Thsi is Sheihk Zayeed Rd on a quiet morning ,

The new to be complete monorail is in the foreground

buildings and the marina at Jumeriah

A close up of the Burj Dubai , the tallest building in the world(so far) . It is 168 or so floors high. the building on the leftis 65 stories high for a compaison , the burj is about 2 kms from our apartment

The beach outside the Westin the contstuction in the back ground is all taking place out on the man made Palm , with atlantis at the very top

Meydan development , inthe background, The new grandstand, hotel marina complex. The whole building is 1.2 kms long . the work goes on 24 hours a day . you can click on the photo to enlarge a get a better view of the background

"party in the paddock " DRC evening of entertainment before the racing season hits it off , free Bolli and food all night

Atlantis in the background . We will go there in a few weeks to check it out. Has a waterpark , working aquarium , 800 room hotel .