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Historical Vintage and Classical Cars Museum [Things to do in Kuwait]

I have been meaning to write this post for quite a while now and decided to just bite the bullet and get on with it.  I have been away,  I am sorry, yada yada yada. If you have been following for a while (a very very long while) you will know that I sometimes just need time off.  I also blog on my craft blog more regularly because it is more about the crafting and not the living (get the hint?)

A couple of weeks ago my husband took a few days off (that is a very very rare thing) and we pretended we were tourists and did a bit of going out.

We visited the Historical Vintage and Classical Cars Museum. I was in Shuweikh and found this museum by chance and made a mental note to go visit as soon as my husband had some time off.  I knew he would enjoy it.

It was a beautiful sunny day with a nice cool breeze.

When you walk in you are greeted by two rows of vintage cars.

Vintage Cars

Walk inside and you will be greeted by some lovely model cars like this one.
Vintage Models

I am not a car buff, but I do know that this is a Minerva and that it is ancient and that the leather detailing is amazing.
Vintage Minerva
Vintage Minerva

But by far my favorite car was the BMW Isetta
BMW Isetta
My daughter was absolutely fascinated by this car. She still talks about it and says she wants a car like the little yellow car with the door in the front that she saw before.

My husband truly had fun and so did my almost 4 year old little girl (who said that only boys like cars). It is definitely worth a visit.

Here is their contact info if you are interested in visiting.
Historical, Vintage & Classic Cars Museum Shuwaikh Industrial Area, Block 1, Street 49
Facebook Page
Tel: 24819186 – 24847143 Ext: 102
Fax: 24824037

E-Mail: info@KuwaitCarMuseum.com.kw

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Things to do in Kuwait

More than a year ago, when I moved to Kuwait, I wondered what could be done in Kuwait.  Last week my mother and sister were visiting for Eid and we discovered lots of interesting things that could be done.  Needless to say these activities were so much more fun because they were with me but I am sure you could still enjoy yourself on your own.

Marrakesh Decor was amazing

Marrakesh Decor was amazing

Dining out.  We went crazy trying different cuisines.  Our favorite was Wasabi a Sushi place, followed by Marrakesh a Moroccan place.  The rule was if you can’t pronounce it then you should order it.  We also had Indian and Chinese at Magha El Mahal.

Shopping, which I don’t usually enjoy was enjoyable this time.  I probably tried on dozens of different hats on my daughter and took funny pictures, so if you saw a crazy momy with a little baby girl with huge hats on her head that was probably me.

Color Me Mine selection of ceramics

Color Me Mine selection of ceramics

Pottery painting.  There’s a lovely little Color Me Mine cafe at Marina.  We spent 2 hours painting on ceramics, drinking coffee and generally having lots of fun.  I love doing Arts and Crafts but I am a bit painting challenged but it was not as difficult as I had expected.  My sister was the smartest one and chose a Mug that had a message on it so all she had to do was color it in.  My mother and I painted coasters which turned out to be harder because you have to use your imagination completely.

Fishes in the Aquarium

Fishes in the Aquarium

Aquarium and Imax:  I had already been to the Aquarium but not to the Imax shows. We went to two shows, one about Egyptian Mummies and another about Going to the moon.  They were amazing and the experience was really worth it.

The beach.  We all went to Nadi Ras el Ard and had a swim.  My sister got my daughter a huge yellow float with a little mini chair so she was so happy sitting in it in the water splashing around and kicking her feet like there was no tommorrow.

The musical fountain at Al Koot was also a wonderful show.  The weather was pleasant and we enjoyed the show.

We also went to the Moubarkeya Souk.  Lots of very interesting things were on sale and just the fun of browsing was enough, it is seriously worth a visit for a taste of a more authentic Kuwait.  You can buy copper items, bu5ur, silver and wooden boxes and so many different and interesting things.

There were other things which we wanted to do and see but didn’t have enough time.  We wanted to go ice skating and to the Zoo.  Next time insha2allah then.

Hope you all had a wonderful and interesting Eid too.

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