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Comments on: How Visiting Abu Dhabi (UAE’s Richest City) in Middle East Was Like https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/ Travel & Wellness Blog by a Petite Creative Wed, 13 May 2020 03:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kristine Li https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3687 Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:51:54 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3687 In reply to Kat.

It’s actually a camera mounted on a pole and it captures a scan of your irises, for future use! Thank you Kat! UAE (namely Dubai and Abu Dhabi) was pretty interesting to observe as a first-time visitor. Dune-bashing was fun at the desert safari! Grand Mosque is a must-see this lifetime =D

And yep!! That building truly reminded me of MBS when I first saw! As if my eyes were playing tricks on me lololl

]]> By: Kat https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3673 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 06:13:15 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3673 Wow, I’ve never had an eye scan before!

I really enjoyed your post! I’ve never been to the UAE but it’s pretty high on my list of places to go. I’d love to go on a desert safari and visit the Grand Mosque.

I can’t believe how much that building looks like Marina Bay Sands!!

]]> By: Kristine Li https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3671 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 04:35:13 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3671 In reply to maegan.

Don’t say that, Maegan =) We all start somewhere and go different places in our lives! Anyway, Popeyes was my comfort food in Abu Dhabi, glad to have it very conveniently near the apartment I stayed at. And yeah, the amount of dust on that building surprised me too, was wondering why the daylight in Abu Dhabi looks rather weird – it’s the dust and sand in the air =O

]]> By: maegan https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3670 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 04:02:06 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3670 I’ve never been here but I feel like a poor peasant girl with all the fancy items abound LOL Great photos though and I love that there was a Popeye’s chicken (I’m from the south of USA). I was also surprised by the amount of dust the buildings collect!

]]> By: Kristine Li https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3668 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 03:30:51 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3668 In reply to Flo.

Abu Dhabi was so much more low-profile compared to Dubai but the quietness of Abu Dhabi is much more preferred!

]]> By: Kristine Li https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3667 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 03:29:02 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3667 In reply to Brooke.

When I searched for places of interest in Abu Dhabi, not many results were returned that appealed to me, other than the mosque, so you’re not alone definitely. I didn’t get to visit a museum this trip! If I ever return to UAE, it would be to other places (Oman comes recommended by others!) too =D

]]> By: Kristine Li https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3666 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 03:26:20 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3666 In reply to Meg.

Haaa I really wondered where everyone was at the malls, because the roads were full of cars but where’re the walking humans? Perhaps at the mosque and the beach I guess, since it wasn’t excruciatingly warm weather at the end of the year =D

]]> By: Kristine Li https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3665 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 03:23:24 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3665 In reply to Adrienne Lee.

Abu Dhabi’s grand mosque left a really deep impression on me as well! I’m sure from 2015 to now, the city has developed much more too. =)

]]> By: Adrienne Lee https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3663 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 02:57:57 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3663 I visited Abu Dhabi in 2015 as a day trip from Dubai. It was interesting, to say the least. I especially enjoyed the Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque – very ornate compared to other mosques I’ve visited – like the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

]]> By: Flo https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3650 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 04:34:17 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3650 Sounds like you had an interesting trip even though you say that you didn’t end up doing a lot haha! I have yet to visit Abu Dhabi (or Dubai) but I am definitely intrigued!

]]> By: Brooke https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3649 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 04:23:36 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3649 Thanks for sharing all these quirky facts and pics! I don’t think I’d spend much time in the city itself, but apparently the islands are being developed quite a bit with museums and wildlife safaris (guess that shows my personal preferences for travel :P)

]]> By: Meg https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comment-3648 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 02:37:48 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259#comment-3648 I recently returned from my first trip to Dubai and honestly I see no reason to really go back to the UAE (except I have a friend there). From what you’ve shown here Abu Dhabi doesn’t have much going on either. Maybe I just don’t get it. It’s kinda creepy seeing everything vacant. I’m glad you shared this though – it was insightful and I’m glad I don’t feel all that alone!

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