It's easy to forget that Kuwait is built on a desert!

Looking up there's a growing number of increasingly impressive skyscrapers and wonders of modern architecture. Looking at ground level you see more of the old Kuwait, some of the buildings still baring the scars of the Iraqi invasion nearly 30 years ago. Many areas don't have pavements as such, or at least don't anymore and you can see areas that remind you that beneath it all lies desert.

Walking from Hawally to Salmiya today, I was struck by this particular high street, it was like walking along the beach.

Oh, and I've decided that Friday is my walking day!!! Did about 20k last week and even more this week.....the weight's falling off!




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