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游记 | 悬浮都市阿布扎比：高处不胜寒

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2025-02-24 17:09

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原创 MKLA 守望中东

不知道还有没有人记得……2023年冬天的游记，这个坑到现在还没有填平。上一篇还是2024年3月21日。新年好呀（笑）：。

最近学业和生活略繁忙，还是先用简短的觅食日志重新接上阿布扎比系列。

在酒店吃了欧洲和中东风格兼具的自助早餐 (炖豆子和抓饭可能也是我们此行唯一吃到的阿拉伯料理)，趁着冬日暖阳游泳消化一下，然后踏上寻觅下一顿饭的征程。

We loaded our plates with Continental and Middle Eastern choices at the breakfast buffet. (The fava bean stew and the pilaf is probably the only Arab cuisine we would taste during this trip.) As the temperature rises with the winter sun, we moved to the pool to quickly digest the food before heading to the next meal.

^ 这颗流心煎蛋的出品值得肯定。The sunny side up is perfect.

^ za'atar 百里香漆树香料可颂好评～ And I’d definitely recommend this za’atar croissant.

第二顿早餐？早茶？早午餐？午餐？还是提前的下午茶呢？

小憩片刻，我们在前往阿布扎比总统府国家宫殿的路上，来到康莱德酒店74层300米高空的观景平台，又拿起菜单坐下。

阿布扎比市区和海岸线一览无余。

Is this our second breakfast, morning tea time, brunch, lunch, or early afternoon tea? On our way to Qasr al Watan, we arrived at Conrad Hotel’s observation deck and started reading the menu. Located on the 74th floor and 300 meters above sea level, the cafe offers a bird-eye’s view of the coast and the city.

^ 市区方向 City view

^ 刚刚诞生的人工岛 Another island is born

^ 盘踞一方的文化东方 The imposing Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi

^ 我们接下来的目的地 Our next destination

环境宽敞安静，服务友善。在这样得天独厚的景观位，55 AED 每人的最低消费（2023年），买到美味又大份的饮料和三明治真的很实惠了。

塞入了四种奶酪的帕尼尼 :D 超级柔嫩、超级流心、超级拉丝。火鸡肉培根 (看起来和吃起来都更像香肠) 恰巴塔里面的辣味蛋黄酱也很惊艳，选三明治都刻意避开蛋黄酱的人表示竟然毫不油腻，低调又不失魅力地连接了鸡肉和面包。

饮料方面，以阿联酋命名的无酒精气泡鸡尾酒深得我心。甜度和气泡都恰到好处，有种从摩天大楼俯瞰辽阔海陆的清爽感。

不喝酒的我此前在各种场合除了可乐雪碧咖啡热茶之外也试过一些去/无酒精特调，都甜腻有余而风味不足。大概因为阿联酋不喝酒才应该是常态，所以这里的调“酒”师对无酒精鸡尾酒投入了更多的心意。

满柜子的小甜点们已经披上了圣诞的外衣，精致可爱，令令我蠢蠢欲动，可惜胃袋有限，只能留给未来的某次重逢。

Powerful four cheese panini :D gooey, melty, stretchy, mixed with a kick of gorgonzola. Very satisfying. Turkey bacon (tastes and looks more like turkey sausage) ciabatta had a decent spicy mayonnaise. The Emirates sparkling mocktail was really refreshing :D not too sweet, not too gassy. I don’t like alcohol so this is 100% awesome for me, and much better than all the mocktails and fruit punch I’ve had. Perhaps the Emirate bartenders put more efforts to make non-alcohol drinks because this should the norm here.

Pastries all look lovely, wish I’ll save some space in my stomach to try them next time.

Service is warm and attentive. With the beautiful scene, the delicious food (which didn’t shrink in size at the tourist attraction), the 55 AED per person minimum spend is totally a willing pleasure ^^

^ 圣诞氛围 Christmas decorations

^ 酒店也是阿联酋高楼群阿布扎比五巨头中的二号塔。Conrad Abu Dhabi is also the second tower in the five-tower complex called the Etihad Towers.

吃饱喝足，我们步行前往国家宫殿。十二月正午的骄阳也仍有些灼热。从空中俯瞰时感觉近在咫尺的建筑，此刻仿佛海市蜃楼般遥不可及。

大概大多数人都会乘坐观光巴士或者出租车吧，人行道上的指示牌都很稀少。

We finished our meal and walked toward the Presidential Palace. The sunshine was still scorching at noon time even in December. The buildings that appeared so near from the sky now seemed as unreachable as a mirage. Probably most people would travel by tourist bus or by taxi anyways. There were hardly any signs on the sidewalk.