Dubai in pictures part 2 !!

slinks · 02-22-2008, 11:36 PM

and there is more !! unbelievable !! Lydia please let us know if this is true !!

fist pic All of this was built in the last 5 years, including that island that looks
like a palm tree. The Palm Islands in Dubai. New Dutch dredging technology was
used to create these massive man made islands.
They are the largest artificial islands in the world and can be seen from space.
Three of these Palms will be made with the last one being the largest of them
all.

second pic Upon completion, the resort will have 2,000 villas, 40 luxury hotels,
shopping centers, movie theaters, and many other facilities. It is expected to support a population of approximately 500,000 people. It is advertised as being visible from the moon.

third pic The World Islands. 300 artificially created islands in the shape of
the world. Each island will have an estimated cost of $25-30 million.

fourth pic The Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai. The worlds tallest hotel.
Considered the only '7 star' hotel and the most luxurious hotel in the world.
It stands on an artificial island in the sea.

janaki · 02-23-2008, 12:02 AM

Hi Slinks, Welcome back. Missed you tons on this forum. Love the pics. Dubai is a beautiful place indeed. Love the pics!
HUgs
Janaki

Shanazel · 02-23-2008, 03:04 AM

Yay! Slinks is back. Welcome home!

Lydia dubai · 02-23-2008, 07:44 AM

Hi Slinks i missed you!! and yes this is all treu,the palm is pretty and busy already and expensive...i never understood why they make it because there is plenty space in the desert,but i geuss its good business?? most property,s are sold and looking realy pretty...i will be teaching there aswell because one of the new studio,s where i will teach is there....the burj al arab ,that is the towerhotel in the picture, is pretty, i do party,s there regular and i teach at the healthclub from the hotel.....people from all over the world come and see this hotel, to be honest i prefer the more arabic design, like the other place where i teach the ,,mina al salaam,, at the madinat it is much more traditional and arabic looking i will take some pictures this week and post them here so you can see the more traditional look...yes Dubai is a pretty place i am lucky to work in all this ,,fancy,,things! have a great day lydia

maariku · 02-23-2008, 08:09 AM

Aww, great pics! I've been to Dubai years ago, this was just as they were building the Burj Al Arab. I was staying at a hotel right opposite of the building site and I already considered this a constructional miracle

The hotel I stayed at was demolished shortly after - it just wasn't fancy enough and got in the way

I guess the phenomenon with the artificial islands is that they are somewhat exclusive. However, if you count up all the islands at the palm tree and the world, then there is quite many, and it isn't really that original, is it

I did love Dubai a lot, Lydia you're lucky to be there!

slinks · 02-23-2008, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lydia dubai

Hi Slinks i missed you!! and yes this is all treu,the palm is pretty and busy already and expensive...i never understood why they make it because there is plenty space in the desert,but i geuss its good business?? most property,s are sold and looking realy pretty...i will be teaching there aswell because one of the new studio,s where i will teach is there....the burj al arab ,that is the towerhotel in the picture, is pretty, i do party,s there regular and i teach at the healthclub from the hotel.....people from all over the world come and see this hotel, to be honest i prefer the more arabic design, like the other place where i teach the ,,mina al salaam,, at the madinat it is much more traditional and arabic looking i will take some pictures this week and post them here so you can see the more traditional look...yes Dubai is a pretty place i am lucky to work in all this ,,fancy,,things! have a great day lydia

It's real !! wow !! it's just so perfect to be real .. I could imagine that it would cost a futune to live on those islands .. I was more interested in the before and after pic, that's what I found so amazing .. yes, Lydia I would love to see some before shots of this place including the sea before the islands were put there !! haha

By the way thanks for the welcome back but I'm not really back, sorry .. I just got these pics in my e-mail and thought of Lydia and had to post them here ..

you are all still in my thoughts !! I'm just not into bellydancing anymore my illness took that away but I've learnt to adjust, I'm happy

But I'll be here for those pics you said you'll post Lydia !!

Hi Janaki and Shanazel !!

Keep dancing Y'all !!!

KuteNurse · 02-23-2008, 10:39 PM

Those pictures are great! My husband wants me to bring it up on satellite! Very cool indeed. I will have to google Dubai and find out more when I have more time. Slinks!!! I am so happy you are back

Lydia dubai · 02-24-2008, 08:23 AM

Sorry to hear Slinks that you dont feel well enough to dance ,perhaps later on?? but stay with us we dont wanna mis you,and the picture are coming up in a few days ,promise....yes Maria i am with you all the money and the posh dont do anything to me either i still prefer dubai as it was before,it was lovely,but i do feel lucky to work in all the beautiful places,that is a blessing...also lately there are the gouverment is working on new laws so that the poeple from the poor country,s that are working here have better salaris enz...but it works 2 way,s the gouverments from the country,s where they come from also have to progress than those poeple did not have to travel and work in other country,s,for most of this people the little money they make here is still dubble or tripple what they make back home and its very sad so its a real global problem.....But as i said the gouverments are working on it,for me i just do my best to help who i can like the poeple around me,and hope things will change, and slowly i do see changes happening...have a nice day everybody,Lydia

Lydia dubai · 03-12-2008, 10:59 AM

i have put some pics but i dont know what they are LOL SO I POST THIS FIRST THEN I WILL EXPLAIN.....i hope it works it took me forever lol

slinks · 03-31-2008, 09:49 PM

WOW .. look at those pictures !! I'm actually totally amazed that they look the same as portrayed on TV !! Fantacy and fiction meet halfway .. LOL litterally, when you see the pictures I posted above, these guys would look out of place .. and those pictures (I posted) look out of place any-where !! hahahaha !!

Keep well every body :-)

02-22-2008, 11:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
slinks V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia, Sunny Queensland Posts: 1,195	Dubai in pictures part 2 !! and there is more !! unbelievable !! Lydia please let us know if this is true !! fist pic All of this was built in the last 5 years, including that island that looks like a palm tree. The Palm Islands in Dubai. New Dutch dredging technology was used to create these massive man made islands. They are the largest artificial islands in the world and can be seen from space. Three of these Palms will be made with the last one being the largest of them all. second pic Upon completion, the resort will have 2,000 villas, 40 luxury hotels, shopping centers, movie theaters, and many other facilities. It is expected to support a population of approximately 500,000 people. It is advertised as being visible from the moon. third pic The World Islands. 300 artificially created islands in the shape of the world. Each island will have an estimated cost of $25-30 million. fourth pic The Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai. The worlds tallest hotel. Considered the only '7 star' hotel and the most luxurious hotel in the world. It stands on an artificial island in the sea. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by slinks; 02-22-2008 at 11:39 PM.

02-23-2008, 08:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
maariku Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Estonia Posts: 1,146	Aww, great pics! I've been to Dubai years ago, this was just as they were building the Burj Al Arab. I was staying at a hotel right opposite of the building site and I already considered this a constructional miracle The hotel I stayed at was demolished shortly after - it just wasn't fancy enough and got in the way I guess the phenomenon with the artificial islands is that they are somewhat exclusive. However, if you count up all the islands at the palm tree and the world, then there is quite many, and it isn't really that original, is it I did love Dubai a lot, Lydia you're lucky to be there! __________________ "[A good bellydancer] must express life, death, happiness, sorrow, love and anger, but above all she must have dignity." -Tahia Carioca,

03-12-2008, 10:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,338	i have put some pics but i dont know what they are LOL SO I POST THIS FIRST THEN I WILL EXPLAIN.....i hope it works it took me forever lol Attached Thumbnails

02-23-2008, 12:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
janaki V.I.P. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: hong kong Posts: 1,211	Hi Slinks, Welcome back. Missed you tons on this forum. Love the pics. Dubai is a beautiful place indeed. Love the pics! HUgs Janaki

02-23-2008, 03:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Shanazel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rocky Mountains USA Posts: 4,573	Yay! Slinks is back. Welcome home!

02-23-2008, 07:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,338	Hi Slinks i missed you!! and yes this is all treu,the palm is pretty and busy already and expensive...i never understood why they make it because there is plenty space in the desert,but i geuss its good business?? most property,s are sold and looking realy pretty...i will be teaching there aswell because one of the new studio,s where i will teach is there....the burj al arab ,that is the towerhotel in the picture, is pretty, i do party,s there regular and i teach at the healthclub from the hotel.....people from all over the world come and see this hotel, to be honest i prefer the more arabic design, like the other place where i teach the ,,mina al salaam,, at the madinat it is much more traditional and arabic looking i will take some pictures this week and post them here so you can see the more traditional look...yes Dubai is a pretty place i am lucky to work in all this ,,fancy,,things! have a great day lydia

02-23-2008, 10:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
KuteNurse V.I.P. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,969	Those pictures are great! My husband wants me to bring it up on satellite! Very cool indeed. I will have to google Dubai and find out more when I have more time. Slinks!!! I am so happy you are back

02-24-2008, 08:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,338	Sorry to hear Slinks that you dont feel well enough to dance ,perhaps later on?? but stay with us we dont wanna mis you,and the picture are coming up in a few days ,promise....yes Maria i am with you all the money and the posh dont do anything to me either i still prefer dubai as it was before,it was lovely,but i do feel lucky to work in all the beautiful places,that is a blessing...also lately there are the gouverment is working on new laws so that the poeple from the poor country,s that are working here have better salaris enz...but it works 2 way,s the gouverments from the country,s where they come from also have to progress than those poeple did not have to travel and work in other country,s,for most of this people the little money they make here is still dubble or tripple what they make back home and its very sad so its a real global problem.....But as i said the gouverments are working on it,for me i just do my best to help who i can like the poeple around me,and hope things will change, and slowly i do see changes happening...have a nice day everybody,Lydia

03-31-2008, 09:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
slinks V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia, Sunny Queensland Posts: 1,195	WOW .. look at those pictures !! I'm actually totally amazed that they look the same as portrayed on TV !! Fantacy and fiction meet halfway .. LOL litterally, when you see the pictures I posted above, these guys would look out of place .. and those pictures (I posted) look out of place any-where !! hahahaha !! Keep well every body :-)