Saturday, January 8, 2011

Christmas In The Air

UAE is quite popular for its glittering shopping malls specially during Christmas season.  Decorated Christmas trees can be found in almost all shopping malls during Christmas time a month in advance.  It clearly looks as if there is a kind of competition, amongst Shopping Malls as to portray the festive season to their best.

This year UAE made a bigger news for having the most expensive Christmas Tree in the world.  I remember during mid 2010, Emirates Palance Hotel, a luxury hotel in the capital city of Abu Dhabi had unveiled the Worlds First Gold Vending Machine.  The same hotel this year came out with an unique idea of presenting the most expensive Christmas tree in the world.  It is said that this Christmas tree was decorated with expensive ornaments totaling to 11 Million US Dollars.

Most Expensive Christmas Tree (Photo Courtesy - BBC)

I happened to visit Lulu Hypermarket in Al Qusais, Dubai and Festival City, Dubai during this festive season and could click few photographs of the uniquely displayed Christmas trees.
Christmas Tree At Lulu Hypermarket, Dubai

Unique Christmas Tree at Festival City, Ikea Dubai

In addition to the Christmas Trees displayed in shopping malls to attract shoppers, one must see the most colour Christmas Tree annually made by Filipino Christian Community at St. Marys Church Dubai.  I clicked this photograph given below on this Christmas morning.  In December, it purely Christmas in the air........

Most Colourful Christmas Tree at St. Marys Dubai

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