Back to Dubai

Pictures of the main road along the sea in Kuwait City.

Made it back to Dubai this afternoon. It feels so good to be back- even after only 3 days in Kuwait City, I am very much looking forward to sitting on my balcony and sleeping in my own bed. The Kuwait Airport is getting renovated- and the new sections look VERY much better. It is such an experience when you travel in the Middle east; the people, the pushing, the chaos, the languages, and clothes, and kids. Today the majority of the people were from India- I was one of 2 white people on the plan and the kids (maybe 2 or 3 yrs old) could not stop starring at me! As they walked past me in the terminal the kids would just stand there with their hands folded and twirl their feet and look at me until their parents came to get them. It was funny-- until I got on the plan and there were 3 crying babies in my section...

Kuwait was actually much prettier than I remembered. It is almost a peninsula of sorts, so has a lot of sea views and beaches (which only men can use) but there are no bars, no real "restaurant" areas so I pretty much go to the malls or stay at the hotel. Boring. On a funny note I rode around with the Franchise Dm for Kuwait- and she has a Porsche Carrara. Nice- very nice- but the funny part is me- 6'4" getting in and out of that thing! The rear fender came up to my knee! But I did fit in it- and didn't feel unsafe or anything- I was more worried about splitting my pants of my new suit!

I do have to say I changed it up a bit this trip- went to a REAL Indian restaurant my first night in, and then did Italian, then did Lebanese my last night. It was all good especially the Indian restaurant. So much food, nan, vegetables, sauces, and chutneys, and anything that is simmered in butter and cream and then barbecued is pretty much a winner for me.

And as I read over my previous posts and when my VP was in town last week I realized that I am not a "foodie". When my boss asked where we could go for lunch I was like "Chili's is good!" as he looked at me with disgust. I can tell you where every Zara, D&G, and Harvey Nicols is in the Middle East, and I visit them regularly, know the manager or counter guy and get my picture taken at some of them! But when it comes to food I like it cheap- tasty- and it can't take any time away from my day.
See- look at all this self discovery after only 2 months here! :-)