Meydan

LARGE

Sorry for the amount of sky. Blip requires a certain height, and the foreground was rubbish.

I ran out of credit on my Salik card. This is a toll system on the main road through Dubai. So I decided to go the back road and passed the Meydan race-track.

This weekend hosts 'The Dubai World Cup', which is the "world's richest day in racing" with total prizemoney of US$27,250 million for the showcase of nine races. The DWC raceday features three of the most valuable contests in the world of racing: the US$5 million Dubai Sheema Classic, sponsored by Longines, the US$5 million Dubai Duty Free, sponsored by Dubai Duty Free and the famed US$10million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airlines.

Anyway, went for a drive around the perimeter, it may have involved a little off road :-). The advertising posters show Meydan, with the Burj Khalifa behind, however in reality there is a horrid housing development in front. This was the best shot I could get, with Downtown Dubai on the left , the Meydan racetrack grandstand on the right, and some nice building in the centre

Have a good weekend, off to Guns n Roses with Calum tonight