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May 20, 2005
Dinner at the Burj Al-Arab
I've just returned from dinner at the Burj Al-Arab Hotel. Billed as one of the world's only seven-star hotels (though in reality it's just a five star), the Burj is the tallest and one of the most luxurious hotels in the world. It's shaped like a giant sail, located on a man-made island off the Dubai shoreline. Visitors are usually charged an arm and a leg just to look around, so instead I decided to just have dinner at the buffet.
The hotel was indeed gorgeous; I'll have to post some pictures later. The food was excellent as well -- the buffet had rack of lamb, lobster, king crab legs and a host of other sumptious dishes. It was well worth the expense (the buffet was around $70). My only complaint was that there were children running around everywhere; parents were letting them play hide and go seek behind my table, and when the kids wanted to be seen, they'd jump from behind the table and screamed. No one seemed to care. I don't know about you, but if I'm gonna go out of my way and put down my hard-earned money for a really nice meal, I don't want to feel like I'm eating at a Howard Johnsons across from a Kissimmee motel near Disneyworld.
Anyway, lots to write about, but lots to do to get ready for the conference tomorrow. More stories about today later.... -andy
Posted by acarvin at May 20, 2005 1:39 PM
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