It even has an ice skating rink & Aquarium inside!  There is a movie theater and a HUGE water fountain outside that performs a show every 30 minutes to music.  The fountain has different choreographed shows that follow the beat of the music.  Videos are below.

You can take a virtual 360 degree tour of 8 entrance points in the mall by clicking here.

Here you can see The Dubai Mall's YouTube channel.  Videos include NeYo, Natasha Beddingfield, fashion shows, exhibits, etc. 

 

 AERIAL VIEW OF DUBAI

AERIAL VIEW OF PART OF THE DUBAI MALL

 GOLD SOUK INSIDE THE MALL - WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR GOLD SOUK

 GOLD SOUK

GOLD SOUK

 ICE SKATING RINK INSIDE THE MALL

 WATERFALL INSIDE THE MALL

 HUGE ENTERTAINING WATER FOUNTAIN OUTSIDE THE MALL.

 HUGE POOL & WATER FOUNTAIN OUTSIDE THE MALL

 SWITCH RESTAURANT & LOUNGE IN THE MALL

 INDOOR AQUARIUM

HAS OVER 33,000 AQUATIC ANIMALS REPRESENTING OVER 85 DIFFERENT MARINE SPECIES.

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Khan Murjan Souk & Restaurant in Dubai

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As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh! I hope this finds you close to Allah & in the best of health and Iman, Ameen.

This was a restaurant & Souk that we went to in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  A Souk is a shoppe or a group of shoppes and can be spelled different ways including Souq.  A Souq can be indoors like a mall or outdoors like a flea market.  Both are considered a Souk/Souq.

Across the street from the Souk was an Egyptian decorated building and I just had to take pictures to share with yall.  I took lots of videos and pictures of my 3 month trip because I wanted to share them and make it seem as if you were on the trip with me, for those that may never get to go to Dubai, Saudi Arabia or Bahrain.

For those that know me in person, you know that for years I have had a camera basicly glued to my hands.  I take pictures of everything.

 IN THE TAXI DRIVING UP WHEN THE EGYPTIAN BUILDING CAUGHT MY EYE.

 THE ENTRANCE TO THE SOUK.

 SOUK SIGN

 MY TWIN AND HER HUSBAND WALKING DOWN TO THE RESTAURANT.  I LIKE THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS.

 THE POSTS ON THE STAIR RAILINGS HAD DIFFERENT COLORED GEMS IN PRONG POSTS.  ALL OVER THE MIDDLE EAST YOU WILL SEE TILE WORK AS YOU SEE ON THE STAIRS AND IN BETWEEN THE POSTS.

 SMOOTHIE/DRINK STAND DECORATED WITH FRUITS.  THIS IS AMANDA, WE ARE WAITING FOR OUR DRINKS.

 KOSHERI IS AN EGYPTIAN DISH AND CAN BE SPELLED DIFFERENT WAYS.  TRADITIONALLY IT'S A VEGETARIAN DISH MADE WITH SOME TYPE OF PASTA OR AS YOU SEE HERE MADE WITH 2 PASTAS.  IT COMES TO YOU LAYERED WITH LENTILS, CARAMELIZED ONIONS, RICE AND SOME TYPE OF SPECIAL TOMATO SAUCE.

 KOSHERI MIXED UP.  MY TWIN HAD BEEN TO THIS RESTAURANT ON A PREVIOUS TRIP AND SAID THAT THE KOSHERI WAS TO DIE FOR.  SHE WAS RIGHT.  THE PORTION WAS SO BIG IT WAS ENOUGH FOR 2-3 PEOPLE, THOUGH WE EACH ORDERED ONE FOR OURSELVES.

THIS IS A CHICK PEA DISH, CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD.

 MORE GEMSTONE TOPPED POSTS IN DIFFERENT COLORS.

 AMANDA LOOKING AT ONE OF THE SOUKS (SHOPPES).

 THIS SOUK WAS MAINLY FOR CLOTHING, JEWELRY & HOME DECOR.

YOU SEE THIS TYPE OF LANTERN ALL OVER THE MIDDLE EAST.  THEY CAN RANGE FROM SMALL MELON SIZE TO LARGE BEACH BALL SIZE.  THEY ARE MADE FROM METAL & GLASS, NOT CHEAP STUFF.

THIS WAS THE SIGN FOR THE CLOTHING STORE ABOVE.  I TOOK A PICTURE BECAUSE MY NIECE'S NAME IS YASMINE.