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April 9th 2010

Published: April 10th 2010

April 9, 2010 Note: You can click on any photo to enlarge it, and then use the numbers at the top to scroll from photo to photo. Be sure to see the photos below the comments on this page and then click on the "page 2" link to see the "extra photos" I've uploaded. : Last Thursday was the weekend and we had arranged for our group to go to Kuwait City, Kuwait for the day, which is about an hour... Read Full Entry

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Ted

TedTravel

I traveled to Saudi Arabia in February, April, May, and October 2009 and in February and April 2010. I have now returned in 2012. This blog was written as a journal of my experiences and as a way of keeping in touch with family and friends. Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for your interest. I welcome your comments, even if you don’t know me. As salam alaykum - Peace be upon you. Scroll down on this page to see my blog entries. Click the link below to see the entire blog entry (with a larger font). To see photos that are large... full info

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Bread oven

The dough is slapped on the side of the hot oven and it cooks in about three minutes. These ovens are intensely hot.

More fish for sale

Spices for sale

Star Anise

This is the top of the cylinder. Each one was about three feet high, full of different spices.

Nuts for Sale

You can sample anything

Eating area for dinner

We ate in the market with 10,000 of our closest friends from Kuwait.

The beginning of dinner

Salad, kebobs, rice. You can use one of the flat breads as a plate and as a wrap for the food.

Prawns

These were the size of small lobsters and just as tasty.

Peng - He's either fencing or eating

Fresh Fish

The fish on the foil in front of Sinclair was this massive flat fish that was perfectly cooked and was off the hook good.

Everyone was busy eating

We seemed to be the only Westerners around

A sea of white -- and us

Slowing down after the 125th course

Strange sign interpretted by Yacoub

Yacoub had to read the Arabic to figure what this meant. The English to English translation is: What is left of the remnants of an antique ("Entics) Kuwaiti home. Too funny!

Kuwaitg at night

James smokes the hooka

We were invited into Yacoub's friend's home. They meet every night (except Tuesday) and smoke the hooka.

Ted multi-tasking

I'm smoking the hooka, drinking Arabic coffee, and being offered baklava.

Michelle blows smoke rings

The owner of the house is on the right.

Koen has a laugh

10th April 2010

Jim podlich
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Great Post
Thanks for the post from Kuwait. I liked the video too. Let's get together when you are back.

11th April 2010

Connie
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Oh, you missed to get up on the tower? It's pretty cool up there viewing all parts of the world, lol..

11th April 2010

eve
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Wow--great entry on Kuwait, Ted. I sounds (and looks) like you had a great time there. You sure packed a lot into that day! Did you buy anything in the market??

11th April 2010

Ellen
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Kuwait
Who knew the middle east could be some much fun. Thanks for the blog. e

11th April 2010

TedTravel
Ted

Market in Kuwait City
Mostly it was food. I didn't buy anything, but I certainly ate a lot of sample dates and nuts. Besides, I didn't have any Kuwaiti Dinar; I only had Saudi Riyahls. Fun Fact for the day: A Kuwaiti Dinar is worth $3.00. A Saudi Riyahl is worth about 30 cents.

12th April 2010

tiner
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Kuwait
This is the first blog of this trip I've had achance to open and look at! Looks like maybe it was your best one! It's fun to live the Saudi life vicariously through your posts.

13th April 2010

Jessica
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Great pics, Dad! See you sooooon!

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