Our Flat....

Our flat here is far more manageable when compared to the HUGE flat we had in Egypt. It is a 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath. It is probably about a third the size of our flat from Egypt. We don't have any kind of view because we are on the first floor. That is one of the things that we do miss. While the flat is nice and feels very homey, it has come with its set backs. Within the first two weeks of living here we had a water pipe break, the shut off valve on the toilet break, and then the hot water tank blew after all that flooding our kitchen. We also had a leak in our half bath which caused that to flood. One of the most baffling things about our flat is our "cold" water. They have water tanks on the roof here which is where the water comes in and out from. So when we first arrived after sitting in the sun all day our cold water was almost unbearably hot to shower in. The first couple months we lived here we never even turned on the hot water, which is scalding hot like it was in Egypt.

The general layout of our place is nice. The smaller bedroom/office is in the very front this is where I do my homework from. It has a small desk, dining table, a bookshelf (which we purchased) and a drying rack for clothes. Coming out of there we walk into the living room with the half bath to right,which has our washer in after we had them put it in there.The living room is average size we have two couches and small entertainment unit which has our TV, satellite box and some our personal affects on top. Then we move towards the master which on the left is the door into the kitchen. The kitchen is very nice size, lots of counter space, nice big fridge and upper cupboards. The only down fall is the tiny little stove and oven. You can barely fit a cookie sheet long ways into it. There is no real temperature control on the stove top it's either really low or really high. Our master bedroom is a very nice size. We have a middle eastern queen size bed, which is a little larger than a double in the states, a large wardrobe, and a dresser with a vanity mirror where Miranda gets ready every morning. Our onsuite bathroom is large with a large standing shower ( I should mention we have no bathtub) a sink and a shelf we bought when we got here.

All in all, we like our flat very much and it has been much easier to make this more of a home than our place in Egypt, where that was so large it was almost impossible to make it home without spending crazy amounts of money. We have settled in nicely and below are pictures of our flat here.

Pictures of Kuwait

Here are a bunch if pictures we have taken from around Kuwait....

Going towards Miranda's school is large line of small shops that have everything you need.

This is a view down Al Muthana which is the road we live on. It has everything from fruit vendors, butchers, a small grocery store, many,many barbers along with many other shops and restaurants.

This is a small park about a half mile from our flat, green grass and trees. Although there is a little bit of litter here and there, but it is nothing when compared to we experienced in Egypt.

Beirut St., This is the looking down the road towards Miranda's school which is only about a mile from our flat.

Liberation Tower

This is the tallest building in Kuwait, which can be seen from the road we live on and all along Gulf Rd.

The Kuwait Towers, which are working water towers. It also has an observation deck and a restaurant at the top of the highest blue ball  to the right.

One of the many points you can walk out to along the Gulf. There is an area to sit and relax and enjoy the cool breeze from the Gulf.

Another view of the Gulf beach line.

City view from the Gulf.

One of the many highways here, normal roads and lanes are used here. They do not do what they do in Egypt here where a 4 lane highway turns into an 8 lane highway. There are traffic police, and road rules and laws.