Polar Panda to Kuwait

It was Saturday July 3rd. After unpacking for a couple of hours in the morning, we decided to drive to downtown Kuwait or Kuwait City. On the way to the north, I saw this unique building (not sure if it is a residential villa or a museum) that has trees on the roof! The architecture of the buildings here is mysterious and fascinating!

This is another building beside one of the public beaches. It looks like a pyramid to me.

One of the beaches

I guess this is one of the best locations for Burger King in the world – right on the Arabian Sea. (It is hard to take a good angle to shoot the picture with the sea.) When you drive through, you literally drive on the paved beach!

Breath-taking scenery! Why do Kuwaitis run away for traveling while they have a hidden peal right under their noses?? It is much cooler by the water!

Does it look like Hong Kong, Singapore or New York? No, it is Kuwait. The tall building is called "Dancing Building" the locals.

Lots of green in this area. One should know how much green means to Kuwaitis.

Big smiling face is right on the sea shore too! And with the grapevine scripts (the term I used for Arabic). Although I am not a fan of Burger King and McDonald, it is nice to see something that is familiar.

20 KD for 1 hour ride

Water fountain close to a grocery store.

I am behind my journaling and blogging. The following photos were taken on July 2nd.

This is the Arabian Sea view from our living room. Our three bedrooms face the same direction (east) and have the same view! One of my long time friends said this is like a resort! It is indeed! It is extremely joyful to see the blue water when you get up and open the curtains! You can see there are several restaurants on the other side of the road. The beach is only 5 minutes away. A public beach is on the right side and it is about 600 meters away.

There are two swimming pools on the second floor and there are nine workers maintaining the building including the pools. I swim most of the time in the evening and afternoons after a 20-minute tread mill run. It is pleasant to see the stars shining in the night sky while swimming and later lie on the warm ceramic tiles by teh pool.

We went to the church in the morning and it was a great service. The pastor prayed for our visa. I trust that God will sort it out soon and I had a peace in my mind.

This is the huge mansion beside the church. I am amazed how HUGE the houses are here, and I wonder how much they pay for the property tax…

It was hot outside, but it is comfortable inside. Kuwaitis know how to adjust their air conditioners properly, so you would not feel a cold air shock when you get into any venue.

We went to the Al Kout Mall close to our home for lunch. It is on the sea shore or a harbour. You can see the wooden boats by the bay.

The mall has water fountains and I heard that there are beautiful lights at night.

There are lots of cafeterias around the place and instead of having the heating lamps we have in Canada for summer, they have cold mists. :)

I love this flag – direction for where to pray. I am amazed by the faithfulness.

This is a sign for ladies’ prayer room. In the afternoon around 3:30 pm, women in the mall are supposed to come into this room and pray. But I did not know and entered it as I needed to go to a bathroom. Hope the ladies there were not offended.