This is simply beautiful.  Just what I needed on a Monday morning.  The soothing combination of Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman’s beautiful song, Time to Say Goodbye, and the beautiful sight of the tallest fountain in the world’s powerful sprayers set to lights and music in a graceful dance of H20 and music.

That fountain, with sprays capable of topping 393 feet (or 120 meters) is one of the most powerful in the world, so it’s only naturally that it’s right near what will be the world’s tallest building, the staggering Burj Dubai.  The engineering marvels being built in that country are just unfathomable.  To bring that amount of green grass and water to the desert is just staggering.  No wonder it’s becoming one of the world’s foremost tourist destinations thanks to its cutting-edge architecture.

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