There is a lot of money in the UAE…and they like to show it off.  As a result everything is very extravagant and over the top there.  We only had one day in Abu Dhabi and one day in Dubai (which included 4 hours of traveling to/from there), but we still got a decent feel for the area – especially Abu Dhabi where my friend Tommy, who works as a drilling engineer, was able to show us around.

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