After the University Fair last night we strolled across the way to the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. By acreage the largest hotel property in the world, the place gives new meaning to the word "opulence." It was originally built to house meetings of the heads of the Gulf Coast Countries, but was then turned into this resort. Rooms start at $700 a night, suites at $12,000 per (probably out behind the barn). I haven't captured a photo that does it justice (what photo does justice to the real thing?), but I'll try to nail one before heading to the Sand and Oil Kingdom of Saudi Arabia tomorrow.
No offense to the people of India, but this place makes the Taj Mahal look like the tool shed in your back yard.
Our group wandered around a bit, then treated ourselves. I had the Argentinian Merlot and a Montecristo #2. After a convivial evening we returned to our humble digs at 2 AM. Plenty of time to make the bus ride to our next school visit at 9.
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