I had previously come across Gold To Go, the people who make ATM machines that dispense gold. Today I actually saw a couple of their ATMs at the Burj Khalifa. The idea is pretty simple and straightforward. You put in money (cash or credit card) and the machine spits out…
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Today I climbed to the top the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The 830 meter tall skyscraper has 160 floors with the world’s highest outdoor observation deck on the 124th floor, 452 meters high. Here is the view from the observation deck. Click to enlarge The Burj…
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Roaming around Dubai today I realized why the city is known as the architect’s paradise. Its actually quite difficult to find a building that looks like a regular tall box. Take a look at some pictures I took today as I was making my way to the Burj Al Arab,…
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If I hadn’t become a mechanical engineer I guess I would have become an architect. I have this thing for buildings. Especially tall ones. Back in 2000, an architect called Tom Write said, “If you can draw a building with a few sweeps of a pen and everyone recognizes not…
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My room in Caesars Palace faces the Bellagio and overlooks its beautiful fountains. The view from my room Even more stunning by night…
November 8 2011 / No Comment / Read More »A Father’s Day Realization
Today it hit my wife and me that our two boys, aged 7 and 3, have never traveled by bus…
June 20 2011 / 5 Comments / Read More »Traffic In India
This picture pretty much sums up how we drive in India. Vehicles, people, cattle, etc. all moving together in harmony.…
June 19 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Stuff I Once Did
The other day I actually went to the post office and posted a letter. Then later that day I went…
June 4 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Gold ATM
I had previously come across Gold To Go, the people who make ATM machines that dispense gold. Today I actually…
November 24 2011 / No Comment / Read More »High In Dubai
Today I climbed to the top the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The 830 meter tall skyscraper…
November 24 2011 / 1 Comment / Read More »Buildings In Dubai
Roaming around Dubai today I realized why the city is known as the architect’s paradise. Its actually quite difficult to…
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