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Dubai: A Gateway to The World site, one might wonder how flowers like calendulas, petunias,

marigolds could flourish in Dubai’s arid heat, transforming

Comprised of little more than undulating sand dunes, this dull and lifeless desert into a beautiful paradise?!…The

crumbling forts and fishing villages a century ago, The United Miracle garden does not only have flower beds but also the

Arab Emirates has grown into a show stopping, headline- flowers are grown and bloomed in a spectrum of colours,

grabbing destination which offers an intriguing blend of styles and shapes resembling stars, hearts, circles,

traditional Islamic culture and rampant consumerism. UAE sculptures, vintage-style vehicles, igloos, and pyramids.

today, is defined by opulent resort hotels, ultra-modern Talking of a Guinness Record, Miracle Garden does hold the

architecture and a seemingly unending thirst for new and recordfor the largest flower arrangement/structure forming

innovative mega projects. the shape of an Emirates Airbus A380, which for me, was the

Seven emirates make up the country, but the attention standout of this whole experience. Best time to visit the park

of the visitors fall mainly on Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Both are is early mornings.

home to an evergreen spread of luxury accommodation, • The Burj Khalifa:-

gourmet restaurants and gleaming shopping malls. Every famous city has that iconic structure to remember it

I was fortunate to have a unique opportunity to have a by. The Burj Khalifa is Dubai’s and deservingly so. Standing

glimpse of this glorious land of arabs in the November of over 828 meters and with more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa

2018… and in my personal opinion, that was the most holds countless records like:-

desirable time to be in UAE. Through this travelogue, I’ll try 1. Tallest building in the world,

to let you all have a peep into the extravagant history and 2. Tallest free-standing structure in the world,

present of Dubai. 3. Highest number of stories in the world,

There are so many places in Dubai itself that you one will 4. Highest occupied floor in the world,

get tired just counting them. Still I tried to visit most of the 5. Tallest service elevator in the world.]

locations during my short journey. My sightseeing journey I took a ride of the ‘Travelator,’ a 65-meter long elevator ride

sequence was as follows:- traveling at 10 meters per second. It took me up to the

• The Miracle Garden, Dubai:- observation floor on the 125th floor of this massive structure.

I began my Dubai sightseeing with this beautiful place. I would On the ride up, I watched an informative multi-media display

rate this as the most beautiful place I visited in my lifetime. A about the city’s important history and significant moments,

visit here is like walking straight into the heaven’s gateway. including how the Burj Khalifa serves as an important icon of

This impossible attraction, the world’s largest flower garden the Middle East. “At The Top”, as it is named, the spacious

opened its gates in this city of wonders and dreams in 2013. deck on the 125th floor is decorated in Arabic mashrabiya.

Featuring over 45 million flowers over an 72,000 sq. meter