{"id":723,"date":"2021-02-15T09:57:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T09:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=723"},"modified":"2021-02-15T13:28:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T13:28:55","slug":"abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=723","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The song Abu Dhabi is by Mikolas Josef, the Czech singer and songwriter.&nbsp; You might know him from the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest where his finished sixth with his song \u201cLie to Me\u201d.&nbsp; The most successful Czech entry in Eurovision at the time of writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MIKOLAS - Abu Dhabi (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kRScLRxbnPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Abu Dhabi &#8211; Mikolas Josef<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If the United Arab Emirates is under your consideration for a visit this year then you might want to head for the capital Abu Dhabi.&nbsp; There are a wide range of experiences on offer whether you are on a short break or lengthier stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it is the second largest city in the UAE, it is home to largest and allegedly most beautiful mosque.&nbsp; The Sheikh Zaved Grand Mosque is home to the world\u2019s longest hand-knotted carpet and can hold up to 40,000 worshippers. If you are planning a visit remember dress modestly, loose cloaks are available free of charge at the mosque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mosque-615415_1920-1024x602.jpg\" alt=\"Sheikh Zaved Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi UAE\" class=\"wp-image-724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mosque-615415_1920-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mosque-615415_1920-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mosque-615415_1920-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mosque-615415_1920-1536x903.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mosque-615415_1920-1568x922.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mosque-615415_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sheikh Zaved Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi UAE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A complete contrast to the mosque and its historical connections with the Persians and Moghuls is the Louvre Abu Dhabi.&nbsp;It is the first foreign output of the famous French museum and gallery.&nbsp; Due to loans and special exhibitions signed with other famous Parisian museums you will find a wide range of works including those by da Vinci and Picasso.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/abu-dhabi-5315345_1920-1-1024x639.jpg\" alt=\"Louvre Abu Dhabi UAE\" class=\"wp-image-727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/abu-dhabi-5315345_1920-1-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/abu-dhabi-5315345_1920-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/abu-dhabi-5315345_1920-1-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/abu-dhabi-5315345_1920-1-1536x958.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/abu-dhabi-5315345_1920-1-1568x978.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/abu-dhabi-5315345_1920-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Louvre Abu Dhabi UAE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Go for gold and visit the Emirates Palace, the official guest palace of the city\u2019s government.&nbsp; Gold is everywhere amongst its 394 rooms; it is even in the coffee and the ice cream.&nbsp; Nearby the palace you can find the Founder\u2019s Memorial, where Sheikh Zayed, the country\u2019s is commemorated. Fancy an adrenaline filled day then head for Yas Island, more familiar to most of us as the venue for the Abu Dhabi F1 race.&nbsp; Here you can ride the world\u2019s fastest rollercoaster at Ferrari World and explore the six immersive worlds at Warner Bros World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We haven\u2019t even mentioned the desert.&nbsp; We will return to Abu Dhabi at a future date to discover more of what this wonderful city has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/desert-2471553_1920-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Desert Abu Dhabi UAE\" class=\"wp-image-726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/desert-2471553_1920-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/desert-2471553_1920-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/desert-2471553_1920-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/desert-2471553_1920-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/desert-2471553_1920-1568x882.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/desert-2471553_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Desert Abu Dhabi UAE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcounsellors.co.uk\/maggie.bush\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie<\/a> today to book your trip to Abu Dhabi now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay with your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/amex.co.uk\/refer\/mALCOJLDPQ?CPID=100338475\" target=\"_blank\">British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card<\/a>* and earn Avios point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px\">Any links with an * by them are affiliated, which means get a product via this link and a contribution may be made to us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The song Abu Dhabi is by Mikolas Josef, the Czech singer and songwriter.&nbsp; You might know him from the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest where his finished sixth with his song \u201cLie to Me\u201d.&nbsp; The most successful Czech entry in Eurovision at the time of writing. If the United Arab Emirates is under your consideration for &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=723\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Abu Dhabi&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[516,494,477,441,515],"tags":[519,96,521,522,520,517,524,523,518,60],"class_list":["post-723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abu-dhabi","category-beach","category-historical","category-middle-east","category-uae","tag-abu-dhabi","tag-beach","tag-desert","tag-emirates-palace-hotel","tag-louvre","tag-middle-east","tag-mikolas-josef","tag-sheikh-zaved-grand","tag-uae","tag-winter-sun","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=723"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":732,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions\/732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}