Steve in Abu Dhabi: Dubai

We took a quick trip to Dubai before classes start. The rooms were very very cheap (35 dollars per person per night) and where pretty nice. We were able to go to some nice bars which were very expensive. I paid 18 dollars for a mixed drink. I took my time to drink it. Back at Penn State I could have a very good night out for that dollar amount. O how things have changed.
We were able to go swimming in the Persian Gulf for about an hour. It was way too hot to stay out any longer. The water was nearly 90 degrees F and twice as salty as any water from Jersey. It was however, much clearer.

This is a picture of the Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world at 185 stories or so. The buildings to the left are about 65 stories tall for comparison. Crazy.