Ibn Battuta Mall and the BEAUTIFUL Dubai Fountains

What a great weekend we had last weekend! I had previously gone to the Ibn Battuta Mall on one of my outings with a friend. I wanted Larry to see it, and there is a very nice restaurant there, The Lime Tree Cafe! So, on Friday after church, we went! The mall is named after an Emirati explorer. It is a museum of sorts to his explorations, as each section of the mall resembles the countries where he traveled. It is beautiful! My mom is a real museum buff, and she would love to read all of the plaques. Me...not so much! Then on Saturday, we went back to the Dubai Mall in the evening. We ate dinner....we DO enjoy eating, then watched the "show" provided by the fountains. I wish you could have heard the music that went with the movement of the water. It was sharp, Arabic music, and the water seemed to dance to the beat of the music. It was amazing! It was also very neat to "people watch" as well! In the mall, they had an exhibit of Muslim dress, basket-weaving, and traditions, to go along with Ramadan coming very soon. It was very interesting!

We went to the Atlantis today (Friday) after church. It is the resort hotel that has been built on the Palm...the man-made peninsula. I have pictures to share very soon! God continues to bless us, and help us through...One Step at a Time!




Ibn Battuta's Travels





Waterfall with Beautiful Diver Statues in the Fall




We thought things were big in Texas! :)




Fountain Show...Amazing!