Contrary to what it may seem, we did not spend our entire time in Dubai submerged (though many in the family would have had no complaints). One evening we took some time out of the water to go see it from a different angle. Legend has it that for thousands of years the ancient ruins of Atlantis were lost beneath the sea. While building the Atlantis hotel and the Lost Chambers Aquarium they claim to have discovered the ruins of the city.
Let's start with the Ambassador's lagoon. Holding 11 million liters (just under 3 million gallons) of natural seawater it is the home to thousands of species indigenous to the Persian Gulf. Add that open top...
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The view from 12 stories up... |
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This is from the 2nd story and it is only the front middle panel of 3... |
and you can see why there are always people standing around watching the sea life swim by. And every once in a while a real life diver...
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This guys stopped to touch hands with Stinkerbell. |
We even got lucky enough that we were front and center when they were hand feeding the fish one afternoon. It was amazing (watch the video and I am sure you will agree)...
Feeding time over, we headed inside the aquarium to see even more spectacular fish and even the albino alligators.

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This one sat and relaxed for a bit watching the sea go by. |
We headed back to our room after a day well spent in and out of the water. But we weren't done with our adventures yet as the next day we had dinner with a friend from Prague who had just moved to Dubai. So, the next afternoon we cleaned up (after a day at the waterpark, of course) and headed over to the Dubai Mall to wander around, show B the Burj Kahlifa and have dinner at one of our favorite restaurants from Paris...
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