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... spent falling in and out of a night of fragile sleep... listening to prayers, snores and other bodily functions going bump in the night... Being very thankful once I entered into the plane that took off at 7:00 the following morning... whisking me away from a hellish evening of unpleasant noises and rank smells... Driving up the hill to the Bilkent Campus... hugging my family...  settling into my own apartment... eagerly awaiting an evenings rest in my very own bed...  zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Despite the turbulence of its recent history, Kuwait today is once again beginning to reflect its status as an oil-rich nation. In 1990 Iraq claimed Kuwait as its 19th province, but the Iraqis were expelled by a United States led alliance in a short war in 1991, and now the country is separated from its threatening neighbor by a wall along its border. The ruined capital, Kuwait City, has risen from the ashes of war to become a buzzing metropolis with gleaming high rises ...

Despite the turbulence of its recent history, Kuwait today is once again beginning to reflect its status as an oil-rich nation. In 1990 Iraq claimed Kuwait as its 19th province, but the Iraqis were expelled by a United States led alliance in a short war in 1991, and now the country is separated from its threatening neighbor by a wall along its border. The ruined capital, Kuwait City, has risen from the ashes of war to become a buzzing metropolis with gleaming high rises ...

Well, there are more benefits of the Hilton. First, there are women in bikinis who are not related to the people at work. I didn't go to the Ramadan tent for dinner, but you could eat out on the beach. Now it is time to go home.

And with the Hilton being closer to the city, it is a quick trip to eat at restaurants up there as well. Back to the Hard Rock - a great deal - all food is 50% off during Ramadan. At least one good thing during Ramadan. Met up with my old technical manager from my chemical plant days. Wasn't expecting to run into him over here.

Our new home - ain't it great? Not only do we have air conditioning - we have better TV station channels, internet, and better restaraunts.

Went into Fahaheel for dinner tonight. Ate at a Lebanese restaurant located out on the water front. And a very nice surprise on the return to the guest house - the AC died. It was 80F inside at 8:30 pm. At least we were able to get electricians to look at it. But unfortunately ...

... to talk to the head mullah in charge over here. The view was great and it was nice to relax in the air conditioning. There were some pictures on the observation deck of how bad the Iraqis damaged the structure during the invasion, too. They wanted to destroy a symbolic Kuwaiti place but obviously weren't too successful since I stood in there today. The people here seem to embrace all that is American...Ford Crown Victoris for ...

My next stop was Kuwait City, via Dubai and Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates. I loved watching the flight path on the TV screens on the plane from Zurich to Dubai...the direct route would have taken us over most of Iraq...but for (some) reason, our plane did a zig zag and bypassed Iraq altogether. I still don't understand why. There really isn't much, in terms of touristy things, to do in Kuwait. I couldn't find too much on ...