After an amazing few days at the races, we were wrapping up our time in Abu Dhabi, and heading back to Dubai for a couple of days before our trip was ending. In the morning we visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, before taking the bus back to Dubai. We were staying in the Dubai Marina district for our last couple of nights, to experience the other extreme from the earlier part of our stay in Dubai.
Read MoreRace Day! The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
It was finally here - race day at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix! We were all in for a full day of racing, with hopes of a double Hamilton win and Championship. We didn't get everything we were hoping for, but it ended up being an amazing day all the same.
Read MoreQualifying Day at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Saturday was Qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix! We decided to split the day between sight seeing and the race, so we had a bit of a later start. We stopped by the Abu Dhabi Heritage Village and walked along the sea-front Corniche before taking a taxi to the Circuit. We walked the race track during the first qualifying session, enjoyed an air show by the UAE Air Force and finally watched as Lewis Hamilton took pole position for Sunday's race!
Read MoreAbu Dhabi - First Full Day at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
This ended up being a huge post - you were warned! Friday was our first full day at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix! Friday is a practice day for the drivers, which gave us about 3 hours of time at the track watching the action. The first session was in the early afternoon, and the second at the same time the race will start on Sunday. We also managed to walk around a lot of the track, and checked out the Yas Marina and the crazy Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel.
Read MoreDubai Day 4- Off to Abu Dhabi
Today was our last day in Dubai for this part of the trip, as we were headed off to Abu Dhabi first thing Thursday morning in order to take in the F1 race! We took the bus from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, then eventually headed out to Yas Island to the race circuit for the Pit Lane Walk.
Read MoreAbu Dhabi and Dubai for Justine's Birthday!
Justine turned 40 this year, and my surprise to her was a big trip. Justine has been a big Formula 1 fan for a number of years, so I decided we should go to Abu Dhabi for the final race of the season. Given that we were going to travel so far, it made sense to make it a bigger trip, and spend some time in Dubai as well.
This trip will get split up over a number of posts as we explore these two cities in the UAE.
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