Discovery 4 - High Tea is for me

What could be a better way to top of the weekend then High Tea at the Burj Al Arab! Reservations had be made... Funnily  my Aussie accent was misunderstood and they booked my reservation under the name of Alicia Keys. To their disappointment I wasn't the part of 5 they expected!

We took in the extravagant decor. Inside is like a cruise ship.  Very outrageous with highly colourful interior setting.Gold this and a gold that and carpet that had every colour of the rainbow within 1 square metre. 

Upon arrival we were served champagne, berries with fresh cream, roast beef with mint sauce. Then what I had been finally been waiting for arrive... an unlimited supply of finger food which consisted of sandwiches, biscuits and cakes. 
You can't have a pot of tea without fresh scones and cream. Lastly we (or perhaps just me) indulged  in many  Betty Ford chocolates... mmmm!

The view from the Burj

Discovery 3 - Expect the unexpected

It started out as an ordinary Friday morning on the 2nd June. Up at the crack of dawn and off to church. Little did I know I would end up spending the afternoon on a $20,000,000 boat.

Yes! Me driving :P

My friend Juan works onboard and he kindly invited Becky and I to come and have a snoop around. Thankfully the owner was out and about which meant we could check out all the rooms. Extravagant - cream carpet throughout, wood paneling, jacuzzi up top. There was even a crane to bring the jet skis on board! 

Juan was explaining to us that it would take a quarter of a tonne of petrol to take the boat out on a trip around The Palm... geeeez! How much money do these people have?

It was a real treat getting to go onboard, any place that has an unlimited supply of Quality Street chocolates is a place worth visiting. I'd be up for it again any day!