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Kuwaiti Diaries IV: The Last City

January 24, 2010 by sketchbloom

House in the 'Beit Al-Badr' complex, in the old part of Kuwait City. January 2010

As they used to say in old time radio ‘ This concludes our series’.

From Lonely Planet:

A traditional mud-built house, with heavy carved doors, Beit al-Badr was built between 1838 and 1848 and is one of the last examples of pre-oil residential architecture in the city. It is located alongside Sadu House.

A new multilane rotatory car-belt is being built adjacent the complex; the sight of the construction crews left me forlorn, mourning a loss that was not mine, and yet affected me – the loss of worn pathways, the tyranny of cars.
Half around the world, once again, cities are designed around automobiles, and not people.

So yes, this is the last installment of my Kuwaiti photography (for now?)
I still have some drawings to share, and a way to hold on to this trip for a few more days.

Traveling begets traveling, and the only cure for the invariable melancholia that follows a return home is to plan the next escapade.

Goodbye Kuwait

The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only one page.

Saint Augustine

Goodbye Kuwait

Posted in Architecture, digital collage, photography, writing, architecture, Kuwaiti Diaries, Photography | Tagged Beit Al-Bader, Beit Al-Badr, Kuwait, Kuwait Beaches, Kuwait Chalet, Kuwait City, Kuwait Towers, Middle East Architecture | 2 Comments

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on January 27, 2010 at 1:51 pm | Reply Jennifer Reece

WOW! Beatiful photos, Miti! The Kuwait Towers look breathtaking. I’m so happy you were able to go

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- on February 3, 2010 at 3:45 pm | Reply sketchbloom
  
  It was incredible. Sorry I have been MIA for a while, we have to get together soon so I can tell you all about it! Thank you for being my greatest fan!
  
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