I have visited dubai recently due to my transit flight.
Perfect city for tourism. I have huge building and various resorts.
If you get a chance to visit dubai never forget to visit china mall, you will find hundreds of deals over there.
My First view from flight was something like this:
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Just took this video to show how i had the first view at night landling.
Its a must go tourist place and very affordable. Prices are quiet reasonable.