Well, he we are with the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel in the background. When you see this, you know you are in Dubai!

We sailed in late in the day, and the first thing we saw was the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, on the horizon.

We docked, and got ready for our Dubai adventure

The hotel sent a car and driver to pick us up.

We do!

As we entered the city, it looked very interesting to us to see signs in Arabic, and English, of course.

Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة‎) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 2,717 ft.

The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب‎,Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the second tallest hotel in the world. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure whose shape mimics the sail of a ship.

Luxury cars, just like in South Beach! The hotel is known for its fleet of white Rolls Royces.

Great use of color everywhere

The dancing fountains

Look up, look way up!

It's a long, long way down

Our hotel floor main lobby

The glitzy elevators

A glamorous staircase leads to the second level of the room

Check out the old-fashioned pull-top tab!

We dined at one of the most-famous dining rooms in the world, which sits under an aquarium.

Our room view

Our view

Don't expect to see a lot of arabs on vacation. Most of what you see are Westerners.