International Yoga Day - 2017!

Yesterday I attended the 3rd International day of Yoga,  Bangkok!

It was a super early start and I admit when my alarm went off at 04.30 I did toy with the idea of giving it a miss (mainly cause I had only gone to bed at 2 am!) - but I hauled my lazy behind out of bed for something greater than myself and the chance to be apart of a truly amazing experience.

Tickets to the event were free, you had to register online and just rock up - yoga mats, water and snack were provided! I arrived at 5.45, got my free t-shirt (I will do pretty much anything for a free t-shirt!), found some of my yoga buddies and got a possie near the action, watched the sunrise and the event unfold.

3rd International Day of Yoga Bkk!

The ceremony started at 6.30 with a welcome from the Indian ambassador to Thailand and general formalities. Then the Yoga began - my Yoga teacher lead the session and along with thousands of yoga enthusiasts I got my yoga on! The session lasted for an hour - it was a great way to start the day with a few stretches and peaceful mantra chants. The slogan for this years Yoga day was - Yoga for Harmony and Peace - it was pretty amazing coming together with so many people from all walks of life to share this. 

Getting our Yoga on -  picture courtesy of Divine Yoga!

24 hrs in Kuwait!

In May we went to London Town for a wedding and family catch-up! We flew with Kuwait Airlines and en route back to BKK we had a 24 hr stop-over in Kuwait City! 

It's never been on my list as a place to visit - but why not see as much of the world as you can ! We arrived bright and early to an already sweltering Kuwait City (40 degrees at 5 am!) and got the local bus to the hotel. We were the only foreigners on the bus and I was the only woman on the bus - we were pretty popular and had our picture taken a few times! When we arrived at the hotel I hopped into bed to get a bit of shut-eye while the city was waking up! A few hours later we set out for our mini tour of Kuwait!   The souk was a close walk to the hotel, but in the 45 degree heat it felt like hours! I love the heat - Bangers is hot- but this was unlike no heat I have experienced before...it's relentless! We had a little wonder around the market then indulged in a delicious lunch - chicken kebabs - Kuwait style! After lunch we headed to the central mosque and city centre for a wonder before the sweltering heat just got too much and we headed back to the hotel for some much needed air-con! 

When it had cooled down a few degrees we made our way to the city's main attraction - the Kuwait Towers! I'm usually a big fan of Google maps and the allocated time they predict is usually correct - however it's quote of a 15 min walk was very misleading on this occasion - we arrived at the Towers 1hr after we set off! (The promise of another kebab and ice cold non-alcoholic beer - Kuwait is a dry country - kept me going!) The towers serve as water tanks opened to the public 4 years ago and are Kuwait's number 1 tourist attraction. It cost 3 Kuwait Dinar (£7.60) to go up to the viewing sphere. The main tower is 187 m high and holds the restaurant and the viewing sphere - they both rotate so you can enjoy the view of Kuwait city and the  gulf coast! After the sunset and the bright lights of Kuwait city came out to play we headed back to the souk for dinner, then back to the hotel to get ready for our early flight back to Bangers!

Kuwait Towers

Kuwait - it was short and sweet but you are far too hot for me to handle!