Hello from the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This thing is AD's
answer to Dubai's Burj Al-Arab, and pretty much the definition of
opulence. Everything is gold, from the wall decorations to the tables
and chairs. Crystal chandeliers illuminate the hallways, Lalique glass
insets decorate the railings.
AD looks very much like what Manhattan or Hong Kong would look like of
we had the opportunity to tear everything down and plan and build
afresh. Wide avenues meet at right angles, parks at every corner. The
overwhelming sense is that of reconstruction and money in the air.
(Please excuse the spelling errors. This is a mailblog using my iPhone
in the restaurant in the hotel, which of course has free WLAN.)
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