My second trip to Dubai - Page 3

slide_rule · #41 Posted **Apr 22, 2007, 7:41 PM**

most of dubai's development came after the age of automobile penetration and air conditioning. thus it's unrealistic to expect its residents to engage in pedestrian activity in the searing heat. dubai's ambitious plans for mass transit are a good sign, and hopefully it will have the population density and connectivity needed to support viable mass transit.

TNTK · #42 Posted **Apr 22, 2007, 9:53 PM**

Great pics. Hopefully you have some more.

malek · #43 Posted **Apr 23, 2007, 5:42 AM**

hahahahahahahaa

Tom_Green · #44 Posted **Apr 24, 2007, 4:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by staff

Thanks for the great photos.
Dubai has some really, really bad planning going on. In these shots it really doesn't look pedestrian friendly at all.

The "dirty Dubai" part includes the most interesting pictures I have ever seen of Dubai. Gives it a human aspect - something I've never seen before in pictures.

I'd love to see more pics from the Old Town - so please share them if you got some.

Thanks

Dubai was more pedestrian friendly 2 years ago. It was really bad this time, because of the construction of the Dubai Metro.

The old coe of Dubai is as pedestrian friendly as any other city. The new areas are not that nice to walk.

Siberian: Thank you.
No i haven`t visited Abu Dhabi. Beause of the bad weather i couldn`t do as much as i wanted.

New pix from the 3rd day.

Let`s call it the culture and urbanity day.
I started on the right side and i walked to the Jumeirah Mosque.

I like this skyscraper

A other mosque on my way.

From left to right.
The next worlds tallest hotel
Some time ago: the worlds tallest residential tower
The next worlds tallest structure.

The Jumeirah mosque.
According to my Dubai guide it`s the most beautiful mosque in Dubai

It`s possible to go inside, but if you wear like me short trousers you have to take such clothes

Inside the mosque

A nice woman explained many things to us.She also showed us how to wear the traditional clothes.

Next trip. I visited the real cre of Dubai.
I started from the top.

Many people call Dubai teh city of gold.

The Gold Souk

The Creek

GO_UAE · #45 Posted **Apr 24, 2007, 5:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by malek

hahahahahahahaa

Act your Age. You bitter bitter zalamotyah.

Amazing photography Tom_green , but i do agree, the intro was a little cheesy but i liked the amount of sweat and effort thats gone into your work

Dubai is pedestrian friendly in the olderp arts and absaloutely not in the new areas , though some like the Dubai marina are. The heat doesnt help, were obliged to use cars like alot of car oriented cities of the world.

malek · #46 Posted **Apr 24, 2007, 5:42 AM**

IntotheWest · #47 Posted **Apr 24, 2007, 5:42 AM**

Great pictures, and I appreciate the mapping on Google Earth

It is truly an odd city though...I agree with all the planning comments, and some of those buildings are truly hideous - even the height doesn't make it better...definitely similarities to Vegas.

Are they still paying skilled labour US$7/day to build the Burj?

Tom_Green · #48 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 8:57 PM**

Let`s continue

The second part of my third day.

It starts where the first one ended.

Skyscrapers and trafic jam = Dubai

Something that many many people don`t know about Dubai.

The view was better in the afternoon but still not very good.

Did you know that Dubai can be that dense?

I met Altin and dubaiflo in the evening. The two Dubai experts underestemated the traffic jam in Dubai. :ohno:

My first night shot of the Burj Dubai.

I want to thank Altin and dubaiflo for meeting me. It was really nice.
I hope we can meet again someday.

You should visit this thread. There are many pics of the meeting.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=462593

Tom_Green · #49 Posted **May 3, 2007, 11:19 PM**

Time for new pics.

I want to thank Altin again for driving me to the EMAAR Buisness Park.

This is where i walked.

I think this pic would be perfect for people who think Dubais skyscrapers are build by oil money.

There are just too many of them in Dubai.

The SZR

The next pics are taken from Palm Jumeirah.

Big construction.

Now it`s time to look up

The Dubai Marina.

JLT

JBR

dktshb · #50 Posted **May 4, 2007, 4:19 AM**

STFU, those pictures are amazing. Dubia is extraodinary.

Tom_Green · #51 Posted **May 4, 2007, 3:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by dktshb

STFU, those pictures are amazing. Dubia is extraodinary.

Thanks

On day 5 i met Brian Mc Morrow.

I want to thank him again for showing me Dubai from a different perspective.

This is our flight route

The small aiport

The lagoon near the airport

Umm al-Quaiwain City

On the way to Ajman City

Ajman

Sharjah

On the way to Palm Deira

......to be continued

R@ptor · #52 Posted **May 4, 2007, 3:47 PM**

Amazing photos

boden · #53 Posted **May 4, 2007, 10:11 PM**

Enjoyable pics.

Pinoy2.0 · #54 Posted **May 5, 2007, 2:59 AM**

NICE work on the composition!!!! I would have totally F'ed that up.

Fantastic thread (commentary + photos are blended effortlessly and PERFECT!)

Tom_Green · #55 Posted **May 6, 2007, 12:48 PM**

Thanks everyboddy

The rest of my flight

Palm Jumeirah:

The Atlantis hotel

The waterpark for the hotel.

The JBR Towers

The Almas Tower

JLT

Tecom

The suburbs of Dubai

Business Bay

The reason i came to Dubai

The SZR

The "normal" Dubai

The new terminal

Sharjah

It`s time to land again.

I had a real bad view during my flight.
The pics dubaiflo took during his flight are better and there are much more of them.
Here is his thread. Go there :okay:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=462150

Tom_Green · #56 Posted **May 7, 2007, 4:41 AM**

After my flight i met the forumer smussuw. We had a photosession in the Zabeel Park. I want to thank him again for taking his time.
Thank you smussuw.

Here are the results.

BG918 · #57 Posted **May 7, 2007, 6:22 AM**

Very enjoyable, one of the most comprehensive Dubai threads I've ever seen. I'd love to visit this city someday.

pdxstreetcar · #58 Posted **May 7, 2007, 6:35 AM**

great thread

wow those are some damn wide roads.

and it looks like theyre getting even wider

they need some serious fabric buildings, too many iconic buildings trying to scream louder than the next

looks like an interesting place to visit for a few days but seems a little too much like SimCity with the cheat codes on

Complex01 · #59 Posted **May 7, 2007, 3:22 PM**

Wow, what a trip this must have been. You know its a very different city that is for sure. A city of wonder with an air of mystery to it. The amount of growth is just unreal. It has some intresting aspects, the whole intro, now that is something else...

Tom_Green · #60 Posted **May 7, 2007, 10:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Complex01

Wow, what a trip this must have been. You know its a very different city that is for sure. A city of wonder with an air of mystery to it. The amount of growth is just unreal. It has some intresting aspects, the whole intro, now that is something else...

Thank you

I need to thank smussuw again for driving me at first to the WTC Tower and inviting me to the observation deck and later driving me to Business Bay.

If you ever visit Dubai you should go to the WTC observation deck.

The most evil looking tower in Dubai.

I don`t like only skyscrapers in Dubai