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Up to 90% off Duty Free and Zehava Ben: This is what awaits Israelis in Abu Dhabi
Checking the corona upon landing, cheap accommodation prices from Eilat, kosher food at the hotel to the sounds of Zehava Ben and up to 90% off duty free at the airport.
Abu Dhabi is doing everything we can to get there
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Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Ziv Reinstein
Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 5:15 p.m.
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The hype about the United Arab Emirates has not stopped buzzing in recent days, when the first commercial flight of Etihad Airways landed in Israel on Tuesday, but what really awaits Israelis in the country's capital, Abu Dhabi?
First of all, the flights of Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi's airline and one of the best carriers in the world, pass over desert landscapes that we have not yet flown over.
Cities like Kuwait City, Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia excite every Israeli, even the cynical ones.
Then we will discover the wonder of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Emirates - a tower city built on an island surrounded by a blue sea - a simply stunning sight from the air.
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Free masks at the beach
Upon landing, attached to the passport of each in vitro tourist, who is immediately sent to undergo a corona examination.
Then disinfect with a special machine to remove any doubt of one or another cobide.
In general, the corona is taken in an extreme and respectful way in this green country.
At the beach, for example, there is a stand at the entrance for free masks, and a designated area where families are separated from couples.
By the way, every tourist who comes to Abu Dhabi goes straight into 14-day solitary confinement, and is attached an electronic surveillance bracelet - so much so that Corona is taken seriously there.
All the foreign workers in the city, who are the majority of its residents, wear masks everywhere - from the streets, through the workers at the hotel and of course to the staff at the airport.
By the way, with shopping you should wait for Duty Free.
The small number of flights and tourists has caused duty-free shops to lower prices by up to 90 percent (!), So in clothing stores like Ralph Horn and Hugo Boss, you will find shirts and pants at floor prices.
Chocolates also have a 70 percent discount if you buy two packs, just ridiculous prices, as of yesterday.
Everything is sparkling.
Abu Dhabi Airport (Photo: Ziv Reinstein)
Fighting in Corona also at sea.
Separation on the beach between families and couples (Photo: Ziv Reinstein)
The hotels in the city are more pampering than each other.
The Rotana Saudi Hotel, for example, out of the 327 rooms, also has some presidential suites.
The view from a hotel where you will have to part with 15,000 shekels per night, is amazing but not worth the price.
However, there are more modest rooms where you will pay in January, with the start of direct flights, a sum of 800 shekels per couple per night and breakfast.
Definitely not only, and what is certain - cheaper than Eilat.
A huge hall that is just one room.
The bedroom in the suite at the Rotana Saudi Hotel (Photo: Ziv Reinstein)
But there are also simpler rooms.
Room at the Rotana Saudi Hotel (Photo: Ziv Reinstein)
There are tourists, but not many.
The pool at the Rotana Saudi Hotel (Photo: Ziv Reinstein)
West French meets East Arab
By the way, the meals at the hotel do not know the end and variety, and there is even a kosher area.
It is nice to see that the emirates are studying the Israeli audience and its needs.
Even songs by Zehava Ben were played in the dining room space.
Case or intentional?
The statements had the solutions, but there was definitely a feeling of home away from home.
In addition, it was interesting to see, and taste, among the chickpea and tabbouleh salads also a hyssop croissant - a combination of French West and Arab East - which was amazingly tasty and different.
Surprise at breakfast.
Zaatar croissant at the hotel (Photo: Ziv Reinstein)
The neck hurts from looking up
A quick tour of the city reveals a volume laden with spectacular towers and skyscrapers - all reflected in the glittering sunlight and soaking up a luxurious atmosphere.
Cornish Street is the lifeline of Abu Dhabi and stretches for 10 kilometers.
Most of it is inhabited by buildings that are painful to look at - from the Emirates Towers (Union in Hebrew), through the Marina Tower opposite and of course to the splendor of architecture - the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, which bears the name of the Princess Founder in 1968, is considered the most expensive mosque in the world.
In short, there is something to look forward to, as quite a few airlines, such as Arkia and Israir, which are on the sought-after route, are already offering flights and vacation packages with our new friend in the Middle East.
Each tower is more beautiful than the other.
Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi (Photo: Ziv Reinstein)
One of the symbols of the city.
Marina Mall in front (Photo: Ziv Reinstein)
Sheikh Zayed Mosque.
Considered the most expensive mosque in the world (Photo: Ziv Reinstein)
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