Sunday, May 31, 2015

Week 2: Day 6


Abu Dhabi Day Trip


On Friday, we headed out to Abu Dhabi early in the morning. To start the day, we traveled to Masdar Institute. Masdar Institute is the central hub of Masdar city which upon completion will aim to be the most sustainable city in the world. At the Institute, Mr. Volk gave us a tour of the campus and explained the entirety of the proposed city construction which when completed will house up to 40,000 residents. We were baffled by the sustainable design and green technology used in this city, especially the network of self-driving electric cars. These self driving cars will one day theoretically comprise a vast network known as Personal Rapid Transport system.
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Next, we headed to Ferrari World located in Yas Island. There, we rode the fastest roller coaster in the world, drove a virtual formula one simulator and toured virtually over Italy. In our opinion, the visit to Ferrari World was a mesmerizing experience that truly lived up to its reputation.

After a long morning, the interns enjoyed lunch at the Viceroy Yas Hotel where we had a delicious international buffet. Later after lunch,  we toured the  Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, which is one of the largest worship places in the world. We were astounded by the gigantic structure and the perplexing architectural works. To conclude the night, Mr. Yabroudi invited us to the movie theater to enjoy a movie as a relaxing end to the long day. 
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