2009年8月17日月曜日

Goto Atlantis by Palm Jumeirah Monorail

2009年8月14日(金)はDubaiに来てから3回目の金曜で休み。これまでは市街中心部の古い方の街を歩いてたのでゴージャス&モダンな方も見ておこうという事で、アラビア湾に築いた椰子の木型をしたNakheelの人工島Palm Jumeirahへ5月に開業したばかりのMonorail(日本製)に乗って渡ってきた。
Taxiに乗ればサクッと行けるのは判ってたんだが、ホテル近くからバスを乗り継いで行く事にした。が何番のバスが良いか判らない。ネットで公式サイトを見ても"飛行場からタクシーで30分"と書いてある位なんだ。路線図を眺めて近くを通りそうな8番に見当をつけて乗り込み海岸沿いの高級(そうな)住宅街を走ってくと30分ほどで七つ星のグレードと料金と建物の高さで有名なBurj Al Arabの前を通り、暫くすると海上にビルが林立するのが見えてきたから「近い」と決めてバスを降りるも既に通り過ぎ、他に誰もいない熱い歩道を30分歩いてSafety Staffに道を尋ね、ドでかい立体駐車場を回り込んでやっと併設されたMonorail始発駅Gatewayに着く。エアコンで生気を取り戻しながら自動改札のある3Fへ上がり切符を買おうと券売機の前に行くと、係りの女性が出てきて、往復25DHS(高め)チケットを買ってくれた。年齢とか学年じゃなくて、90cm以上の人が有料とのこと。 タッチ式改札を通ってプラットホームへ向かう
ホームドア式でプラットホームまで冷房完備は当たり前。
静かに入ってきた無人運転列車の先頭席に座り終点Atlantisへ向け出発。間の二駅は2011年に開業するという事で一旦停まるだけでドアは開かなかった。 途中、2度ほど対向車と良い勢いですれ違う。
モノレールらしいユラユラ感も違和感なく気持ちいい。眼下に世界のVipが客と噂の邸宅街(椰子の枝の部分。陸路の他に各家に専用ビーチと船着場がある)を眺めながら真正面(椰子の木外周部のてっぺん部分)にドーンと建つ巨大なAtlantis(http://www.spmc.jp/atlantis.html)目掛けて走る。
着発ごとに切り替わる式のポイントを通過し、アラビア湾に向かって停まった駅は
Aquaventureというプール施設の上。アラブ系の女性がどんな格好で泳いでるのか興味が有ったので、チラッと見てみると黒いフード付き長袖長ズボンで水に入ってた。納得。
ホテルへ入り、ショッピングゾーンやカラフルなドームなどを眺め
水族館(海底探検アトラクションか)の端くれらしき、バカでかいジンベイザメ、大きなエイに巨大なナポレオンフィッシュなどなどが大勢泳ぐ巨大な水槽に腰を抜かす。これはタダで観れる。
カフェでいつもよりrichな飯を食べて、ちょんぼしだけゴージャスになる。
ただ、モノレール(少し)+車(大多数)の来客で館内は大賑わい。あまり雑雑しいのは高級感を損ねる。宿泊客しか入れない鎖から先のエリアは、きっと静かなんだろう。
車窓からAtalantisを見ながら(遮光ガラスで青みがかってる)帰路につく。車内はきれい。横掛けの席もラウンジっぽいゴージャス仕様。
シート端の強化ガラスはPalm Jumeirahロゴ入り
枝葉の部分は真ん中の道路を挟んで両側に一列づつヴィラが立ち並び、それぞれのお宅の前が専用ビーチで船着場とみたい。Monorailに並走する道路をAtlantisへ向かって走る一般車が、このヴィラ群へ入れぬよう入り口にはsecurity完備。車や船の感じからソコソコに住んでる人も居るみたいだった。
高さ300m級の超高層・高級ホテルがドカドカ建つDubai Marinaが近づくとそろそろ発着のGateway駅。リゾート気分なら、手前の海岸にそれぞれ専用ビーチを持つ低層ホテルの方が過ごし易そう。
改札をタッチで抜け、「 土産にする人も居るだろうなぁ。」と思いつつを回収ボックスへチケットを返す。
帰りもGateway内にはRTA公認Taxiはおらず白タク、表通りまで10分ほど歩いて5分ほど流しのTaxi待ちと車を持たない人には厳しい場所だったのを除けば、なかなか楽しいMonorail&Atlantisじゃった。

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