Hello Fellow Travellers,

Wanted to Share some pics of my Drive to work along the Gulf Road in the morning, hope it gives you a good idea of the country incase you visit:

Leaving the neigborhood in the morning, the traffic seems light





Passing by the Al Argan Restaurant Strip





WoW, Surprisingly the Traffic is pretty light today



Some Morning Stretches





This is rumored to be the largest BK in the World, can anyone confirm this?



The largest bank in Kuwait, NBK is giving the chance to win fractional ownership in a jet!!! How cool is that.



Gorgeous Morning



The Ugliest Building I have ever ever seen in my life, Dynamite anyone?



A Beautiful Mosque designed in the late 70s, I love the modern interpretation of the design



The Kuwait Scientific Centre





Just as things were going so well, Traffic



Yes we have one here too



The crossing bridge between Marina Mall and Marina Crescent where the Marina Hotel and Yacht Club is located



Marina Mall



Uff, more traffic





Yup KFC all you can eat



A View of the Kuwait Towers this hazy morning



Entering the City



Chamber of Commerce




Known as the Slide because of the design, the white structure is the Parliament Building









My Cigar Dealer



My Office Building



Hope you Enjoyed the Pics

S

Salman,

Thanks for the photo-tour of the Gulf Road.
I see that Chopard is doing well in Kuwait.

I have a contender for the ugliest building in the world - in Tokyo:





MTF

nt

...don't you like LEGO? I think I built that building in 5th grade with my set. =)


- Daniel

So...when were those buildings built?


Helen

nt

common in the 70s-80s in Japan, notably, by Kenzo Tange and a few others.

Building units can be added or removed according to need, and there is always a mainframe which provides the necessary infrastructure for these add/drop units. Hence the 'lego' like little rooms and a 'frame' like structure where they are all attached into. This is all in theory. In practice, they built them so they embody these ideals.

Most 'ugly'? I don't think so. But ugly as a metabolist building, perhaps. I have seen better.

As conveyed in the pictures, the buildings and "feel" seem to be very reminiscent of Abu Dhabi and certain parts of Dubai.


- Daniel

nt

What a beautifull country. You must be so proud of it.I'll have to see if I can manage the same when I borrow my daughters camera.
Really enjoyed our chat last night. I like the way you have your views, but respect that others may not feel the same. It took me a while to get to sleep, I kept thinking about it all.Your attitude to women is so refreshing. Look forward to the start of March.xx

Hi Salman,
Hope everything is going well my friend. Thanks for the beautiful pics of Kuwait. It brings back very fond memories of our trip last year. The beachfront BK and KFC is unbelievable even after seeing it in person!

Pic of my favorite building:



And walking towards the Kuwaiti Towers:



And the best city view from atop the prestigious Chairman's Club:



And a gorgeous shot of the Kuwait City lights from the helipad



Regards,
ED-209

I remember you trying to tell me about this building and I didn't realize at the time, it's a very interesting project and is being developed by Commercial Real Estate Co. in Kuwait, I have alot of friends working there and they told me that its the only project they know in the world where the building is twisting at a 45 degree angle

Very nice office building.

Kuwait seems like a very beautiful and modern place to live. A good percentage of dark coloured cars, this is surprising as I thought white was the norm for desert climates.

I hope to be able to visit Kuwait sometime.

nt

I guess it's no fun walking when it is 45 deg C at 09:00 am in the Middle East.

 

Regards,

MTF