Since I still haven't don't anything exciting (but I will on Monday) and in answer to some posted comments:
I have not seen the tallest building in the world yet, which is still not finished. I haven't been to the main downtown part of the city really. There are a ton of things to do here so that's not surprising. I do see the Burj Al Arab almost every day because the main roads pass by it so often. A suite's starting price in the Burj is $25,000!
Food is actually really cheap here. A dinner could cost anywhere from 30 AED (dirhams) to 120 AED, which translates to about $8.25 to $33. It can get more expensive, but I try to avoid those places. Like I said before, you can have practically anything you want here. For example, in the past week I have eaten moroccan, indian, lebanese, iranian, and american food. It kind of wreaks havoc on your stomach, but it's so good.
The major supermarkets are Geant and Carrefour (French Walmarts, basically), and they are also fairly cheap. Any fruit from the states will cost about the same as it does in the U.S. Anything that is locally grown (meaning from the Middle East) is cheaper. The supermarkets are located in the malls mostly and so far I have been to two malls-Ibn Battuta and Mall of the Emirates. Ski Dubai is located in Mall of the Emirates. The pictures above are of Mall of the Emirates and they are of just one side of the mall; it is much bigger. The big silver thing in the background is the top of the slopes in Ski Dubai. I am hoping that I will be able to take a picture of the inside, but I am not sure security will let me. The other person with me in the picture is Nidhi, a fellow Miamian, whose parents live in Dubai.
Tomorrow is my birthday! and I will hopefully have exciting pictures and activities to share with you.
(*I hope this is enough detail for those of you who asked for more ;) )
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