The Emirates Park Towers Hotel & Spa

The Emirates Park Towers are some of the newest skyscrapers in downtown Dubai. The towers were completed in January 2012.


Height: 376 m
Floors above the ground: 70

A Ride on the Monorail Train in the Palm, Dubai

Atlantis Aquaventure monorail train station next to the Atlantis shopping mall.

One of the best things to do in the Palm is to take the monorail train. 

The Palm Monorail train runs along the trunk of the palm between the Gateway and Atlantis Aquaventure stations. There are two more stations along the way. These have already been completed but are still closed.


The Palm Monorail train does not connect to the Dubai metro system. However, there are plans to connect it at the Dubai Internet City (TECOM) station in Sheikh Zayed Road. The Palm Monorail offers a great vintage point to see the Palm Jumeirah.

The Legend of Atlantis

The Atlantis Hotel, The Palm and the adjacent shopping mall are based on the legend of Atlantis.

Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

In a taxi. On my way to Palm Jumeirah, supposedly the biggest man-made island in the world.

Abra Tour in Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai

One of the things you can do in the Madinat Jumeirah Souk is to take an Abra tour. One of the traditional boats will take you along the meandering waterways of the mall.


The boats depart every 20 minutes until 11 pm. The price of an Abra tour is 50 dirhams per person or about EUR 10.