Pictures from Dubai!

Sunset in Dubai--notice the Burg Kalifa, the world's tallest building!

They even built an entire golf course here, in the middle of the desert!

Me and my new friend David, Maika's coworker from Germany

Can you guess what this says?

At first I was scared to go to the top of the Burg Kalifa, but they let bears ride the elevator, which goes 10m per second!  It only took 14 seconds to reach the top!

The view from the deck at the top of the Burg Kalifa made me think we must be back on the plane!

If you use your bear vision, you can see the beginning of a man-made group of islands they are constructing to resemble the world.  It will be a giant resort where guests can choose their "country."

This huge building houses the Armani Hotel, lots of businesses, and private residences.  They call it a vertical city.

My first meeting with a gold ATM.  I didn't know that's where humans get their gold.  Seems impressive to me!

Back on the ground after our journey to the top.  The Burg Kalifa is right next to the Dubai Mall, the biggest mall I've ever seen! It's structurally designed to resemble a flower, and is tested to survive every kind of weather.  Don't tell my science friends, but I was even more impressed by the pictures of Tom Cruise filming the newest Mission Impossible movie here!

A nice shady stop outside the Dubai Mall

Not only does this mall have an indoor ice rink and a full scale fashion runway, it has a waterfall with cliff divers!

You may not know, one of my many talents is cliff diving.

Dubai from the ocean, which was really warm when I stuck my toes in it!

There's an entire outdoor stroll full of restaurants along the ocean where people hang out every night.  On Wednesdays there's even a night market.

Did you guess?  It's my favorite! Starbucks!  The only difference is they didn't offer decaf coffee and they had never seen a Gold Card.  Bears need their caffeine. 

What a cool way to end my trip to Dubai, a walk at night along the Marina...