NOVEMBER 17, 2009 SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL FROM BURJ DUBAI THE BURJ DUBAI FOUNTAIN.. BEAUTIFUL AND BIG!
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL FROM BURJ DUBAI
THE BURJ DUBAI FOUNTAIN..
BEAUTIFUL AND BIG!
Hiddy Ho friends of lockerridge!
Just how is your hiddy and your ho doing these days?
Mine seems to be finally finding the sunshine that has been hidden behind the clouds for months.. not that I do not have those occasional partly cloudy to downright thunderstorm days still yet.. but hey.. I will be grateful for any break in the constant hurricane I had going on for a while.. with occasional violent tornado's and hail to boot!
I happened upon a wonderful thing on the site, Dark Roasted Blend, yesterday and thought it might be something to share with all of you.. I think it is just pretty great myself... without further adieu.. on with ....
The Marvelous Burj Dubai Fountain Show
The Dubai Fountain
recently finished by the Burj Dubai
I am sure that when you hear the word Dubai in reference to anything you expect bigger and more flashy than anything you have ever seen.
Hence as expected, the world's tallest fountain is in Dubai, and as you would expect, it is installed next to the world's tallest building, which is also in Dubai. And as you would expect, it's as immense and awesome, as everything else there.
It was built for $217 million by WET Design, which is the same company that created the one at the Bellagio Hotel, in Las Vegas.
As seen in the video the plumes of water can reach a height of 492 feet, (as tall as a 50 story building) into the air.
The 900-foot long water show uses 6,600 lights, 50 colored projectors, and hundreds of servos, all computer controlled and synchronized with music to offer some very sophisticated water entertainment.
The musical piece is "Time To Say Goodbye", performed by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman.
To really get the feel of the whole thing.. click onto the option to see it full screen.. it gives you a whole new sense of what WoW really means..
There are many more presentations featuring other music. If you want to see one that will make you think water is alive and can dance.. I recommend Shik Shak Shoc...
[Source - Wikipedia and Dark Roasted Blend]
The link below takes you another site in the 360cities 3D Panoramic viewers of extraordinary things.
I love these sites with these little gizmos! I can stay for hours just playing and having a great time!
Try it out.. and remember.. it takes a bit of getting the hang of using the controls of the viewer.. and it might seem like it is nothing but something to make you dizzy and wish to wring my neck for sending you there... but give it a little time and practice and you will get hooked too!
3D Panoramic Dubai Fountain
lockerridge
Get a ticket and fly in I would guide you to the fountain above........ an hour journey from my place.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful fountain!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I like water fountains. This is amazing. Fantastic post. Thank you for sharing with us, Lockie.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteWow I just did a check and I had no idea it would be as cheap as it is to fly round trip to the UAE and then back home! It would cost me somewhere around 1400 dollars US to do that .. humm... but then I have to consider the cost of staying there and all that .. probably another 1400 dollars eh?.. If I slept in a cardboard box on your doorstep?.. lol.. I really am surprised at how much it cost.. I figured lots more than that just for the airfare! I would have to go to the Houston Texas airport to get a flight out that was not a hit and miss kind of thing and no direct flights are available.. only indirect.. don't like changing planes but .... you just never know when a lockie might show up on your doorstep.. lol..
ReplyDeleteIsn't it though.. beautiful and simply can take your breath by some of the power it uses at times.. graceful and powerful should not go together you would think.. but this makes it work together beautifully!
ReplyDeleteWhen you get some time sweet lady .. click onto some of the other videos they offer on YouTube of the fountain and different songs.. quite impressive I have to say.. but everything built there is ..
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my blog!
ReplyDeleteI could watch that fountian show for hours..
ReplyDeleteFly in, fly in only $1400 plus further 1000 for accom. and other exp. Free accommodation is offered if at my door step and the food... if you can withstand famous Indian curries 'Red chilley'
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss this blog?...........Branson has a small version of that and it's called the waltzing waters and it's one of the most memorable things I've ever seen in my life.......I loved it!
ReplyDeleteJust making the rounds since multiply is all messed up right now.......had to see what your most recent was! Hugs!