Saturday, April 28, 2012

The Palm Atlantis

We stayed at The Palm, Atlantis whilst in Dubai. We chose this hotel based on our stay in the Bahamas if you remember from this post. There we were lucky enough to stay in The Cove, which had a separate adults only area and beach. This time, however, it was definitely not the same.

It's not to say that I don't like children, because I do - especially the ones of my loved ones, but when they are everywhere at any time of day / night running loose without parental guidance / supervision, I get a little miffed. Atlantis was the main resort for children and families so no meal was eaten without kids, no beach was relaxed on without kids, and no pool was swam in without, you guessed it, kids.

The next time I return, I will have children in tow.

Mass had to leave to London a few days early from our trip, leaving me to explore Dubai alone / with my trusty gf (which, thank goodness for her or else I would still be wandering around the gold souk!). The night before he left we had dinner at our hotel, which admittedly boasts some of Dubai's best restaurants. We had heard about the romantic setting of Ossiano and decided to give it a whirl.

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Patiently waiting for our table. Just a warning to future tourists of Dubai: service is not their best quality.

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They say your meal is inside the aquarium, but in reality it is just situated beside it. The meal was altogether decent. Similar par to the rest of the restaurants we tried. A few quirks were cute, i.e. if its your birthday a guy will swim in the tank with a birthday sign. However, it was not cheap and if we're comparing strictly value for money, it definitely is worth a miss.

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Just a quick shot of the shoes...the new shoes to be exact!

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The aquarium is worth a visit, especially if you're into that stuff.

Altogether, had a great time in the Emirates and would return to the Middle East. I find their culture, religious appreciation, and operations, absolutely fascinating.

I'm in Toronto for the weekend so won't be back in London until Tuesday...ta ta until then!

Erdem dress, Topshop purse, Giuseppe Zanotti shoes

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