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| Glass elevators at Dubai Airport |
Arriving in Dubai our eyes were widened. The enormity and opulence of the airport was incredible, as was the humidity in the huge terminal, the number of different cultures represented, the 100's of staff and also law enforcement personnel. We had landed on a Friday and given we had only 24 hours in Dubai we had chosen a budget level
Ibis hotel close to the airport. The aim was to see Dubai, not spend the time sleeping! The start of the day didn't so much go to plan as we headed to the Airport train station to travel the 3 stops to our hotel. But being a Friday and the Middle East's Holy Day the trains weren't running! The first research fail on our behalf!
After walking in circles for about 30 minutes as we couldn't understand the signage (sleep deprivation, rather than translation issues perhaps) we finally found the right cab rank. The Cab system in Dubai is interesting and we were pointed towards the
'Pink Cab fleet' which is their taxi system for women and families, driven exclusively by women. Our driver was great and after more circles on one-way roads we arrived at our hotel, from which we had a great view of the airport! It had been a long first 90 minutes in Dubai but we were at the hotel and ready to drop our bags off and head out to explore!
