This trip is soooooooooooo a Bob Dylan song!
We arrived in Cairo to find it hot, full of traffic.. and wonderful. How can anyone complain when the view from the bar of the hotel is the pyramids....
Favorite scavengers in Cairo:
(a) First, go to the main souk or bazaar and buy a traditional Egyptian headdress and then ride a camel to the pyramids wearing the headdress (and we could chose which of the ridiculous headdresses we wanted to embarrass ourselves with). I choose the scarf with baubles (a charming wrap) and Rainey chose the shriner’s hat.
Favorite scavengers in Cairo:
(a) First, go to the main souk or bazaar and buy a traditional Egyptian headdress and then ride a camel to the pyramids wearing the headdress (and we could chose which of the ridiculous headdresses we wanted to embarrass ourselves with). I choose the scarf with baubles (a charming wrap) and Rainey chose the shriner’s hat.
But what an amazing view, you round a sand dune and there are the three great pyramids right in front of you. WOW!!! Plus it is so hard to imagine that while the Egyptians were hauling these gigantic rocks up the Nile from Aswan in the South and building mathematically perfect pyramids, much of the rest of the world was still living in caves.
(b) Eat roast pigeon. Yes, I got the unlucky job since there was no way Rainey was putting that in his mouth. You know what they say … it all tastes like chicken (but it's pigeon Rainey reminds me... yeah, thanks... )
(c) Smoke a sheesha in a traditional Cairo gahwa: Each table has a huge smoking pipe and the waiter comes along and plunks the lighted tobacco into the pipe. Can’t be any worse for our lungs than the pollution of Beijing
(b) Eat roast pigeon. Yes, I got the unlucky job since there was no way Rainey was putting that in his mouth. You know what they say … it all tastes like chicken (but it's pigeon Rainey reminds me... yeah, thanks... )
(c) Smoke a sheesha in a traditional Cairo gahwa: Each table has a huge smoking pipe and the waiter comes along and plunks the lighted tobacco into the pipe. Can’t be any worse for our lungs than the pollution of Beijing
(d) Visit the statute of Ramses II in Memphis and describe what position he is in? And the answer is… lying down. He is magnificient.
(e) We had to visit the largest mosque in Cairo and actually go inside – which required me to put on a very attractive robe…
Greatest sights from Egypt
- They have delivery service for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Not unlike pizza, you can call and get KFC delivered to you by moped anywhere in Cairo. Who knew??? (at least it's not Kentucky Fried Pigeon)
Greatest sights from Egypt
- They have delivery service for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Not unlike pizza, you can call and get KFC delivered to you by moped anywhere in Cairo. Who knew??? (at least it's not Kentucky Fried Pigeon)
- In some beautiful gardens in Alexandria, the gardener was obviously having some fun with the shrubbery.
We had a great stay in Cairo .. and even managed to eat a nice dinner one night.. had lots of fun... and even a night of actual sleep.
We had a great stay in Cairo .. and even managed to eat a nice dinner one night.. had lots of fun... and even a night of actual sleep.
The below are from our day trip to Alexandria!! WE ARE OFF TO GREECE!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 comments:
Looks like you are having a blast. I'm reliving my time abroad in every stop that you do.
It was great seeing the two of you in Vegas! Congrats again on being named Mass Tort Attorney of the year Zoe-- a true accomplishment. This trip looks amazing! Give 'em hell! - Greg
You lucky ducks!!I have always wanted to see the pyramids in Eygpt. I thought that it was politically unstable but I guess not if not they would not have sent you there. Off tyo Greece, well that is your favorite place so perhaps it will give you a headstart in the challenges.
I wish I could have done this trip with you guys
Heidi
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