Around Town
It doesn't take long to cover all the corners of Kuwait but there are a few interesting places to go. I've taken some shots along the way and will share them here. Just scroll down and browse. Double click the small photos to enlarge them.
VICIOUS TERRORISTS
Here are a couple of vicious terrorists during a moment in between planning ways to torment Americans abroad.
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FRIDAY MARKET
There is a flea market here called the Friday Market. The weekend in the Moslem world is Thursday and Friday. So Thursday is like our Saturday and Friday is like our Sunday. This flea market is also open on Thursdays, but somehow it is still called the Friday market. It is best to visit in the cooler months as summer temperatures are somewhere near what they are where President Clinton will be going after he dies.
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THE OLD MARKET
There is also a market here called the Old Market. It can be a fun place to wander about and spend money you don't really have on things you don't really need. You generally find that out when you come home and show your treasure to your spouse and they don't exhibit the same enthusiasm that you do.
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I just love this picture. This guy is a butcher but look at him. He looks like Bambi |
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SOUK SHARQ & THE SULTAN CENTER
Not everything is old and quaint. These folks have this nasty black goo that they pump out of the ground and sell to us Americans for a lot of money. They need to do something with all that money so they shop, travel and eat and shop some more. Souk means market in Arabic and they built this really nice mall right on the waterfront in a township called Sharq - thus the name Souk Sharq. Outside are boat slips and docks. Inside is a grocery store which is part of a chain called the Sultan Center. It too is very nice and all the expats like to shop there.
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DHOWS
The traditional Arab boat is called a dhow - pronounced like
"how now brown dhow". Or Brittannica Encyclopedia says:
dhow - also
spelled DOW, one- or two-masted Arab sailing vessel, usually with
lateen rigging (slanting, triangular sails), common in the Red Sea and the
Indian Ocean. On the larger types, called baggalas and booms, the mainsail is
considerably bigger than the mizzensail. Bows are sharp, with a forward and
upward thrust, and the sterns of the larger dhows may be windowed and decorated.
I have stolen a webpage from a US Army site that looks like it might not be around long. They put together some great shots and text about the worlds largest dhow here in Kuwait. This thing is massive and is going to be a convention center or some such thing. To take a look, click here.
Here are some fishing dhows resting at low tide.
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