Sunrise Sunday, November 16, 2008
Good Morning, Kuwait!
It’s another glorious day in Kuwait, only 57 °F / 14 °C at 0630 in the morning. Ansam, the photo was taken at 0613. It took the sun a while to rise above that thick yellow-brown haze on the horizon. The sky is clear, the tide is waaaaayyyy out, beach combers are out looking for shellfish for tonight’s dinner.
I didn’t sleep well last night. We are planning a big Eid trip, plans have changed several times. At one time they were built around a conference, but, as many companies are doing, the conference was killed as a cost-cutting measure, leaving us to decide whether to travel at our own expense. As I was changing the hotel reservation, it occurred to me that we have been piling up points on a loyalty program, and we’ve never use any of those points.
So just for grins, I checked to see if our points would cover any of the days of our hotel stay. It covered the entire stay – with points left over! Whoda thunk?
I was so excited, our entire hotel stay is covered. Or maybe I drank too much coffee yesterday, I don’t know, but I had a hard time sleeping last night.
The high today is forecast to be 75°F / 24°C.
Have a great day, Kuwait.
6 Comments »
Leave a comment
Recent Comments
Catherine on Donna Leon Crossing Cultu… intlxpatr on Ignoring the Law thani on Ignoring the Law Anon. on British Soldier Kidnapped, Esc… Reeva Mills on Cahors to Bordeaux, Preparing… Wikipedia Donate Button
Amazina
Early Voting in Florida
Here There and Everywhere 
Oddly enough was awake during that time. 11 hours is a hell of a time to adjust to.
Nibaq – you must be on the US West Coast. Right? I have that 11 hour time change three or four times a year – it is HELL! I think it takes years off my life every time I do it! Hope you are on local time quickly. I have heard the secret is to fast while you are travelling, and eat when you get to your destination, but . . . I get bored, and I forget!
Safe travels. 🙂
I did not sleep well too 😦 I am home and I have a two days sick leave :’-(
We were going around in old Kuwait Market and old cafes to show a friend around Kuwait (her first visit) and I guess I ate something bad at those places. Came back home and at night I was shivering and rushed to the ER at around 3:00am 😦 Sucks to miss work when you just started!!!
Oh Ansam, I am so sorry to hear you are sick! And I am so sorry it was something you ate in the old market. I eat there all the time; other people tell me it isn’t a good place to eat, but we love it. Don’t you hate going to he emergency room? What did the doctor say? When can you go back to work?
Apparently I was the only one out of FIVE who got sick so maybe I was sick before I went anyway because I do eat at that market and never got sick!!!
Doctor gave me two days sick leave I tried to wake up and go anyway but was dead tired since i really did not sleep at all
Will see how tomorrow goes!
Hope you are MUCH MUCH better today. How did your friend enjoy Mubarakiyya?