Kuwait houses

Some of the houses that we see here are pretty grand.... and unique....

Dusty and Sandy

From Tuesday till now (Saturday), visibility has been really bad, as it's really sandy and dusty. It gets worse at night, and I can hear the woooooooooo wind sound outside. And I can barely see beyond 2 buildings in front of our building.

It is hot, and it is sandy, so not suitable to take the kids anywhere other than shopping malls. So, daddy took us for a ride down to the south of Kuwait, Ahmadi, where he works.

Dusty and poor visibility outside....

Dusty and Sandy Ahmadi...

Then, on Saturday, we took the coastal road when we left Sharq Souq, on the way home....The round globe towers is the Kuwait towers...

Alas....a car...

We finally got a car. Daddy came home with the car on Thursday, and Rachel was ecstatic, as it's a "BIG BIG CAR" with "ONE SEAT ONE SEAT oneeee"....:) Daddy got a Pajero!!!
When he came home, he took Rachel downstairs to see the car, and to put her car seat in it. She was so excited. And on Friday and Saturday, we went out in the car, and believe me, life is so much better than when we were taking the cab!!!!:)

Outing on Saturday:

Rachel waiting in the lobby for Daddy to start the car (and switch on the aircond) before we jumped in.... I guess we sort of got used to the heat. It was around 41deg when we went out at 10am this morning, and when we came home at 1.00pm, it was around 48 deg already....

We went to Sharq Souq for lunch, and bought Kenneth's car seat from Mothercare. Gosh, I need the car seat for him, since we take longer drives compared to the cab rides... And of course, for safety purposes....

Kenneth and Rachel in their respective car seats....So happy!!!!

Rachel proudly showing off the car:)

Life in Kuwait is not easy without a car...

Well, at the moment, it's just daddy driving the car. I can't drive yet, as I will have to take my driving test. But before I can do that, we will have to wait till Rachel starts school.... Women can't drive unless she has a job, or schooling kids!!!! Odd....but this is Kuwait....

Kuwait weather

This is how clear the skies are....and can you see the sea near the horizon? If only it is 25 degrees celcius outside, with these blue skies.....such fat hopes....

Weather in Kuwait

It is definitely getting hotter here in Kuwait. The last 2 days, temperature was slightly above 40 degrees celcius. Whenever we attempt to step out of the apartment block, Rachel will cry HOT HOT.... It feels like standing behind a running aircond compressor... And the temperature is not at its peak yet!!!!!

The two pics below show the same view taken from our apartment. One on a clear day, and one with a mild sandstorm...

Clear day

Mild sandstorm