Bob and I have never lived in the same city as my parents. Sometimes we have lived as close as 3 hours away and other times it has been as far as 5 hours. When Mom and Dad visited before, we would take them out for dinner, shop at the mall and drag them along to see all the girls' activities and performances. Now there is an ocean between us so when they come to visit, their visits tend to be more purposeful and way more exciting. This time they are in Belgium to see Maria graduate from high school. But while we waited for that big day to happen we took a quick trip to Cairo!!!!
Riding the camels and touring the pyramids
Riding the camels and touring the pyramids
We had a great time in Cairo as tourists. The Egyptian Museum was unbelievable holding all of King Tut's treasures. We also saw the real Cairo where people live and work which is quite depressing. Maria gave us all a lesson on World Geography including urbanization, culture, education and the job market. We gave a quick boost to the Egyptian economy with Dad gambling at the hotel and Mom shopping at the bazaar. Originally I said I had seen enough and had no need to return. Now that I have been home for a few days, I think I might need to go back and see more of Egypt by way of the Nile. The weather was beautiful and might be a nice place to go in February!
Beautiful and something different than what you're used to in Europe. I would love to go, but not live - as you mentioned to me. Did you read that article in Flanders Today? "The foreign affairs ministry has advised visitors to Egypt to avoid wearing clothes that make it too easy to identify them as Belgium". Some guy was attacked.
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