Atlantis Found!

Opened in late 2008 with a much-hyped bang on Dubai's even more hyped Palm Jumeirah island, the Atlantis resort is certainly worth a visit. We rode the monorail on the Palm and other than a brief foray into the shopping center, mostly admired the resort from the outside.

View of the resort from the monorail.

The monorail gives the best location for a good frontal photo.

View from the back.

The highly-coloured domed ceilings in some parts of the shopping center.....couldn't fit the entire painting into the shot :)

A glimpse of Aquaventure, the resort's water park.

Look Up!

My friend Reflections recently put up pictures of the latest entrant in Dubai's lavish mall galaxy - the Dubai Mall. Specifically, the pictures were of the ceilings. If you're a stranger to Dubai's shopping scene, you might be forgiven for asking what's special about the ceilings. In my experience, a walk through most malls in Dubai will have you looking up (and gaping!) as much as you look around.

Anyway, those lovely pictures prompted me to check my pic stash, and as it turns out, I do have a few ceiling shots of my current favourite mall in Dubai (in terms of decor and design) - the must-visit Ibn Batutta Mall.