FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF DUBAI!! (48 Hours In U.A.E.)

So, we've landed in Abu Dhabi. I'm now going to go rent my car and drive into the city to Dubai, which is about an hour and a half away. And yeah, this is probably the country that I've wanted to visit most for the past 10 years. So, I am super super super super super pumped and excited to finally be here. So, I just got through passport control and everybody is super friendly, very welcoming. Um, despite my appearance as an obvious Jew, everyone has been amazing so far. And now my baggage is here. So, I'm going to get it and get out into the city. Oh my. So, just checked into the hotel in Dubai and I'm going to go see my room now and then I'm going to run out and explore this city. Oh, the card goes there to let Okay, perfect. Thank you. Thank you. [Applause] It's a nice room. Thank you. So, the first thing I need to do right now is eat something cuz I'm starving. I haven't eaten anything all day. And it's almost 2:00 p.m. I have this yummy food from Kabad of India. And after that, I'm going to get out on my way into the city and explore. Now, I just got the news that I'm probably going to have a massive interview tomorrow in Dubai, and I do not have a clean shirt. So, I'm going to take this down to to the front desk and hopefully they can get it cleaned by the morning. That is where I'm holding right now. So, I'm at the world famous Dubai Mall, and there's supposed to be some really awesome fountains here that I'm coming to check out and to check out the mall. It's one of the most fanciest malls in the world. So, come on in. [Music] Ah, this is crazy. It's huge and very fancy. [Music] This is one fountain, but it's not the one we're looking for. But it's still pretty impressive. It's supposed to be a bigger one outside. [Music] So I'm here. Got the Burj Khalifa behind me. Tallest building in the world. Thank you, Hashem. Awesome to be here. [Music] This city is awesome. Really, really like this city. Very relaxed, very tolerant, very open-minded. I've been wanting to come here for so long. Finally, I'm here. There's nothing like making a dream come true. [Music] Okay, so boiling hot here finally. It was really hot outside. The mall is cooled very nicely. Good AC in there. Okay, just got back into my room, ready to go to sleep for the night. Thank God I looked into my closet and my clothing has arrived, my shirt and my suit all nice and clean and pressed so I can go to this meeting tomorrow with the billionaire and uh look good. Thank you, Hashem. Good morning. It is day number two here in Dubai and I am Davening Shakras now. It's about 8:30. You have to dive in quickly because very soon in 2 hours I have to be at my meeting with this Dubai billionaire who built most of the city. It's going to be fascinating. Okay, so I just got to the building where I'm supposed to be meeting Mr. Alhabur. Okay, so this is the building behind me is the Alhabur group headquarters. I just met with Mr. Abdur. It was an unbelievable, amazing, amazing meeting. He's a really nice guy. He said some fascinating things and uh thank God. Thank you, Hashem. Thank you, Hashem. It was the best interview I've ever done. So, I'm just checking out of the hotel. Valet is putting my stuff away. Thank you so much. How are you? Wonderful. Thank God. How are you? Okay. This for you. Thank you. One for you, too. Thank you, man. Appreciate it. Be well. Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you. We'll see you next time. Okay. Okay. Have a good one. Okay. So, I checked out of the hotel and I am now visiting one of the most iconic landmarks in Dubai. It's called the Dubai Frame and it's a massive, massive, massive picture frame in the sky. Check it out. Can't see it so well right now, but let me get out from behind the trees. and you'll see it. There we go. So, there's an elevator up there. You can go to the top and there's supposed to be an insane view, but I don't have time right now. So, I'm just going to came here to get that picture and get out of here. Move on to some other spots. Okay, so I'm in the old Dubai spice souk, which is one of the oldest and most traditional areas of Dubai. Okay, so I'm here with Ali in his spice shop in the the old souk. And check out this mix of spices. They scratch it off like that and it goes into chicken, you said, and rice. Chicken, mutton, fish, rice, yum. This is just for spice. This is for spice. Everything smells so good. Red pepper, black pepper, peppers, mixed pepper, mixed pepper. Wow. Red, black, mixed, white, and it's beautiful stuff. They have also long peppers. Yeah. This are sin, cloves, dry ginger, coffee, coffee. And this is two different types of turmeric. This is for cooking. This is for face massage. Really? For skin massage? Yeah. Also have salt. How do you learn all this stuff? Pink salts from Himalaya. Yeah. Yes. Very nice. Also have oil here for cooking, for massage, for beer, for paint, Arabic perfume, chocolates. You know what's you know what was the best? The the eucalyptus smelled so good. And also the Arabian fruit tea smelled amazing. Very. So this is eucalyptus and mint. Eucalyptus mint. And I don't know what just happened, but he small like this. You put it in water or in a cold blanket cover and smell it. Wow. Oh my goodness. He just put it on a coal and he blew it in my face and I've never felt so clear in my throat in a long time. And my nose is really good. Okay, let's let's take some of that. The small one. Okay. No, no, no, no. The small one. Yes. Fill it up till the top. We're just getting this Arabian fruit tea because it's heavenly. It smells so good. I cannot refuse it. Okay, that's it. I have to leave before you sell me something else. [Music] Good morning. It is Tuesday morning. I'm in Abu Dhabi. I got here last night. I just went to sit down on the bed and I collapsed and just fell asleep till the morning. I'm leaving right now. So, I did not get a chance to see Abu Dhabi, but I know I'll be back. God willing, I will be back very soon. Now, I have to rush to the airport. My flight is in 3 and 1 half hours. See you later. The end. It is time to get back to New York. Back to normal life. I know I'll be back. This is one of my new favorites. See you later.