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Kuwait House of National Memorial Museum
Blog: Sophie's World - 1 November 2009
After dropping me off at the Kuwait House of National Memorial Museum, Assis, my taxi driver for the day, makes sure I see the Iraqi tank displayed outside. Entering, I pay 1 KD and get a personal guide, Sakina. She starts by reeling off names of former sheikhs; the earliest ones are names on [...]
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Kuwait Towers
Blog: Sophie's World - 30 October 2009
I was going to cover my visit to Kuwait in one post, but too many things just leaped out and demanded their own space. So first out: Kuwait Towers. 30-year-old Kuwait Towers is probably the best known landmark on the Arabian Penisula. Outside Dubai, that is. Designed by Scandinavians, and comprising two large spheres and a [...]
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