My wife, Bubot, wanted to celebrate her nth birthday last March in some place in Dubai that she's never been but offering the same carbonara pasta she was craving during pregnancy with Diego. It wasn't hard for me to pick the right venue because I have always wanted to take them to Dubai Marina to see this part of the so called New Dubai at the fifth interchange of Sheik Zayed Road. And , I know an Italian restaurant along the marina which offers just like what she wanted. So, wish granted perfectly.
My familiarity with Dubai Marina started when I got employed with a real estate developer. All our high rise residential projects are located here. And lots of foreigners are investing and buying residential units not only from us but from all of Dubai developers, and most particularly in this exclusive man made marina. Why not? The planned cosmopolitan atmosphere of this waterfront development will be balanced by the view of the Arabian Gulf and the marina itself. Apart from that, it is within the circle where the Media City, Internet City, Jebel Ali Free Zone and the Palm Islands of Jumeirah and Jebel Ali are. The two major shopping malls in Dubai, Mall of Emirates and Ibn Batutta Mall are also within considerable proximity. So, the buying spree continues...
Although, most of these high rise buildings are still under construction and so are the supporting infrastructure like roads and bridges, the marina is already starting to breathe its promised exciting day and night lives.You can see it in the busy surrounding luxury hotels, the mostly filled fine dining restaurants by the marina, the crowded weekend activities at the marina promenade, the yachts docked by the waterfront, the fountains, the lights and even the vehicular traffic.
Naturally, my wife enjoyed the pasta and also the pizza. My son, Derico, enjoyed running around the promenade specially in the fountain area.All our companions ( cousin Jacq, sis in law Bikoy and niece Tracy ) simply had fun sight seeing and getting photographed. When we got tired, we just sat on one shisha bed and relaxed.
