United Arab Emirates

Wow. If you have more money than God, you can build anything and build it quickly. Attached is one view of the Emirates Palace Hotel. This only shows PART of the entire site. There is me with Abu Dhabi skyline in the background, huge billboard style portrait of the depart Sheikh who was the local rule - much revered, loved and missed. Also a picture of the very high-end Marina Mall, complete with view tower.

The mall and hotel are both built on reclaimed land. Money is no object...

Drove around and toured the gold Soukh, which is an indoor mall devoted entirely to 24 K gold shops on the ground floor.