True, he sure let a of time pass between that 7th day, and he had a lot of help from imported labor, contractors and a great geographical location, but when God decided to show fearless ambition in the Middle East, it resulted in
Dubai.
At least that was my reaction when I arrived at the
airport last night and was driven along the Sheik Zayed road towards where I am staying while I am in Dubai. Although I was more excited to see great friends who I had not seen in almost 14 years, I was still smitten with the obnoxious, bombastic and stellar Dubai skyline.
What not too long ago was mostly sand dunes is now a built environment that makes
Las Vegas look like Battle Mountain and reduces
New York to Vegas’ New York, New York. Despite Dubai’s recent debt crisis, the construction projects are still occurring, as you can see in some of the pictures I took this morning while I went for a run in this new development in which I am staying.
Dubai and the
United Arab Emirates ooze wealth, audacity, ambition and
confronting the impossible. Stay tuned for more observations of a fascinating place. The visits to the coast, business centers and of course, malls cannot come soon enough.
Actually, don't count on the development stopping anytime soon
The Dubai skyline in the distance
Construction of a new residential neighborhood
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