Sometimes, you have to do swanky things in life. You have to go to swanky places, and wear your swanky clothes. It's alright. It's fun. You hold your tea cup high and you stick out your swanky pinky. You sit up straight and you don't slouch the back, and you make like this is the way you always sit, even though it feels hella weird to some of the lower back muscles. I have never done so many of these swanky things until I got to Abu Dhabi. I love it, honestly. Listen, I'm 32 years old, and I'm having the time of my life in a beautiful place. I have to put on now or never. Because let's face it. When am I ever going to look this good again? (See? You can even speak with swankiness.)
Probably the best instance in Abu Dhabi of all the swank lined up in one huge gigantic swank tank, is the Emirates Palace Hotel. This place is gorgeous. Put it on your top five list of places to ever go, not just in Abu Dhabi, but period. It's the second most expensive hotel ever built for sobbing out loud. Do not misunderstand me. I've only visited the hotel, I haven't stayed there. I'm a teacher, let's be realistic. On each occasion that I've gone, I was taken aback by the majesty and the splendor of the place. The domes, the arches, and the art. The enormous pictures of the Sheikh smiling down at you. It's all so amazing.......
I've gone to the palace for normal tea with my sister when she visited UAE last winter, and for high tea for my friend Khaleel's birthday. Normal tea and high tea are completely different things. However for both, we put on our prettiest dresses, high heels, and we did the straight back thing. (I'm telling you it hurts like a mofo, but thats not the point.)
At regular tea, which turned out to be not so regular at all, we treated ourselves to 24 carat gold cappuccinos and loose leaf fragrant oolong teas. There's also the camelcino offering, which as you can probably guess is made with fresh steamed camel's milk. (A delicacy.) We were settled into an overly plush sofa with tons of linen and silk pillows lined with gold trimming. Here's a photo of the 24 carat gold cappuccino. It did not fail to delight.
Here's high tea with the girls. Such fancy ladies. Yes that is the ubiquitous high tea cucumber sandwich, (UAE style.) Yes, those tiered towers of desserts that kept showing up again and again are completely over the top. And finally, yes, that is 24k gold sprinkled on the chocolate cake.
Finally, just in case that you are a swank monster, and I haven't given you enough to satisfy your swank tooth.... just after the Palace lobby, look over to your left....... and
Gold ATM. Boom. Swank Session Complete.
Probably the best instance in Abu Dhabi of all the swank lined up in one huge gigantic swank tank, is the Emirates Palace Hotel. This place is gorgeous. Put it on your top five list of places to ever go, not just in Abu Dhabi, but period. It's the second most expensive hotel ever built for sobbing out loud. Do not misunderstand me. I've only visited the hotel, I haven't stayed there. I'm a teacher, let's be realistic. On each occasion that I've gone, I was taken aback by the majesty and the splendor of the place. The domes, the arches, and the art. The enormous pictures of the Sheikh smiling down at you. It's all so amazing.......
I've gone to the palace for normal tea with my sister when she visited UAE last winter, and for high tea for my friend Khaleel's birthday. Normal tea and high tea are completely different things. However for both, we put on our prettiest dresses, high heels, and we did the straight back thing. (I'm telling you it hurts like a mofo, but thats not the point.)
At regular tea, which turned out to be not so regular at all, we treated ourselves to 24 carat gold cappuccinos and loose leaf fragrant oolong teas. There's also the camelcino offering, which as you can probably guess is made with fresh steamed camel's milk. (A delicacy.) We were settled into an overly plush sofa with tons of linen and silk pillows lined with gold trimming. Here's a photo of the 24 carat gold cappuccino. It did not fail to delight.
Here's high tea with the girls. Such fancy ladies. Yes that is the ubiquitous high tea cucumber sandwich, (UAE style.) Yes, those tiered towers of desserts that kept showing up again and again are completely over the top. And finally, yes, that is 24k gold sprinkled on the chocolate cake.
Finally, just in case that you are a swank monster, and I haven't given you enough to satisfy your swank tooth.... just after the Palace lobby, look over to your left....... and
Gold ATM. Boom. Swank Session Complete.
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