دبي سريعة لزيارات (Dubai Quick Hits) – January 2nd, 2010

I am hoping to have a real update for everyone tomorrow evening (my time). I wound up sleeping for 8 hours on the flight over here and was then unable to fall asleep last night. Needless to say, I am exhausted. We made a trip to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and to the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). We just got back from a moonlight dinner cruise which was fantastic. I am hoping to write up a full recap tomorrow.

Burj Dubai, now the world's tallest building at over 2600 feet, to open in ...
New York Daily News
BY Christina Boyle The Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, rises a half-mile over the United Arab Emirates city.

Burj Dubai Metro station to open along with tower
GulfNews
by Aya Lowe, Staff Reporter According to Mattar Al Tayer, the Burj Dubai Metro station is expected to carry 10000 passengers on weekdays.

Dubai prepares to unveil new centre of world attention
National
In May 2006, I was preparing to move to the UAE to start my first job here, very excited about the prospect of living in a new city, Dubai, and eager to get ...