Welcome Back To Earth

I was lucky enough last weekend to help host the SFS-Qatar crowd's trip to Dubai. It really takes tourists to help you appreciate the ridiculousness of this emirate. One of my Doha friends ran the Dubai marathon, so we all went out to cheer him on and then partook in Friday Brunch.

Saturday we stood on top of the world after climbing Mt. Everest. Nope. After riding an elevator to the observation deck of the Burj Dubai.

You get in the elevator and there are two buttons:

Might as well say "Ground" and "Space". The elevator ride takes all of 30 seconds and before you know it you are looking north from the Burj out at Dubai:

You can then walk around and look south towards the Burj Al Arab and the Palm Jumeirah:

Yup. It's tall. And when you get back in the elevator and head down, the operator greets you with a hearty "Welcome Back To Earth."