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!