We began our search by checking out the Atlantis. It’s the hotel resort with the huge aquarium in the middle.
We walked around and saw a lot but as it turns out we only saw about 1/10 of it. But we got a great cappuccino at the Brasserie Rostang. The croissants were so good with the orange peel marmalade I got a little barbaric.
But by following Beth’s example of how to act in a world-class resort such as this, I finally got it.
Now that’s a good cappuccino. Afterwards we enjoyed the sun for a while.
Then it was off for a little drive to Abu Dhabi to the Emirates Palace Hotel where you can spend over $10,000 USD per night on a room if that’s your thing.
To build up our appetite for extravagance we decided to check out the exhibit of Saadiyat Island architecture. It’s the new development that features a Cultural District with 6 commissioned buildings by the biggest name players in international architecture. The ones pictured below are by Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid, and Tado Ando. I think my favorite is either Tado Ando’s or Jean Nouvel’s. They both really did something great with the opportunity. The others just did more of the same craziness.
OK. Now…
Presentation is good. What’s with the pretty box?
Nice.
Living the high life.
Now off to get our valet parked car…
And off to home where I had to get back to work for a little while to help pay for our cappuccino budget.
The Emirates Hotel charged about $12 per cappuccino, the Atlantis Brasserie only about $8.