Today was a busy day! I got up at 4:30am, quick shower, taxi from the hotel to the Dubai Mall (Fashion Avenue entrance) to get in the queue for the Burj Khalifa at sunrise. I got there around 5:20am and there were already at least 100 people in the queue, but once they started letting us in at 5:30am, it moved pretty quickly. It was just so strange that the entrance to this is inside the mall, which is, of…
Today was a very chilled day, and I liked it. I woke up a little later this morning. Went through my pictures from the first few days to pick some for the blog. Then I decided to go back to the Dubai Mall for lunch. I figured it would be good to get back and have a better look at the Burj Khalifa since I’m going to be at the top of it tomorrow morning for sunrise. Also, there are…
Today was a good day on a tour to Abu Dhabi. Not great, but good. My driver picked me up at 8:30am and there was one other tourist in the van. She was a 40-something Swiss woman traveling by herself and apparently didn’t want to chat. She was sat in the front seat and had headphones on the whole time. We then picked up a Chinese mother and son (I think), who didn’t speak any English, and lastly picked up…
Today was another very busy day, but it was great! It started out with an early morning taxi ride over to the Dubai Frame. I didn’t realize that 9am was when it opened, but it worked out great, I got to be the first person inside. There was a small museum at the bottom about the structure, then a glass elevator 45 floors up to the top of the frame. I was greeted by people working there every 10 feet,…
I had an excellent first day in Dubai! I took the overnight flight on Emirates from Edinburgh last night, and the first good thing that happened on this trip was on the plane. I was watching the Patriots vs Bills game on my phone in the airport before I boarded, but only got to see the first half, so figured I would have to catch the rest in Dubai after I landed. Well, the in-seat entertainment systems had six live…
I got up this morning after a good night’s sleep, packed up my stuff and went down for breakfast. The night at the Elite Plaza Hotel included breakfast the next morning and it was excellent! It was a huge buffet with everything you could think of. I loaded up, dropped my bag off at the front desk and headed out to explore for the day. I took my drone with me thinking I would find a nice looking place to…
Accommodation: Elite Plaza Hotel Gothenburg I had a great night’s sleep after all the walking I did yesterday. I got up at 8:30am, packed my bag, and checked out at 9:15am and went to find some breakfast in the train station. I hopped on my train at 10:29am, watched a couple of episodes of Gotham while watching the Swedish scenery pass me by, and was in Gothenburg by 1:30pm. The train was a really nice experience as the seats were…
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel I had a great night’s sleep last night! The bed in the hotel was one of the firmer beds I’ve ever slept on, and after having such a sore back for the last few days (I sneezed and pulled a muscle on Tuesday, that’s how I know I’m really getting old), it felt a lot better this morning. I put on a heating pad anyway just to be safe, and then headed out for the…
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel My flight from Edinburgh to Stockholm Skavsta left on time at 2:35pm. It left from gate 12 which is in a new part of Edinburgh Airport which I’ve never seen before. It was nice to see they are still making this little airport nicer and nicer every year. There’s a new Brewdog Pub and Pret a Manger down that way, so good to know if you feel like having a drink but don’t like the…
Accommodation: Hotel Francais I had a much better sleep than on Friday night and woke up this morning a little later, at about 9am. I had breakfast at the hotel again, but was a bit more relaxed than yesterday knowing that I didn’t have to drive all over the country sightseeing today. I finished up, checked out, left my bag at the hotel and then went to explore. I got a map that showed a walking tour where you can…