Good Morning Dubai!

This is the view outside my hotel window at about 6 am this morning. After discovering oil in the 1960s, the city has become a mecca of modern architecture and a million ways for the very wealthy to spend their money. I didn't realize what a shock it would be to go from the extremely inexpensive southeast asia to the opposite extreme of Dubai, but I'm starting to worry that my 2 weeks here may be a week and a half more than my budget can take.