3S of kuwait: Sea, Sight, Shopping!
we're finally at the last part of my little escapade at kuwait.
facing the persian sea, the salmiya area has a splendid seaview. known for being very family-oriented, kuwaitis would bring their families to the coastline to spend some quality time together over the weekends. for the sporty ones, you can go jet-skiing and horseriding!
the magnificent seaview of the persian gulf and the cloudless skies!
and my 2 travel chums cant resist taking a picto with it!
as we walked along the coastline, we found...
HARD ROCK CAFE! we thought souvenirs from hard rock kuwait would be quite cool, but we're rushing for dinner with the rest, pretty explanatory why we never pop in.
during summer, the temperature is expected to hit 50deg celsius, there are water coolers along the stretch to quench your thirst! and also because of the hot weather, many shops would be closed from 4-7pm, since no one would be out. but you can always go to the mall; it would stay open.
as there is hardly any entertainment there, considering there's no club, locals love to shop, or speeding/cruising around with flashy sports cars (especially petrol is SGD0.30/litre!). in marina mall, there are plenty of cars inside the mall. you'll find cars almost in every little corner of the shopping mall, we guessed it was almost like an "ornament" to them.
there are many european brands, with the likes of zara, mango, bershka, h&m, forever 21, etc. selfridges are coming in this year, and many companies are looking to bring asian brands as well.
marina mall - charles pointed out the logo for pastamania is different from the one in sg!
wonder what this is?
TADAA!
what else can blue and yellow be!
the avenue mall
the sultan mall.
a pity i didnt have the time to shop in avenue mall and sultan mall. as some might know, it's rather hard for people there to have a social life, people would either join health club or they would make use of bluetooth technology to get to know one another, since it is against the islamic rule for the girl to reciprocate (openly). so keep your bluetooth on when you're there! you never know when romance would hit you!
at kuwait, you'll find the service line heavily populated by filipinos, as kuwaitis are known to be rather arrogant, or they would rather work in government sector which supposedly pays very well. i had an encounter with a local, he could speak good english, but to prevent any miscommunication, one better speak straight to the point - better to make good use of preposition, ala "around" vs "outside". i personally thought he was rather helpful, but a tad too blunt.
this is totally off-topic, but i thought it would be interesting to share our little incident with the cab driver. under the recommendation of marina mall by oussama and sameer who told us the cab fare should be less than 3kd, prolly around 1kd. and as it was a rather short distance, most of the cab drivers would rather not use their meter, and charge you at a stated rate. so we hopped onto this dirty cab, and while he was driving, he quoted us seven-fifty. to our horror, we ran into an argument with the cab driver, who was also clueless at that moment. we forced him to let us off the cab, and because he was so clueless, that he helplessly shot us "what is wrong with you!" and honestly, i was on the verge of jumping car then, in the event if he did not stop immediately. and the moment right after we got off that cab, it then hit upon keli that seven-fifty - is equivalent to their 0.750kd, which was VERY reasonable, since the later cabs charged us 1 or 1.5kd. and up to date, it still remains a joke that the 3 of us share! so yeah, be prepared that the prices they quote are usually in 3 decimal places!
some sights to share!
facing the persian sea, the salmiya area has a splendid seaview. known for being very family-oriented, kuwaitis would bring their families to the coastline to spend some quality time together over the weekends. for the sporty ones, you can go jet-skiing and horseriding!
the magnificent seaview of the persian gulf and the cloudless skies!
and my 2 travel chums cant resist taking a picto with it!
as we walked along the coastline, we found...
HARD ROCK CAFE! we thought souvenirs from hard rock kuwait would be quite cool, but we're rushing for dinner with the rest, pretty explanatory why we never pop in.
during summer, the temperature is expected to hit 50deg celsius, there are water coolers along the stretch to quench your thirst! and also because of the hot weather, many shops would be closed from 4-7pm, since no one would be out. but you can always go to the mall; it would stay open.
as there is hardly any entertainment there, considering there's no club, locals love to shop, or speeding/cruising around with flashy sports cars (especially petrol is SGD0.30/litre!). in marina mall, there are plenty of cars inside the mall. you'll find cars almost in every little corner of the shopping mall, we guessed it was almost like an "ornament" to them.
there are many european brands, with the likes of zara, mango, bershka, h&m, forever 21, etc. selfridges are coming in this year, and many companies are looking to bring asian brands as well.
marina mall - charles pointed out the logo for pastamania is different from the one in sg!
wonder what this is?
TADAA!
what else can blue and yellow be!
the avenue mall
the sultan mall.
a pity i didnt have the time to shop in avenue mall and sultan mall. as some might know, it's rather hard for people there to have a social life, people would either join health club or they would make use of bluetooth technology to get to know one another, since it is against the islamic rule for the girl to reciprocate (openly). so keep your bluetooth on when you're there! you never know when romance would hit you!
at kuwait, you'll find the service line heavily populated by filipinos, as kuwaitis are known to be rather arrogant, or they would rather work in government sector which supposedly pays very well. i had an encounter with a local, he could speak good english, but to prevent any miscommunication, one better speak straight to the point - better to make good use of preposition, ala "around" vs "outside". i personally thought he was rather helpful, but a tad too blunt.
this is totally off-topic, but i thought it would be interesting to share our little incident with the cab driver. under the recommendation of marina mall by oussama and sameer who told us the cab fare should be less than 3kd, prolly around 1kd. and as it was a rather short distance, most of the cab drivers would rather not use their meter, and charge you at a stated rate. so we hopped onto this dirty cab, and while he was driving, he quoted us seven-fifty. to our horror, we ran into an argument with the cab driver, who was also clueless at that moment. we forced him to let us off the cab, and because he was so clueless, that he helplessly shot us "what is wrong with you!" and honestly, i was on the verge of jumping car then, in the event if he did not stop immediately. and the moment right after we got off that cab, it then hit upon keli that seven-fifty - is equivalent to their 0.750kd, which was VERY reasonable, since the later cabs charged us 1 or 1.5kd. and up to date, it still remains a joke that the 3 of us share! so yeah, be prepared that the prices they quote are usually in 3 decimal places!
some sights to share!
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