Out & About | A weekend in Abu Dhabi.

Hello everyone.
I was able to spend a weekend with my friends in Abu Dhabi recently. It was my first time in Abu Dhabi as I usually only stay in Dubai when I'm in the Emirates. It is true that you get a better shopping & cruising experience in Dubai, but I found Abu Dhabi much more quiet and comfortable and way less crowded.
We stayed at the Millennium Corniche hotel for which we had to pay 100 OMR, which is a very nice price for 3 nights stay considering that it's a 5 star hotel.

breakfast at Lips Cafe

let the feast begin

macarons!

Going to Abu Dhabi, everyone expected me to visit Ferrari world, but as I was only there for a short period of time, I wanted to have a sense of Abu Dhabi cafes & restaurants, do some shopping & spend some quality time with my friends. I didn't want to go to any theme parks!

I had a chance to go walk by the Corniche, which was very crowded, but pleasant nonetheless. I also took a brief visit to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque; which I found absolutely stunning. everything was white and there were many tourists admiring the architecture of the mosque. There were also little carts that looked like golf carts, which people used to wander around the mosque.

Al'Reem Island

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Jareer bookstore

I also made sure I visit a few malls including Marina mall, Abu Dhabi mall & the Galleria. Most of the shops had 50-75% off discounts, so I found myself very tempted to buy a thing or two :P
When I was in the Galleria, I came across a little bakery called Magnolia bakery. The name immediately sounded so familiar to me, then only when I went in and saw all the swirly icing on the cupcakes I remembered why. The original Magnolia bakery was founded in New York and was featured in Saturday Night Live & Sex and the City. Of course I HAD to try their famous cupcakes! I had red velvet cupcake and iced mocha & I am not exaggerating when I say it was the most delicious red velvet cupcake I've ever had in my life! Magnolia bakery was without a doubt my favourite part of Abu Dhabi. My friends and I ended up spending about 45 minutes there. The atmosphere was warm and staff were very welcoming. The decor was somewhat vintage.

Christian Louboutin's store at the Galleria

Godiva

Magnolia Bakery

Magnolia bakery swirls!

red velvet

In the end of this post; I apologize for the poor quality pictures. I forgot to take my camera with me and I ended up saving pics from my Snapchat!
If you'd like some relaxing time joined with some shopping, Abu Dhabi is the place to go! Hope you enjoyed this post ♥