Dubai has developed from a 3rd world country since the 1970’s due to their rich oil that was discovered there. They have attracted world-wide attention through innovative projects in this desert country of every imaginable sport – golf courses, indoor ski hills, Formula One racing. Tourism has made their properties more valuable. Only 20% of the residents are citizens with the other 80% the work force that has been brought there. The citizens are all worth at least $17million each with many of the the non-citizens living in poverty with some questionable human rights issues.
Since we were in port for two nights, I was able to see quite a bit of the city on the hop on-hop off bus which is very common for touring the major cities around the world. In the evening, I went to the mall near the tallest building in the world for the fountain/light show coordinated to music.
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