Originally Posted by
sw1x
FWIW I don't think Dubai has any sights other than tall buildings with a view, the fountains at the mall (as found in Las Vegas as well) and a few hotels. It would be hard to get me excited about walking there, but different folks, different strokes, I presume.
I have been to Dubai, but it has been 25 years. I know what you mean. I will mostly be working, but want to situate myself for enjoying my slack time. Sights, touristic or otherwise, don't interest me. I am interested in life: how and where people do whatever they do. The courtyards around the little restaurants in the back of buildings where workers eat, places where (the few) kids play, where people gather to gossip...
Doha, a similar place, revealed these things slowly. I hope I can find some less-structured life in Dubai.
Africa, my home, doesnt have many sights (excluding a few big cities and Disney Africa -safaris and such), but there is a lot of life happening.