The United Arab Emirates is made up of a mere 10% Emiratis, and we'll be damned if you don't find nearly all of them sipping tea and savouring the decadent cakes at this trendy bakery-cafe inside Umm Al Emarat Park. For something less sweet to eat there are gourmet breakfasts and sandwiches.
You'll have to pay the park's Dhs5 admission to eat here, but you won't mind.
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Rising majestically from manicured gardens and visible from the bridges joining Abu Dhabi Island to the mainland, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is an…
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