Another Exciting Day here in Kuwait

The first three pictures were taken this morning of the craftsmen working on the house across the street. They are working on a wrought iron door which they built from scratch and it was so
interesting to watch the process. At home you just go to the store and buy one here you can see it being built from cutting the iron to welding it together. Then to watch them hand make all the curly Q things that are the design of the door. I just thought it was really neat to watch and maybe I will get a picture of the finished door.
This is a picture of Michael and I in front of the fountain at the mall in Fahaheel. We went out there late after the heat of the day to walk around the mall and to get out of the house.
Another shot of us in front of a different fountain. This mall has such wonderful architecture.
Ash and her Dad(Opa). She is not the tourist type does not like me taking her picture in front of everything.
Ash again looking like Ash.
Michael and Ashleigh.
A boat leaving the marina beside the mall to go into the Arabian Sea.
Me with the Fahaheel skyline behind me.
Just a view from the top of the mall.
Another view looking the other way. This is a beach shot.
Another Mosque.
The fountain and I caught it as the water was squirting up. It took me awhile of just standing waiting for it to cycle to this part.
Me again with the mall and the skyline as my back drop.
This is what welcomes you into Ash's room. She made it her own.
A view of some Palm trees down by the water.
That is water and the beach on the other side of the palm trees. Just did not get that close. We were in the Taxi.
We got up this morning and Ashleigh made us Pancakes and we also had some Turkey bacon. It is not really that bad. It was a nice breakfast and we all ate together . Michael and I were going to do the Wii this morning and it would not come on. The power supply blew a fuse or something so Michael is going to see if he can fix it. We did some research and found out that this is a problem that the power supplies have. We get brown outs every once in awhile and Michael seems to think that may have caused the fuse to blow. I am hoping that this is all that is wrong because I want to do my Wii while I am over here.
We are hoping against hope that Michael will get his drivers license soon. They keep telling him next week so maybe if everyone crosses there fingers we will get it this week.
ma'assalama until tomorrow. Love to all my girls, dad and Barb. Hope you are all well and will see you in 5 Mondays.

Insha'allah

Happy 4th of July

Hello to all my family and friends back home. We did not do anything today as we spent Michael dry yesterday or at least Ash did. LOL We had a wonderful dinner of broiled meat, mac & cheese, & peas. It was so good we will have it again as we had leftovers. I quilted most of the day and worked on little projects that I had sent over before I got here. It was a hot one so it is better to just stay in under the air conditioning. I have included a picture above of my favorite Donut store and would love to have a kiosk like this in the middle of the mall.
So to all the people I wish you a happy 4th of July and hope the Fireworks were great. Did not see any over here. Love to all my girls and to my Dad I hope you are feeling better and please know I love and miss you so much. Barb I hope you are fine and I love & miss you. Please take care of yourself and will talk to you soon.

Shopping at SouqSharq

Me in front of the Water Clock. Ash in front of the water clock. It is a big tourist attraction. In 2003 Iraq hit this mall with a missile and did a lot of damage to the cinemas and debris came close to hitting the clock. This mall is very close to the Emir's palace and the Ministry of Defense which is what people think the Iraqis were trying to hit. The next picture is of Water Towers I believe. I will have to do some research on that. Will get back to you on that.


this is more of the building going on around Kuwait City.
More Skyline.
The skyline of Kuwait.
Building going on in Downtown Kuwait.
Lindsey do you know what this logo is????
Guess What this is?
SouqSharq
Sunset over the Arabian Sea.
This is a picture taken from the parking lot at the mall.
This is the famous Water Clock located at SouqSharq. It is really neat and does tell the time. It is 3:08 pm.
This is some of the many building things going on around Kuwait.
This is the biggest Mosque in Kuwait and the grandest. It is a beautiful building and is downtown.
Some of the building going on in Kuwait City with Liberation Tower in the background.
This is our Taxi driver Ryan. He has been very nice to us. Drops us off at all of our locations and even tells me interesting facts along the way. I have seen more Emir's palaces and all because Ryan pointed them out. The next shot is a building that Michael thought had a really neat top on it. The next one is of Liberation Tower.

Shopping at SouqSharq

Built in 1979, the Kuwait Towers are the most famous landmark in Kuwait City. Kuwait Towers : One of Kuwait's most famous landmarks, the Kuwait Towers are situated on Arabian Gulf Street on a promontory to the east of the City centre in Dasman. The uppermost sphere of the largest tower (which is 187 metres high) has a revolving observation area and a restaurant with access by high speed lifts. The entrance fee is 350 fils per person, or free if lunch or dinner has been reserved. Cameras with zoom lens are forbidden. The middle tower contains 1 million gallons of water.The Kuwait Towers which are pictured above and below.

The above building is sort of being built so it looks twisted. It will be really neat when finished.
A pier into the Arabian Sea.
Ash & I near SouqSharq down by the water.
Ash sitting on the very hot seawall and not very happy about it.
Michael & Ash in front of the clock from upstairs.
The Water Clock. It is really neat and you can really tell the time on it. If you are ever in Kuwait you need to go to SouqSharq to see this clock.

Walking in Egalia-Part 5

We took another walk around Michael's neighborhood but went the other way out toward Seventh Ring Motorway. The blue house with Michael and Ash standing in front of it is on the street over from Michael and we had not seen it before. It is a very modern looking house. There is still a lot of building going on in this neighborhood. We do not know if they are family compounds or if they will be rentals. The next pictures are of the house that sits on the corner across from this Villa. I had never seen the front of it and it is beautiful. It has a beautiful entryway, grass, and trees. The part of the house I see everyday is the one with the plain back and windows next to the pile of dirt. I was so surprised to see the front of it when I walked around the corner.









The white building is another modern looking villa going up in the neighborhood. The tree with the green sacks hanging off of it is a date tree and they do that so they do not fall on the ground. The next picture was the sunset over another day here in Egalia and what a great day it was. The next thing is a water dispenser that they have all over Kuwait for people to fill up there water jugs. They are all different and this one is in our neighborhood. I do hope to get a few more different ones hopefully when Michael gets a car. Oh well I hope you liked seeing a little more of the area my hubby lives in. It is not that old of an area as Google Earth has it as a big pile of dirt. So it is probably less that 3 years old. Love to all my girls, dad and Barb. Take care of yourselves and will see you soon.

Let's have some fun. Guess the logo's

These are easy. Come on guys tell me what they are. Lets have a little fun with American Logo's in Arabic.

Sorry for missing a post

My days have been spent watching the guys across the street finish up the house. The first photo is of a group of guys cutting up some wood for what I do not know as what I have seen in most of the Villas do not have much wood in them. So we thought maybe building furniture. Then the ones that are left is the guy doing the tile work on the front stoop. I have yet to figure out what they are doing as it is like nothing I have seen in US so I will have to wait until it is finished. But that is how my days have been spent. Ash tells me I am nosy but it is what I see out the window as I am typing or reading my mail. I have to have something to keep me amused in the desert. So I watch the people building the house across the street. I do hope it is done before I leave but if not I will be back before the end of the year to spend more time with my honey.
So to all my girls back home I love you and Miss you sooooooooooo much. I also send much love to my dad and Barb. I hope you are doing better dad please get better. I hate being so far away but please know I love you and Miss you a lot. Be home in 5 Mondays. Alyssa mema sends you lots of love and a big kiss.