The Wow Factor of Abu Dhabi - Emirates Palace

This first-class hotel is, without a doubt, the best in Abu Dhabi. Designed in a traditional Arabic style and lavishly decorated with gold leaf and marble, there has been no expense spared here.
Set on an exclusive sandy beach, among beautifully landscaped gardens, this is the ultimate place for relaxation. 

In the past year, Elton John and Bon Jovi have both stayed and performed at the Emirates Palace

 The gate. 

 Wong ndeso.

 

  Front.

Garden.

Si Cungkring.

 The Corridors.

 The Roof Dome.

I don't really interesting to gold, but this ATM machine here is very interesting to me. It's not a common ATM, it's GOLD ATM. A man inserted an ATM card, and voila... a GOLD BAR came out from the machine. (My 2 years old nephew said, he prefers a chocolate bar than gold bar). 

Through a computer system, the ATM gold machine updates the gold price every 10 minutes to match international markets. 

 The Gold ATM.

 Night Time.

Facts and Figures

• It cost approximately 3 billion USD to build the property in 3 years with 20,000 workers, designed by Wimberley Allison Tong & Goo of the United Kingdom
• 1 km from wing to wing, 100 hectares total area.
• 1.3 km private beach.
• 394 rooms and suites, ranging from 55 sqm to 680 sqm.
• 40 meeting and conference rooms.
• Ballroom with a guest capacity of 2400 theatre style.
• Auditorium with seated guest capacity of 1100.
• 619 plasma and LCD screens in guest rooms and meeting rooms.
• 5 kg of pure edible gold is used per year for decoration mainly on deserts.
• 128 kitchens and pantries.
• 200 tonnes of oranges squeezed for fresh juice every year.
• 6.4 km jogging trail.
• 114 domes, with the Central Dome at a height of 72.6 metres above ground.
• 8 escalators and 102 elevators, with a maximum capacity up to 55 persons per elevator.
• Marble imported from 13 countries across the world.
• 12 external fountains and 8 indoor water features.
• 1002 chandeliers, the largest weighing 2.5 tonnes.
• 8000 trees set in landscaped gardens.
• 2 wall display carpets, handmade in Thailand, weighing 1 tonne each.
• 818 parking spaces.
• Daily laundry capacity of 6 tonnes.
• 1200 employees from 58 different countries.
• Emirates Palace offers the world’s most expensive one million dollar tailor made suite holiday.

Have a nice dream. No matter day dream or night dream.........

Once in a lifetime: Transit of Venus puts on spectacular show for the last time until 2117

Stargazers from across the globe gathered together to watch one of the rarest astronomical spectacles today.

From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky to make sure they caught the planet Venus passing directly between the sun and Earth - a transit that won't occur again for another 105 years.

Transits of Venus happen in pairs eight years apart, with more than a century between cycles. During the pass, Venus appears as a small, dark round spot moving across the face of the sun, like a bug on a dinner plate.

 Venus is silhouetted as it crosses in front of the sun as it sets behind the Kansas City, Missouri skyline on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

 Last-in-a-lifetime: In this photo made using a red filter, Venus begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from from Overland Park, Kan. on Tuesday

 Impressive: A bird sits atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus, top left, begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra, India, Wednesday, June 6,2012

 Worldwide fascination: The planet Venus makes its transit across the Sun as seen from Kathmandu on June 6,2012

 Dramatic: This image provided by NASA shows the Solar Dynamic Observatory's ultra-high definition view of Venus on it's transit, an event which will not occur for another 105 years

 Impressive: This image provided by NASA shows the Solar Dynamic Observatory's ultra-high definition view of Venus, black dot at top center, passing in front of the sun on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

 Bright: This is just one frame of an astonishing short video put online by NASA of Venus passing the sun

 Show: The planet Venus crosses the upper right portion of the sun as seen from Edgewater Park in Cleveland on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

 Mesmerising: Spectators at Edgewater Park in Cleveland watch the sun set as the planet Venus crosses the upper right portion of the star, Tuesday, June 5, 2012

 Spectacular: The planet Venus can be seen on its transit of the Sun, from Beijing

 Monumental: The planet Venus passes in front of the sun as it begins to set behind the Goddess of Liberty atop the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, left, and near the KCPL building in downtown Kansas City, Mo, right

 Scene: A view of the Sun as the planet Venus passes in between the Sun and the Earth in New York, New York, USA, 05 June 2012

 Rarity: A view of the Sun as the planet Venus passes in between the Sun and the Earth in New York, New York, USA, 05 June 2012

 The U.S.: The planet Venus makes a transit as a person watches the sun set over the Great Salt Lake outside Salt Lake City, Utah, June 5, 2012

 Drawing near: In this handout image provided by NASA, the SDO satellite captures the approach of Venus before it transits across the face of the sun on June 5, 2012 from space

 Rare: Handout image courtesy of NASA shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun, June 5, 2012. One of the rarest astronomical events occurs on Tuesday and Wednesday when Venus passes directly between the sun and Earth, a transit that won't occur again until 2117

 Spectacle: Venus begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from New York, Tuesday, June 5, 2012

 Vision: Venus, upper right, transits the sun as seen through a dark glass from Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, June 5, 2012

 Sight: Venus (top, R) crosses the sun's face as seen from Havana on June 5, 2012

 Special: The small black dot seen at the top right of the sun is the planet Venus, as it transits across the face of the sun Tuesday, June 5, 2012, as seen from Mt. Trashmore in Virginia Beach, Va

Information: This graphic provided by NASA shows the global visibility of the transit of Venus for today and tomorrow

The most beautiful pictures of waves we've ever seen

These incredible pictures capture the stunning moment waves roll on to a tropical beach.

The breath-taking images show the split-second in which each one breaks and crashes on to the sand, and are the work of two keen photographers who wish to remind people just how beautiful Mother Nature can be.

Photographers Nick Selway, 28, and pal CJ Kale, 35, position themselves in the magnificent Hawaiian water - and then wait for the waves to crash into their heads.

Their only equipment are standard cameras - but a waterproof case means they do not need to sacrifice their cameras for their art.

 Breaking waves: These are the amazing photos taken by daredevil photographers Nick Selway, 28, and pal CJ Kale, 35, in Hawaii

 The stillness of the sea is broken up by the force of the waves, lifted up by the moon's gravity

 Clear and blue: Using a simple protective casing around their cameras, and donning just swimming shorts and flippers, they bob up and down with the water as the surf washes over their heads

 A lone man can be seen on the shore as the waves crash over at sunset

 An insight into the photography: A simple waterproof case allows the photographers to take these images

 The foggy sands closer to shore get tossed and turned in the foam, leading to a wide mix of colours in this shot

 The breath-taking images show the split-second in which each one breaks and crashes on to the sand

The waves break over the sand just as the sun breaks over the hills on the beautiful islands