Interior of the Mercato Mall - Dubai

As you enter the mall:





When you turn back to look:













An overhead walkway:





Interior details:

Coffee from Starbucks - Mercato Mall - Dubai

The entrance:





The coffee shop:





Ordering coffee:





Bunnies on the counter:

Maserati outside the Mercato Mall

I look like a bloated jellyfish in these pics! This is the weirdest t-shirt I own. Goes into the dumpster right now! I didn't wanna upload the pics because of that but it's a Maserati.

Burj al-Arab

Probably the most famous building in the world, the only 7-star hotel (or so it claims to be) in the world, so I'll just skip the information/introduction section.




And at night:






Some facts:
Towering to a massive height of 321 mt, the Burj-al-Arab's the tallest hotel in the world, and also lays claim to the world's tallest atrium. It stands off the shore of the Persian Gulf, on a manmade island- a distinctive sail-shaped structure, made from Teflon-coated fibreglass. The world's most luxurious hotel- or so it aims to be.

Helicopters and Rolls Royces transfer guests from the mainland; a team of 40 highly-trained butlers offer their services; and an array of facilities spread across the hotel.

Each of the 202 suites of the hotel spreads over two floors (the smallest suite is only 169 sq mt!), and has all the works- rare Brazilian granite floors; floor-to-ceiling windows; laptop computers; 42" TV screens; faxes and more.

Guests can travel on a special submarine to the below-sea level restaurant which offers diners a peek onto the coral reef outside, a cigar lounge, a clutch of restaurants and a bar offer a range of cuisines to choose from, and guests can go golfing, swimming, or dancing.

Such luxury, obviously, comes for a price- the Burj-al-Arab's cheapest suite costs around $900 a night and tariffs go as high as $15,000 a night. But for a hotel like the Burj-al-Arab, even that is worth it.

Palm Tree

Dubai's soil and weather allow the Palm Tree to flourish and you find scores of them dotting the city! I was told the these trees are grown and planted is an art form by itself.

In the infancy stage when the branches are growing, the trees are wrapped around. Water and other growth related stuff (:P) is then added into it from the top. Since it's wrapped tightly, the branches grow upwards. After a certain period, the wrapping is taken off and the branches fan out like the one above. If the tree isn't wrapped or unwrapped at the right time, the branches either sag too low or they remain pointing straight up.

Emirates Towers

I'd opened up the curtains at night so that the early sun would help me wake up early and in time for the interview. I woke up and saw the towers looking maginificiently regal! Had to snap away!

Inviting!

The pool looks so inviting! This is from the window of my hotel room! I was preparing for my MS interview and decided to give the pool a try the next day!

Islamabad International Airport

Somehow with the soft lighting, the lounge looks really welcoming. Take my word when I say that the lounge sucks.

Storm in Isloo

After the lightning has struck!!!

Playing around with the focus

Ice cream with Nadia

Ice cream! wow! People get so happy and excited to be having ice cream when summer hits Lahore. It was an amazingly hot day, and the ice cream was bliss!

From the Space Shuttle

This one I took when I went into lower orbit in a NASA Space Shuttle. This is our approach around the moon, before we went into the "dark spot" (where no radio contact is possible with Earth).

This is the lunar surface visible here.

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