View into garden and beach at Emirates Palace.The next stop on our Abu Dhabi trip was the famous Emirates Palace Hotel. Other than the Burj Al Arab in Dubai (self-proclaimed '7' Star Hotel), Emirates Palace is supposed to be the nicest hotel in the country. Guests are allegedly made to feel as if they are actually staying in a royal palace. Coincidentally, the Emirates Palace is also supposed to be the setting for the new "Sex & the City" movie. However, the Abu Dhabi government wouldn't let any filming be done in the UAE, so all the Middle Eastern scenes were shot in Morocco. The movie hasn't been released here, and if the first "Sex & the City" movie is any indication, it won't be (many movies get censored and/or just plain out not released here if they are deemed 'morally' inappropriate), so I will have to wait and see it on dvd back home. Suffice to say, this is the real deal though.
Gold "To Go." A gold-bar ATM machine. Just in case, instead of withdrawing cash from your bank account, you felt it necessary to convert your money into gold bars, here's your place. Right in the Emirates Palace lobby. I was contemplating it for novelty purposes, but the lowest increment you could get was the equivalency of $1000 USD. A little steep for my wallet. Good to know the Gold ATM machine is there though. You know, just in case.
Looking back at the 'Palace' from an outside courtyard.
Another garden and beach view, with the Abu Dhabi Corniche beyond.
Another view.
Really beautiful....
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