Hi,
I had to go to Kuwait for a day trip with my coworker on business yesterday, and I took some pictures while there and thought I would share it here. Kuwait is a very interesting country, small in size, super rich and has the strongest/most expensive currency in the world, the Kuwaiti Dinar.
We were all day on a meeting, but just before sunset, we had an hour to spare before heading back to the office, and it was just enough to escape and visit the most viewed buildings in Kuwait, the Kuwaiti towers. These towers were designed by a Swedish firm back in the 60′s or 70′s, and they were actaually built by a Yugoslavian company believe it or not and the project was ready in 1979. One tower was built as a water reservoir, the other (tallest) tower is the one you can actually go into and have a coffee while looking at the Arabian gulf from a height of 120 meters, and the skinny rocket-like tower is the electricity tower that controls all the rest. The lookout tower has a rotating floor so while having your coffee, you will be shown around Kuwait city.
Other than the towers, we didn’t see much, which is probably because Kuwait is a very small country and it’s definitely not a tourist destination packed with historical sites or landmarks. Being there feels kind of special, I remember back when I was a kid in Hungary, we often talked about Kuwait where everything was made of gold, and the people were so rich they had nothing better to do than enjoying life. This is obviously not true as you will see on the pictures soon, not all things are made of gold. The city itself is quite dirty, full of old gas-guzzler American cars and of course dust. The country itself is still very rich I take it, it just that they are not showing off like people do here in the UAE.
Enjoy the pics and click below to see more pictures:
The magnificent towers from a distance:
..from below
The friendly lift operator….
And Kuwait city from above:
And this was my entry ticket:
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