We didn't set the alarm for this morning figuring we would try to sleep in until 9 and maybe see if we could book another massage today before lunch so we closed the curtains last night before bed and didn't wake up until 10:50!! By 11 I was down at the pool and Jay went for a workout in the gym. I sat down there for about an hour before Jay arrived and then we ordered lunch by the pool. Once we finished lunch we decided to take a cab to the Emirates Mall. I had exchanged $500 into dirham at home and had only spent about $100 on tips and a couple of shirts for Jay. So we went to the mall and bought a few things for the girls and a dress for Lily-Anna because we had bought a shirt for Jack in London but nothing yet for her. And Jay bought a wallet and I got a bathing suit top and 3 cover ups.
Actually, I haven't really mentioned the gifts we have been receiving every night in our room from Manulife but we received the first night the copy of our names in Aramaic. The second night I received a pink cashmere pashmina. The third night we received a package with spices and oil. The fourth night we received a DVD set to learn to tango to prepare you for Burnos Aires in 2016. The fifth night we received a Gucci mens wallet and a Prada ladies wallet (this is what prompted me to write about the gifts..we passed a Gucci store and I said to Jay we should go in and see how much it is worth because it's too big and wide for him, he uses a small wallet. The wallets were sitting out on a counter, so I said "oh, they can't be worth that much, they're sitting out" and everything else was under glass. So I found the price and it was the equivalent of $400 Cad. So then we passed a Prada store and my wallet was under glass so I asked the clerk how much it cost and it's the equivalent of $650! Every person at the conference received these..wow. I'm going to try to exchange mine - I have the box and the certificate of authenticity and everything, so I'll have to see if there is a Prada in Toronto. But the problem is that if the wallet is $650 then I can't afford to exchange it for anything!). And the final night we got a bag with goodies for the plane ride..a couple of magazines, chips, pretzels and a twix and a snickers. Very thoughtful, over the top, gifts.
After we were done shopping at the mall we went out to meet our driver again who said he would be back at 5:00pm and was there right on time. We went back to the hotel and got changed to go for dinner at the Burj Kalifa. We were having cocktails on the 123rd floor lounge, called Atmosphere. I borrowed Kate's dress that she wore in Brad and Allison's wedding in March and got several compliments on it (Thanks Kate!!). I, of course, forgot my camera because I wasn't taking a bag, but I got Lorna to take a few photos of Jay and I so I can add them later. The view from the
Iounge was amazing, the building so far surpasses everything else in height that a 70 story building looks small in comparison.
From there we went down to the 6th floor to have dinner. Outside the bank of windows was a balcony and every 30 minutes they did a water fountain and light show set to music (like the Bellagio, except the Dubai way..meaning bigger and better). We saw 3 or 4 shows during dinner, there was a beautiful breeze last night so it was warm but not hot at all, and almost all of the humidity dissipated.
After dinner we took the bus back to the hotel and packed the rest of our stuff. We leave tomorrow at 7:00am for the airport.
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