Day 010: The Dubai Frame was completed in 2018. It stands not far from where Jay and I lived during the early 90s when working in the city. We stayed in Al-Karama. Although not ever the poshest of neighbourhoods, it is centrally located and has convenient shopping.
In our recent trips, we had never gotten close nor gone up the 48 floors to the observation level. The top of the frame offers superb views of the city. As the park had enough land, this design makes as much sense as a tower-type construction would've. We visited this evening with our group of five. We took an Uber to Zabeel Park. We spent as much time sitting at traffic lights as moving to get there.
We went before dusk, so we got a chance to see the sunset and the evening lights begin to shine. As one enters the frame, one must walk through 'old' Dubai in a small series of photos and displays. Only 200 visitors per hour can ascend to take in the primarily east-west views, of old and new Dubai. Oh, and there's also a view under one's feet for those not too skittish of heights. After descending, one sees glimpses of Dubai in 2050 in the form of a wrap-around multimedia video presentation.
We walked on a pedestrian walkway over to Karama. It took longer than expected to get to the ADCB Metro Station because there was a final huge shop to check out.
