Photos from Today

The night weather is getting very enjoyable now.  It is a cool 99 degrees!  Honestly though, without the sun, 99 feels like a break from the heat.  So anyway, I took a walk around the block and snapped just a few photos to give a sense of some of the stores.  These shops I would say are on the lower or low to mid range of the services available in Kuwait.  These are generally the local establishments catering to the broader population.

Delivery is common.  If you are wealthier, that may come in the form of your own driver delivering you your food.  Alternatively, most shops and restaurants will deliver as well.  At many take out places, people don't even leave their car.  The workers will come out to the car to accept the order.

What does Kuwait have that Brooklyn doesn't?

Now, think of an answer and click the "read more" link to see if you guessed correctly.  I'll give you a hint just to make it fair.  It isn't Radio Shack.

Two Final Thoughts Before Bed

Since today was so productive (although I never did get to review the route to the airport), I have two more challenges to add for tomorrow:

1. There is a car wash guy I'll name "Jim" who (I kid you not) I believe lives somewhere in the garage.  There are these convoluted signals I don't yet understand.  Some cars have one wiper up, others have two.  I asked Jim the other day how it works and he just said 10 KD in very broken English -- which is $35 USD so I know he was trying to scam me.  The dust here builds up pretty quickly, so there is going to be a need for Jim's services soon, but definitely not for $35 given the rent on the apartment is only half that amount.
2. There is a restaurant down the street called Divas.  I'm just thinking if that place was in the US they wouldn't be serving food.  More to come on this one.

Marina Mall

As I started my drive down the Gulf Road this evening, I quickly snapped this picture is of Al-Seef Hospital stuck at a red light.

Although I was planning on going to see the Kuwait Towers (not even sure if they are illuminated), I  ended up at the Marina Mall where I think everyone else went too.  I'm intrigued by the English/Arabic signs of chain establishments.  Here are jut two examples, but there are dozens of other examples.