Dubai, United Arab Emirates

30 Jun 2022

To break up the journey (and save some money) we booked a flight with a 20 hour layover in Dubai. Through the Emirates Dubai Connect program we got a night in a hotel for free so we had a short nap and then got ready to explore a bit.

It was over 40c so even the short 8 minute walk to the Metro station was quite a challenge. We kept things fairly simple and went to the Dubai Mall to check out the aquarium, Burj Khalifa, fountain show and the air conditioning. The scale of everything in Dubai is pretty crazy and while we didn’t get to see much of it was nice to experience a new country and culture, albeit briefly.