October 2017 and we again visited the lovely Maldives. This time
it was the resort of Velassaru. Again we flew with
Emirates
through Dubai to Male and then a twenty five minute speedboad trip
took us to the resort. We stayed in a beach bungalow with it's
outside shower. During our stay, we visited the island's
Teppanyaki Japanese Resaurant to celebrate George's birthday, where they
had prepared a chocolate birthday cake for us, complete with
candle. Arnold the chef, kept us well entertained with his
teppanyaki knife and cooking skills.
We took an evening
Dolphin Cruise, and found ourselves in the centre of a huge pod
that must have numbered around one hundred. They swam alongside
the bows of the boat and performed acrobatics, jumping and
sumersaulting all around us.
We stopped in Dubai on our way home and stayed at
the brand new
Address Boulevard Hotel in the Downtown District. The hotel is
joined to the massive Dubai
Mall in this city that is changing at an incredible speed. A
true 'City of the Future'.
To continue my birthday
celebrations, we visited the
Nathan Outlaw at Al Mahara Restaurant at the 7 Star
Burj
Al Arab Hotel.
While visiting the Dubai Mall, George took
the opportunity to try his hand at the A380 Flight Simutator. On
our last evening we dined by the Dubai Fountain, beneath the 823
metre high Burj Khalifa Tower.
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