Second Manhattan with a More Beautiful View
I\'ve never imagined Abu Dhabi would be anything like this. It just used to be a stop-over place for long-haul flights from Asia to Europe. Besides this beautiful ocean front, there\'s also a mosque that would really take your breath away. The Mosque is...(continue reading... )
之前對阿布達比是甚麼地方完全沒甚麼概念, 因為只是那時飛歐洲國家中間飛機會中途下去加油的地方, 這次才看到原來阿布達比的海邊有個人稱另一個曼哈頓的地方, 只不過那水的顏色實在太美了. 阿布達比還有個非常讓人驚歎的美麗清真寺, 是目前全球...
... 第八大的清真寺. 遠遠就可以看到那純白的建築, 但沒有想到的是裡面的美是外面所看不到的.
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... now ranked the eighth largest mosque in the world. You could see its white fortress-like monumental structure from faraway. But what you cannot see from the outside is the marvelous beauty enclosed within.
By the ocean is a heritage village with reconstructions of the local buildings and things local use or used.
When there are no air-conditioner, these wind towers were built in a way to collect wind and function like a natural air-conditioner.
This museum shows a photo of Abu Dhabi in the 1950s. You can see there wasn\'t much around. Just a few settlements. But now you look around, time has really changed.
Some of the tools and sorting equipments used in pearl trade back in the old days.
The colour of the ocean is just unbelievably pretty. It looks almost like a dream.
It does look a bit like Manhattan in some sense. But it looks much cleaner here.
Woman by the ocean.
Lots of cute ducks around here.
This is the largest flag in the world.
We went to a seafood restaurant in the fisherman\'s market area.
There are a lot of yummy things in here. Lots of things to choose from.
The interior deco is also quite middle eastern.
But the spotlight of this meal is the large BBQ lobster that everyone gets.
When the lobsters for each table came with a wooden ship with the waiter, it\'s accompanied by some tiny fireworks on the ship.
Every buffet meal, there were so many delicious-looking dessert. But there\'s only so much we could eat before we got sick of them. We ended up taking a only tiny bit of what was offered.
After lunch, we were on our way to another landmark in Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
每個圓塔都是神聖的.
Every dome is sacred.
Every dome is sacred.
趁當地人來進行每天的朝拜前, 我們進入了清真寺的主要建築. 到了當地人朝拜的時候清真寺一般人就不能進去了.
Before the people came to pray, we were able to enter the mosque to see the magnificent work inside. They\'ll get all the non-Muslim people out when it\'s prayer time.
Before the people came to pray, we were able to enter the mosque to see the magnificent work inside. They\'ll get all the non-Muslim people out when it\'s prayer time.
This eighth largest mosque in the world was open to worshippers in December 2007.
Before entering the mosque, every girl, regardless of religion and race, has to wear their black gown and place the black veil over the head/hair. If you drop it or don\'t follow it, you\'d get kicked out basically. They\'re pretty strict on that.
伊斯蘭教是不信任何實體的神, 所以在他們的清真寺裡看不到佛像. 他們相信他們的真主阿拉無所不在.
Muslims do not believe in any physical shape of their god. They believe their Allah is everywhere so you won\'t find any statues of gods in their mosque.
Muslims do not believe in any physical shape of their god. They believe their Allah is everywhere so you won\'t find any statues of gods in their mosque.
這地毯 (5,626 平方米) 也是世界上最大的手工地毯. 大概有一個足球場大.
The carpet in here was done by 1,200 Iranian women by hand and took 18 months to complete.
This carpet is also the largest hand-woven carpet in the world. It\'s 5,626 square meters and the size of a soccer field.
看得到的金色部份都是黃金做的.
The gold things you see in this mosque are all real gold.
The gold things you see in this mosque are all real gold.
The world\'s largest crystal chandelier is here. It\'s a work of Swarovski.
Devoting the best. Every corner is filled with arts and high craftsmanship.
The details of window art.
Guys don\'t need to be covered up but girls do. Some said that was because the girls in the middle east are so pretty that they were causing mens\' wars. So the best way to keep people in peace was to have all the girls cover themselves up. Seems like this might be an overgeneralization but makes some sense undeniably I suppose.
The bright colours outside will make sunglasses a necessity.
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2. [ Ras Al Khaimah ] Al Wadi Banyan Tree // [ 哈伊馬角 ] 沙漠裡的艾瓦迪悅榕莊
3. [ Dubai ] Burj Khalifa and the Biggest Things // [ 杜拜 ] 世界最高樓與世界最大的東西
4. [ Dubai ] ARMANI Hotel in Dubai // [ 杜拜 ] 世界最高樓下的亞曼尼精品飯店
5. [ Abu Dhabi ] World of Ferrari // [ 阿布達比 ] 法拉力樂園
6. [ Abu Dhabi ] Emirate Palace of Gold // [ 阿布達比 ] 阿聯酋長皇宮的八星飯店
7. [ Abu Dhabi ] Mosque and Village of the Other Worldly // [ 阿布達比 ] 最美的清真寺與另一種曼哈頓
8. [ Dubai ] Burj Arab: The Seven Star Hotel // [ 杜拜 ] 一生一定要住一次的七星帆船飯店
9. [ Dubai ] Spices, Gold and Canals // [ 杜拜 ] 香料, 黃金與船道
10. [ Dubai ] Atlantis on the Palm // [ 杜拜 ] 在人造島上的亞特蘭提斯
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