It was quite interesting - most of the stores and restaurants were stores that we would see in Western malls. From high end to chain food restaurant. It was all there. I've learned that people and visitors to Dubai love American chain restaurants. We saw everything from the Red Lobster, Chili's and Macaroni Grill to cupcake stores. With the exception of the enormity and grandness of the mall, we could have been in any large mall in the US....
...except for the enormously large aquarium, smack dab in the middle of the mall, larger than any I've ever seen. Complete with Shark, stings rays, and a cage for guests to pay admission to go into. We didn't go inside, but I saw that there was a tube that went through the aquarium for visitors to walk through.
The mall also had an Arabic wing with fashion and jewelry. It was fun to window shop in these stores, and helped a couple of friends buy some last minute purchases for the wedding festivities.
The world's tallest building, The Burj Khalifa (of Mission Impossible 3 Fame, apparently) is just outside the Dubai Mall. We're actually going to be there tonight for the Sangeet (song and dance) celebration! Cool!
The Dubai Fountains were outside, at the base of the Burj Khalifa, and are supposed to be quite amazing. Unfortunately, they weren't turned on while we were there.
Also inside the mall was an impressive waterfall, with sculptures of figures that looked like they were diving/flying down the falls. The photos don't capture how beautiful it was.
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