Burj Khalifa Dubai

Yep, we did it. Here we are standing on the tallest man made structure in the world. Don't we look happy to be there?!

At over 800 metres (2625 feet) and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world.

http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/language/en-us/home.aspx

Our friend Jon is the head of security for this building and let us tag along for a tour. We woke up at 6:30am in order to drive to Dubai and meet the group there at 9. The whole experience was fun, we had a great time riding in the super fast elevators, dancing to the Arabic music on the people-mover walkways, and the view at the top is, of course, just amazing.

This huge green area is one of the royal palaces. wow.

Look at that sweet shadow!

Okay, this was a little crazy. This break in the glass area is at eye/camera level, which is great for viewing. But it's also at arm/hand level! I hope not too many people below get pelted with falling objects. ouch.

I love how the other sky scrapers look tiny from this view.

This is a shot of the most amazing fountain in the world, I've heard it's way better than the Bellagio in Vegas. I can't wait to see it for myself at night!

We were lucky to see these fighter jets! They zipped by just as we got up to the observation deck, they were showing off in celebration of the big air show taking place later that day.