It’s a man’s nature to go out and Climb Mountains, sail the seas and touch the deepest oceans and challenge the nature. By trying to do these things we touch something out side ourselves, and reveal in the illusion that we are the masters of our world. But everyone one of us should never forget that even if we climb the tallest mountains and travel the deepest oceans we are still dwarfed by the nature and its forces.


GUTS AND GLORY

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Abu Dhabi

Our next destination in Dubai was Abu Dhabi. The trip to Abu Dhabi was going to be one of the most interesting and amazing trip in our tour.
Abu Dhabi is a state in UAE and also its capital. It is around 150km away from Dubai. We travelled there by car. I, dad, mom and kaka went there. We travelled through the Sheikh Zayed road. It is one of the best roads in Dubai and is named after the late Sheikh of Dubai. We stopped there for sometime took some photographs of the beautiful skyline of Dubai. The skyscrapers, towers, fountains and the gardens in midst of it all were worth a deco. This was our first trip outdoors during the daytime. All our other trips were in the evening or in the late afternoons. The climate was very hot and humid and it was very difficult to be away from the AC of the car. After spending some time there we moved on.
The road to Abu Dhabi was very smooth unlike that of the roads in India. Along the way we saw many industries coming up in middle of desert. We also saw some metro trains which will soon be starting in Dubai. The road was very smooth and even at speed upwards of 100km/hr the ride was smooth and steady. The desert along the roadside was now showing signs of improvement. It could be seen that the progress of the country was out of nothing. The climatic conditions are so unfavorable and in spite of it all this huge beautiful empire was made by the Sheikh and this effort deserved hats off.
After entering the Abu Dhabi jurisdiction we encountered the green zone. Green zone are the gardens created along the side of road in middle of the arid desert. The trees on both sides of the road made a beautiful scene to watch. There were many beautiful mosques along the road.
These mosques were of different sizes but all were equally beautiful. They had very similar structure and color. They consisted of domes and minarets. There was one especially different mosque. It was white in color and consisted of huge dome and numerous minarets. It looked to be inspired by the Taj Mahal in India. It was very beautiful and magnificent. The size of it was just enormous.
Once we were in the main city of Abu Dhabi, we could see the beautiful gardens and the skyscrapers. The emirates palace could be seen just in front of us. It is the royal residence of the sheikh of Abu Dhabi. There was a beautiful beach along the road. The water was turquoise blue in color. The color was very enthralling and made us look at it I astonishment. I had never seen such clean water ever in my life. There were many water sports going on in the sea. We could see many people fishing and sun bathing. The atmosphere was very humid. We were not able to be out of the car more time. It felt as if the skin was burning. After taking some pictures we moved on to the nearby marina mall. There we had some light snacks and started our journey back to Dubai.
All in all this was a very amazing experience for me. The beach, fountains, the emirates palace, and the water sports everything was just astonishing. Thus ended our tour in Abu Dhabi.
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