Kuwait

The Middle East - countries visited on this trip are Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Emirates and Oman

Turkish Airlines Business Lounge in Istanbul. This travelers lounge is one of the largest in the world.

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All Hotels and Restaurants and the country of Bahrain are dry - No liquor allowed to be consumed in the country.

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Downtown Kuwait City

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A mosque within a block of the hotel

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Small shopping center visited

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Economic, Cultural, Political Capitol of Kuwait

Souq Al Mububaralaya. Old market in the city

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More old then new items for sale.

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Beautiful old paintings

This owner of the shop is from Iran originally he told me

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Something different besides the basic black

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Old currency from Iraq with Saddam Hussan&#039;s photo on it

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You wonder how do all these small stalls make a living

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Products for sale in the enclosed food market in the Souq

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Meeting place for men within the Souk Market

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Good looking fruits

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All ladies must cover ALL hair in public

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I would sure like to have a fish market of this caliber where I live.

Great Fish Market

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Everything is caught the day of Market

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They are waiting for shoppers to come into the food market. They will push your groceries until your cart is full for a fee.

Ladies checking out the latest in clothing

You name it you can find it here

Spices all types

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Prayer Beads

Follow that conversation

Grande Mosque

Seif Palace - Not used much by the Royal family as they prefer the Bayan Palace as the Official Palace for the Emir

Flag of Kuwait

Coastline

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Schools of Fish in the harbor near shore

Kuwait City Harbor skyline

Many Modern Buildings

Travel group having dinner in a local restuarant

What a dessert. Almost like a light birdnest

Kuwait Buildings lighted at night time

Restaurant meeting place

Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Salah

Advertising is iluminated many stories high in the building

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KFC Chicken found around the world

Unique lighting on the buildings at night

Kuwait City at night

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Lighted Head Board in the Hotel Royal

Dhow boats

Maritime Museum

The old and the new in the background

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Apartment and Condos

Rescued from the Kuwait - Iraq war - When the war broke out the enrance to the house was sealed with cement and brick so no one would know what is behind all the walls of this treasure

The Museum houses a collection of over 30,000 items collected over 50 years. 10,000 items are on permanent display

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Pieces of art, Jewelry from almost every country in the Middle East

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View of the history of the people of the Middle East

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Words cannot describe seeing these items in person

Oman

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Turkoman

From Afghanistan

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Uzbekistan

Hand carved wall partition

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Firearms of the Islamic World

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Rare paintings

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Kuwait

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Khanjar all hand made to defend the men. Knives worn at the waist level with a belt holding it to the side of the man.

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Yemen Daggers

Rare Korans

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Large Korans

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Pottery

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Entrance to the Tareg Rajab Museum. This is where the wall was sealed off from any invaders during the Kuwait - Iraq war 1990

Entrance doorway that had been sealed to prevent robbing of the museum artifacts

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Men&#039;s waiting room - no women allowed

Tareg Rajab Museum of Islamic Caligraphy

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Curtains dating hundreds of years old

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Caligraphy

View from distance of the hundreds of years old curtains

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Close up detail of the curtains

Close up detail of the curtains

Description

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Description

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Local neighborhood near the Museum

New housing for locals

Water Towers

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Al Hamra Tower

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Local Fisherman throwing his net in the bay

Close up of the tiles on the tower

New Skyscrapers

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Exhibits comprise a number of well crafted city models

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Saddam Hussein found in a hole in the ground in Iraq

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Visit to the Local Fish house in Kuwait City

You cannot buy fish any fresher than this

Waiting for customers

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Local Dhow fishing boats

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The old Dhows and the new Skyscraper in the distance

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Talking about the catch of the day

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Inside the modern facility for selling fish

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One thing you do not see is women. The men do most of the shopping.

Beautiful fresh produce

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Dates and apricots

Time for lunch. Notice the birds in the cages behind the men

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