Abu Dhabi

is the capital of the United Arab Emirates. I have read somewhere that it is much richer than Dubai,but in my opinion not as ostentatious.In Dubai you can see the oil money being spent and invested. In Abu Dhabi not so much. With the weather being very bad, rain every day the previous 2 weeks and as it was only February and more of the same could be expected [ and in Dubai got exactly that several days later] and as we had docked in Abu Dhabi for a day only, I wanted to make hay while the sun was shining and remained on the Big Bus throughout the four or so hours, so that I could see as much as possible. The buildings not as impressive as in Dubai, not as innovative, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque being the most memorable,quite beautiful in fact. There is a lot of building activity around the mosque,what the outcome will be the bus driver did not know. There were many lovely small residential houses nearby,so possibly more of those. The nicest part we drove through were the Marinas. Yas Marina on the Yas Island,Abu Dhabi,Eastern Mangroves or the Emirates Palace Marinas, each equally lovely.And every Marina has a Mall to be proud of. If I ever come to Abu Dhabi again I will take the earliest tour bus and stop in one of the Marinas for several hours. The views everywhere are magnificent and one could easily spend there days let alone hours.