reply to post by ladyinwaiting
Regarding Dubai, i can speak with a certain amount of inside knowledge as i currently live there! You are absolutely right that it is a city/emirate
of contradictions.
Alcohol is widely available - in fact as night's on the town go, it's pretty good! All the bars are part of the hotels here, as are most of the
nightclubs. It is certainly not Saudi Arabia when it comes to alcohol. Abd regarding drugs (in a previous post), correct me if i am wrong, but the
whole world has "strict rules" regarding drugs - they are illegal in nearly every country in the world!
I'm not aware that the underwater place is currently being built - the construction on "The World" group of islands has halted, as have a lot of
land based projects also, but construction does continue - just at a slower pace than before.
As regards futuristic buildings, can i add the following:
The artists impression:
Now the real thing:
This is FerrariWorld Abu Dhabi. The building itself is finished, and is currently being fitted out. It is the largest indoor theme park in the world,
and is wholly based around the Ferrari Brand. The structure of the building is also the largest spaceframe in the world - 200,000m2.
Look out for it on TV during the F1 Grand Prix on November 1st (Abu Dhabi). It is located at the hairpin bend next to the track, and shold feature
heavily in the helicopter shots.
In fact, this building is the reason I came here in the first place, as i worked on its construction!
