Hard Rock Cafe in Kuwait City

Before I left CA, I found the Hard Rock Cafe in Kuwait City on the internet. After seeing pictures and with my goal of visiting the HRC in every place I visit, I convinced Thomas to take a taxi ride with me to the city.

After finding out the exchange rate and the approximate cost of a taxi ride, I handed over 20 US dollars and received about 7 KD.

The taxi driver greeted us and we were on our way. By the way, there are no traffic laws in Kuwait and everyone drives really fast. As many of you know, I don't have a problem with driving fast, but there are no crosswalks and people will walk in front of your moving car in the middle of the street. Also, I don't remember seeing any street lights, only stop signs and cars rarely stop.

Thankfully, we arrived safely. As we were exiting the taxi, the driver asked if we would need him to return for us in a couple of hours. Thomas and I both told him, "Yes", but he continued to ask until, only, Thomas answered him. (Yes, I know... I'm not in CA anymore. lol) Anyway, I gave Thomas the fare (2.5 KD) and headed towards the HRC.

It was about 3pm and the cafe was pretty empty so we had our choice of seating locations and settled on a booth with a view of the gulf.

FYI: Kuwait is a dry country and you cannot (legally) buy alcohol in any restaurant. Knowing this, Thomas decided to order a "drink" anyway... a margarita without tequila.

After spending a couple of hours eating and talking, we walked around outside of the cafe and took a few pictures. At this point, we saw a taxi waiting for us. It was a different driver and he didn't have a problem with me speaking to him... especially after he realized I was holding the KD. lol