They brought me skippy peanut butter.
The parents left last night.
I played tour guide for almost two weeks. They saw amazing things they never thought they would. It was great. We crammed so much in! From Alex to Aswan. Med to Red Sea. Train, car, camel, bus, microbus, felucca, ship. Ancient tombs, pyramids. Fateer, seafood, Egyptian sandwiches, Fuul Falafel and beyond. Family, friends.
With our Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor I completed the Egypt section in 1,000 Places to See Before You Die.
This is quite an accomplishment, as I haven't even done the one thing from my home state!
I became active in people watching during this time. I took a sunrise hot air balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings. I swam. Read 3 books. Took pictures. Spoke in German. Utilized my Arabic. Had an omelet every morning. Moonlit discussions on the top deck of our boat.
Sad to see them go last night. We headed to Khan El Khalili for the honorable visit that any tourist must make. But we were sideswiped with thousands of people out at 11 pm! The streets were filled with cars and people. Religious Celebration. It was insane, uncomfortable, no chance to breathe! We opted out and my quick thinking* led us to the Khan El Khalili "Bazaar" on Sharea Tahrir. We stopped there and were the only customers picking out souvenirs, found just what they wanted. I think they were relieved! After that we went for juice. The watermelon juice was above and beyond anything I could have dreamed of. I'm going back for more.
Thanks for the wonderful visit.
*I am useful some of the time!
I played tour guide for almost two weeks. They saw amazing things they never thought they would. It was great. We crammed so much in! From Alex to Aswan. Med to Red Sea. Train, car, camel, bus, microbus, felucca, ship. Ancient tombs, pyramids. Fateer, seafood, Egyptian sandwiches, Fuul Falafel and beyond. Family, friends.
With our Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor I completed the Egypt section in 1,000 Places to See Before You Die.
This is quite an accomplishment, as I haven't even done the one thing from my home state!
I became active in people watching during this time. I took a sunrise hot air balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings. I swam. Read 3 books. Took pictures. Spoke in German. Utilized my Arabic. Had an omelet every morning. Moonlit discussions on the top deck of our boat.
Sad to see them go last night. We headed to Khan El Khalili for the honorable visit that any tourist must make. But we were sideswiped with thousands of people out at 11 pm! The streets were filled with cars and people. Religious Celebration. It was insane, uncomfortable, no chance to breathe! We opted out and my quick thinking* led us to the Khan El Khalili "Bazaar" on Sharea Tahrir. We stopped there and were the only customers picking out souvenirs, found just what they wanted. I think they were relieved! After that we went for juice. The watermelon juice was above and beyond anything I could have dreamed of. I'm going back for more.
Thanks for the wonderful visit.
*I am useful some of the time!
1 Comments:
no one should ever go to el-khan on that day
you got to experience something that few egyptians dare to do, even the goldsmiths and people who live there dread that day
it's "moolid el-hussien" or "mawled el hussien" it's celebrating the birth of el-hussien the grandson of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and people come over from small towns and suburbs and all the way from ismaileya and further :)
they spent monday night on the street and untill wednesday the khan was in a horrible state.
i just saw that post now though :)
i'll see you guys when i get back from Dubai :)
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