Without Rick Steves’s guidance, we were at a loss for what to do in Dubai. We consulted TripAdvisor for some ideas. Our first stop was Dubai Mall, one of the largest malls in the Middle East (and the world). We wandered around for quite a while, marveling at the aquarium and admiring the many fountains and statues. We ate a nice lunch at Potbelly’s and then wandered to an adjacent mall and then to look at the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. (We were too cheap to pay for the elevator ride to the top.) Around 6pm, we wandered back to Dubai Mall to watch the Bellagio-style fountain show.