Sunday, December 19, 2010

Abu Dhabi pines for a golden Christmas

Abu Dhabi pines for a golden Christmas

AP

A hotel in Abu Dhabi is in the running for the accolade of having the
world's most expensive Christmas tree.

The $11m (£7m) faux fir at the Emirates Palace hotel – which also
boasts its own marina, heliport and a vending machine which dispenses
real gold bars – stands 43ft (13m) tall and has been decorated with
131 trinkets crafted from gold, diamonds and sapphires. The hotel is
now in line for an entry in Guinness World Records.

The current record holder is a $10.8m tree decorated by Swiss watch
makers Piaget, which was unveiled in Tokyo in 2002.

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