With a pristine private beach framing one side of us and the picturesque Dubai Marina providing a glittering backdrop on the other, it was a tough decision where to take a nightly stroll! Carved along a three kilometer stretch of the Persian Gulf, Dubai Marina is an artificial canal city and includes over 8 kilometers of public walkways. I particularly liked the Reebok mile markers offering up inspirational sayings along the running path.
After stuffing ourselves at Amaseena, we probably should have been working off all those tasty desserts with a midnight run around the marina. Instead, Tim grabbed the tripod and we set off for a stroll and to photograph the sparkling highrises. Our tripod was just a tad too short and the camera didn’t clear the railing on the bridge. Luckily, the Dubai Marina is still under construction and work was being done to the bridge we were walking along. I pointed and suggested that Tim just use some of the bricks randomly piled up to give the tripod a boost.
I had to laugh as we attracted a small crowd of the construction workers working on the street. They smiled as we turned to see them watching us improvise with their bricks. “Oh, did you need these?”, Tim asked. With a shake of their heads, they laughed and moved on down the street. We were sure to pile the bricks back up exactly as we found them when we were all done.
Randy says
Haha! This is exactly the kind of stuff Beth and I get into when we’re traveling. Well, I got to say the impromptu tripod extension really paid off, because those are some really lovely photos! On a side note, we once entertained a security guard at an Ensenada hotel parking lot (we didn’t know he was lurking around), but instead of smiling, he just asked for a bribe. 🙂
Jennifer Dombrowski says
Thanks, Randy! And your Ensenada incident sounds very funny!
Laurel says
Love the night photos, looks very beautiful.
Jennifer Dombrowski says
It is gorgeous by night! I’d want to live at the marina if we ever moved to Dubai.
Terence Chang says
WOW. I’ve never been to Dubai. Would love to visit the tallest building on earth.
Brilliant idea with the bricks. Nice shot!
Jennifer Dombrowski says
Thanks, Terrence! The Burj Khalifa is certainly impressive. You should check out the post we wrote about it.
D.J. says
Beautiful shots…would love to get to Dubai next year. A visit to the Burj al Arab is at the top of my list..
Jennifer Dombrowski says
We found out that the Burj al Arab has a fantastic, albeit expensive, afternoon tea from a local we got to chatting with. Unfortunately we didn’t have the time to get there. Just gives us a reason to have to go back!
Andrea says
I agree, it’s very nice there at night.
Jennifer Dombrowski says
Yes, absolutely beautiful! Definitely where I’d want to live in Dubai.
Stuff Dubai Says says
The Marina is beautiful at night. I think its actually impossible to take a bad photograph here. I wouldn't want to live in any other part of the city ^_^.
Jennifer Dombrowski says
Dubai Marina is beautiful. You are very lucky to live there!
Ali says
Nice creative solution for the tripod!
Jennifer says
What a great part of the city to live in!