We take a taxi into The Palms. That was a very long taxi ride from our hotel. The Palms is this massive man-made island and every street has a water front view. We were kind of amused when we noticed the apartments located at the ends have laundry strung on the balconies drying. We enjoyed knowing that the rich steel cling to a simple life. Then we travelled through a tunnel that actually goes under the Gulf and back up to an island where a great hotel is located. It’s really huge. We weren’t allowed to enter through the main entrance, but we could enter through the back. This is where anyone who’s willing to pay $200 can swim with the dolphins, or just $100 to watch the dolphin show at the adventure park, or spend only $75 to hang around on the beach!

We opted to read the brochure. This place was amazing. There’s a floor to ceiling aquarium, plus the ambiance and the decor was well worth the visit. Huge boulders make up the base of the island and there were many yachts and luxury boats out on the water. There were even people tubing.

The sun was setting, so we heading back to our beautiful 5 star Dubai hotel, but instead of taking a taxi back, we decide to take the bus and we got all kinds of lost. So, about two hours of riding around on the Dubai bus system, which, by-the-way, we got to see parts of Dubai I’m sure we never would have, if we didn’t get lost, which ended up being a nice kind of tour. When we finally figured out which bus to take, number 10, we decided to travel by bus for the rest of our stay in Dubai. We really enjoyed talking with all the fellow bus riders and we got a true taste of Dubai. One we never would’ve gotten otherwise.

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