Shopping Centres

Girls, is there such a thing as too much shopping?

The United Arab Emirates is famous for its crazy love of shopping. Most if not all shops are opened from 10am til 10pm 7 days a week….keen for a taste of that gals? Just be cautious that girls have gotten sick from too much shopping, Quyen can vouch for that after our ten hour stint at IKEA setting up the apartment!

Two shopping malls stand out, Mall of the Emirates and Ibn Battuta Mall. Mall of the Emirates shopping centre is well known due to Ski Dubai inside, the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East. You can either keep an eye on the kids through the glass walls but don’t worry if you want to go in but were only dressed for a little shopping because:

- Rental of equipment and clothing included in the ticket price.
- Ski Dubai is the equivalent to 3 football fields of snow.
- The ski field is 85 meters high (approximately 25 stories) and 80 meters wide.
- 5 different runs of varying difficulty and length, longest run is 400 meters.
- Full capacity of 1500 people.
- Quad chairlift, tow lift and flying carpets.
- Snow School instructors.
- Rental of equipment and clothing included in the ticket price.

Ibn Battuta shopping centre would have to be one of Mall of the Emirates major rivals. The architecture of this mall is based on the travels of 14th century explorer Ibn Battuta. Shops in the mall are located throughout six courts, each reflecting the culture and architecture of the six regions he visited: China, India, Persia, Egypt, Tunisia and Andalusia. Only one tip when you go shopping here, take note of where you parked the car and which entrance you walked into – otherwise you will never be able to find our way out again, I kid you not!