The Telecom Towers - #311

I wonder when there will be a World Wide Fund for outmoded amenities.

In the age of wi-fi, wap, 3G, iphone, pigeon, youtube, web 2.0, facebook, flikr, orkut and google... who cares for the precious phonebooth? Would you risk your life to throw yourself in front of a harpoon to save one of these fine beasts? I, for one, think we should...

The View From Vu - #82

... so here is Dubai.

The view from 50 floors on Emirates Towers to the beach, although only from one small angle. Possibly the worst quality photo I have posted, but I wanted to show you the city from a different angle.

Luggi, Bill & Michael - does this help? I doubt it! :)

Enjoying The Vu - #81

No, my spelling is quite fine in the title - This is "Vu's Bar" in Emirates Towers.

It has this name as it is the highest bar in the Gulf and is at the highest part of the 50 floor hotel.

They claim to have the biggest cocktail selection possibly in the world... and for some reason are photo-phobic. They tried to remove the camera from me after this shot! I don't know why...