A very long day, but a good one. The four of us got off at 9:00 and booked the Big Bus hop on hop off tour. We first did the Beach route. This took us from Bur Dubai along Jumeira. We saw the large flag pole and flag, Jumeira Mosque, Jumeira Beach, the Burj Al Arab and on to the Mall of the Emirates. We got off here and had lunch. Then a coffee in Starbucks, so we could hit the Internet. I updated all my apps on both the iPad and phone, read my emails, b...

We arrived slightly early at 11:30 and were the only cruise liner at the terminal. Rob, Linda, Barbara and I took the shuttle to the Bur Juman Centre and then the Metro to Dubai Mall to buy tickets to go the viewing platform of the Burj Khalifa. Unfortunately all the available slots for both today and tomorrow were sold out, and we weren't prepared to pay £80 each for immediate access tickets. After that disappointment, we stayed in the mall for about an h...