01.13.2010
Dahab, Egypt
Spent the past 4 days in the Sinai Peninsula in the town of Dahab, Egypt, on the Gulf of Aqaba. The gulf is one arm of the Red Sea that lies between Egypt, Jordan, Isreal, and Saudi Arabia. The water here is an amazing blue green tint. Not many waves. Lots of snorkling everyday, you just pick a spot in town and go, and Monday we climbed up the famed Mount Sinai (7,497 ft) nearby. It felt like hiking in Utah. The tourism circuit here in Dahab is more relaxed than in the mainland. Lots of Eurpoeans come here for a quick winter holiday. Tomorrow we fly back to Cairo to visit Heather, a friend who is teaching for a couple years there. I will write more and include pictures when we return. Yalla!
1.07.2010
01.07.2010
Pictures from the interior of Egypt
Giza, Aswan, and Luxor, Egypt
Travels back up the Nile are goning quite well, sorry for not being more active with this. Sending pictures from an internet cafe in Egypt involves inhaling at least two packs of cigarette smoke so here is a quick update..
Pyramids at Giza (2 of 3)
The Sphinx at Giza
Lunch in Egypt: Falafel, Rice, Veggies in Tomato Broth, Salad, Hummus, Pita
Felucca Transport down the Nile
Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor: 1391 BC
Pictures from the interior of Egypt
Giza, Aswan, and Luxor, Egypt
Travels back up the Nile are goning quite well, sorry for not being more active with this. Sending pictures from an internet cafe in Egypt involves inhaling at least two packs of cigarette smoke so here is a quick update..
Pyramids at Giza (2 of 3)
The Sphinx at Giza
Lunch in Egypt: Falafel, Rice, Veggies in Tomato Broth, Salad, Hummus, Pita
Felucca Transport down the Nile
Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor: 1391 BC
1.03.2010
01.03.2010
Cairo and the Giza Pyramids Cairo,Egypt
Arrived in Cairo Friday Night, New Year's Day, and somehow made our way to the hotel after meeting up with an old friend at the airport who is teaching english here. She lives in the Heliopolis neighborhood but our hotel was in Dokki, across town. I couldn't really explain to the driver how to get there even though I had a route picked out on the map. Our taxi driver seemed to be impressed that we would write down the name and english address of the place. Saturday, we took the metro over to Coptic Cairo (old christian sector of town) and walked around and found some falafel sandwiches. In the evening we met up with our intrepid tour group. Dinner was pretty spectacular. Egyptian pancakes (meat, lentils, olive and a dessert one with milk and honey) and a show featuring traditional Egyptian simi dancers at a dance hall near the giant cairo market Khan el-Khalili. Scarves and silk a plenty.. Today, Saturday, we headed out early for the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx. The dimensions were beyond anything I really thought about. Hard to describe.. I'll write more about that later and post some pictures..today for lunch we had this stir fry with macaroni, lentils, fried onions, chili powder, and chickpeas. Food is amazin, that is what I am most focused on it seems. Weather is okay..lots of air pollution but we are heding out the countryside tonight on a sleeper-train to Aswan. Until then...
Cairo and the Giza Pyramids Cairo,Egypt
Arrived in Cairo Friday Night, New Year's Day, and somehow made our way to the hotel after meeting up with an old friend at the airport who is teaching english here. She lives in the Heliopolis neighborhood but our hotel was in Dokki, across town. I couldn't really explain to the driver how to get there even though I had a route picked out on the map. Our taxi driver seemed to be impressed that we would write down the name and english address of the place. Saturday, we took the metro over to Coptic Cairo (old christian sector of town) and walked around and found some falafel sandwiches. In the evening we met up with our intrepid tour group. Dinner was pretty spectacular. Egyptian pancakes (meat, lentils, olive and a dessert one with milk and honey) and a show featuring traditional Egyptian simi dancers at a dance hall near the giant cairo market Khan el-Khalili. Scarves and silk a plenty.. Today, Saturday, we headed out early for the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx. The dimensions were beyond anything I really thought about. Hard to describe.. I'll write more about that later and post some pictures..today for lunch we had this stir fry with macaroni, lentils, fried onions, chili powder, and chickpeas. Food is amazin, that is what I am most focused on it seems. Weather is okay..lots of air pollution but we are heding out the countryside tonight on a sleeper-train to Aswan. Until then...
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