Dubai Festival City

Written by Fiz

When I first heard about Dubai Festival City and what the whole project is about, I was already impressed. But to actually see the first phase of the project completed is something else.

Took a trip down to the Dubai Festival Mall today. I was really impressed with the mall design. So much so, it didnt even occur to me to take some pictures. boo! This mall is huge and also house a massive IKEA store (triple the size of the Perth pathetic IKEA store), a gold market, a huge ass supermarket and many others.

The IKEA store is something else. Its like a hub for people to come in, take a look at some lovely furnitures and hang out at its restaurant. This place was huge and more so, I was actually impressed with their furnitures and room designs. Usually, the thing with me and IKEA is that Im not impressed at all with their designs or the practicality of it all.

Due to the massive workout of exploring the IKEA and Marks and Spencer store, I didnt have much energy at all to explore the rest of the mall. (My legendary 'male' fitness when it comes to shopping takes gear). But from what I saw, I like. Very open spaces, lots of light and splendid architectural designs.

I have to come back when all the stores are open and less construction nightmare on the roads around the area.

Dubai is really a massive construction city. Everything seems to be under construction. I took a long way back, exploring the sights behind the mall, and even those areas are all under construction.

If any of you want to see Dubai, I would probably recommend coming here at least 2 years from now. Then again, whos to say that the construction will stop with this city?