tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27555127089003371082024-03-14T05:59:31.577-06:00Just the Two of UsNews about Josh and Carolee Schilling.Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-55209942737943190762010-05-18T10:20:00.001-06:002010-05-18T10:20:23.499-06:00We live in a dirty dirty world<p>So I woke up this morning around 6:30-7. I made breakfast for Josh and I and somehow after breakfast was done, I started picking up some stuff on the floor. I noticed that the floor was really dirty in the spot I was picking up. So I decided to put our broom together and sweep. I have mopped before but like normal for Egypt, you feel like you have to mop the very next day so I didn’t pay any attention to it. Well when I started sweeping, I noticed that I was picking up a <font size="4">LOT</font> of dirt. So it turned into sweeping the whole living room/dining room/entry way. I swept 20 little piles of dirt. Not like dust but actual dirt. It was so disgusting. I mean if I did just one sweep, it was basically enough to make a pile. All the piles were what I just picked up right around the pile itself, nothing big at all. </p> <p>   <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K-G_m0fnI/AAAAAAAAAeE/MJX8SESYVjg/s1600-h/IMG_2485%5B7%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2485" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="345" alt="IMG_2485" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K-IDqoQuI/AAAAAAAAAeI/mMAfLmb6mT0/IMG_2485_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="269" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K-J-AsMJI/AAAAAAAAAeM/mjq3ENWc8AY/s1600-h/IMG_2487%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2487" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="257" alt="IMG_2487" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K-K6YhcdI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/6PkDtkvToLo/IMG_2487_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="338" border="0" /></a>    </p> <p>                                               <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K-MFSECWI/AAAAAAAAAeU/1gzbd5l3jyA/s1600-h/IMG_2486%5B11%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2486" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="419" alt="IMG_2486" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K-NWBffbI/AAAAAAAAAeY/ytZ5IGKNOIc/IMG_2486_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>So after I spent who knows how long sweeping, I swept them all into 1 big pile to see exactly how much I was picking it. And then I mopped all the floors in the apartment except for the spare room. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K-O0jLprI/AAAAAAAAAec/5geokrQlvfE/s1600-h/IMG_2488%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2488" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="234" alt="IMG_2488" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K-Pydyq2I/AAAAAAAAAeg/WfK9VeJAvFk/IMG_2488_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="311" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K-QlOkw2I/AAAAAAAAAek/NF7ugKRdkvw/s1600-h/IMG_2490%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2490" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="234" alt="IMG_2490" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K-RYzsKEI/AAAAAAAAAeo/ey_fI1Oet-E/IMG_2490_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="311" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p>And instead of refilling the mop bucket a dozen times because the water would get so filthy, I just took a full bucket and dumped it all over the floor and squeegeed it all in to the floor drain in the bathroom. Then I took the mop and mopped it again until I wasn’t getting a whole lot of dirt on the mop. Hopefully, by all the work I did today, I won’t feel like I have to mop again tomorrow. Oh please oh please!</p> Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-11693646594323615342010-05-18T09:57:00.001-06:002010-05-23T07:31:35.560-06:00First Week Back<p>I finally made it to Egypt for real on Monday night. It did, however, take some time due to delays. Every flight was delayed and I had just moments before my last connection when we landed in JFK. Luckily the gate from where we were dropped off to the gate that we were leaving from wasn’t too far away. We left on time but we sat on the runway for an hour. My previous flight was delayed because JFK was having really strong winds enough to close down one of the runways. So by us lifting off an hour late, it put us behind 2 hours in Cairo for some odd reason even though we had some tail wind. </p> <p>But oh well. Life goes on. And I’m keeping myself busy since the very first morning. There was a cooking class at 9:30 that was really good. It was on puff pastries, croissants, and Danishes. She made it seem so easy to make and I didn’t realize how much butter you have to use. She says you end up using as much butter as there is all the other ingredients combined; so basically half is butter and half is everything else. All of the girls there were amazed that I had just gotten in the night before and wasn’t tired. I think I wasn’t tired because I didn’t have a long layover like the 15 hour one we had in Amsterdam last time and I also slept on every flight for most of the flight. </p> <p>On Wednesday Josh and I spent the day doing a lot of errands. Like getting our membership at the club, buying groceries, pots, pans, some dishes, and other miscellaneous household items. All we had in the fridge was a couple boxes of juice, feta cheese, and water. For the dry goods we had rice and I think that was about it. We had about 6 plates, 3 bowls, 4 cups, 1 casserole dish, and 1 wicked tiny pot…too tiny to cook rice or noodles in. So there wasn’t much we could do for meals until we got a bigger pot. I was able to make tin foil dinners the second night but without the tin foil. In stead we put in the casserole dish. It was pretty good. And with the left over ground beef, we made hamburgers with cheese, ketchup, tomatoes, and flat bread. It was pretty good. And last night we made beef and cheese quesadillas. They were good too. We used the leftover tin foil dinner in them for lunch today. </p> <p>Thursday was the wives first Arabic class. It was more like review to me from the last time I was here. Oh and there are 6 wives here and only 1 lives a 5 minute walking distance from us. All the others live on the other side of town. We only get together when all the wives are doing something. Anyways, to get back on track, we will have those Arabic classes 3 times a week for an hour. </p> <p>Unlike the States and basically everywhere else, Fridays are the Sabbath instead of Sunday. So we went to church in the morning. Saw a lot of old faces as well as new. And since I was an old face to some, I was lucky enough to say the closing prayer in Sacrament meeting. They are giving students callings for the time being as well to help get word out about activities to those in the group and to replace those who are leaving either for good or for the summer. Usually in the summer, church is for 2 hours instead of 3 because they don’t have enough people to fill all the callings every week. I don’t know if they will do that this summer since there are 50+ people here besides the normal. The Primary President, who is an old friend, said she is on the prowl and to watch my back. So I’ll probably be keeping my tradition of being in the Primary. </p> <p>On Saturday we got up wicked early to meet the bus to take us to Alexandria. Since we’ve been there before, we didn’t take a lot of pictures. I think we took more pictures on the way there than when we were actually in Alex. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4kZjPJ2I/AAAAAAAAAc8/CMCLXM4iUyQ/s1600-h/IMG_2455%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2455" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="IMG_2455" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4ltaf8wI/AAAAAAAAAdA/66V7HUi6xRM/IMG_2455_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4nA3__qI/AAAAAAAAAdE/PmBnoDyBEms/s1600-h/IMG_2452%5B8%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2452" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="241" alt="IMG_2452" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4pHTtSKI/AAAAAAAAAdI/Q6XKWTnOPWc/IMG_2452_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="307" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> We started out going to King Farouk’s palaces and garden. It was a really nice calm feeling place. From what we saw, they took good care of the place. We weren’t able to go inside the palace. </p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4r_LWb8I/AAAAAAAAAdM/B7VV_03EqKs/s1600-h/IMG_2469%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2469" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="376" alt="IMG_2469" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4un0W2oI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/iSvPtcY8YiQ/IMG_2469_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="495" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4yZKJ8lI/AAAAAAAAAdU/OHC7aPm_5ag/s1600-h/IMG_2470%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2470" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="234" alt="IMG_2470" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4zI6oXVI/AAAAAAAAAdY/t-FRupmTHUw/IMG_2470_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="308" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4z9q3fKI/AAAAAAAAAdc/svmoYESZ-TU/s1600-h/IMG_2472%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2472" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="234" alt="IMG_2472" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K40jwm8uI/AAAAAAAAAdg/QfOk-26Mvhs/IMG_2472_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="307" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K41n9rUGI/AAAAAAAAAdk/DKgPTID1KnU/s1600-h/IMG_2473%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2473" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="354" alt="IMG_2473" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K43-BDATI/AAAAAAAAAdo/0JixcYTRSao/IMG_2473_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="466" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> The Mediterranean Sea behind us at King Farouk’s Palace. </p> <p>Our next stop was the old lighthouse fortress. It hadn’t changed at all since we were there a year ago. So we didn’t take any pictures. Plus it was really hot and with all the white-ish walls, we couldn’t really open our eyes. After that, we went to see some old Roman ruins. I couldn’t find a good enough rock to bring back for my collection with the short amount of time we had there. </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K448KKhgI/AAAAAAAAAds/0IohvVaOIE0/s1600-h/IMG_2477%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2477" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="446" alt="IMG_2477" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K46gWs-rI/AAAAAAAAAdw/bOl7-UqRsPg/IMG_2477_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="584" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K472Qt-NI/AAAAAAAAAd0/US9lZ8QX2mQ/s1600-h/IMG_2479%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2479" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="329" alt="IMG_2479" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K48iyeELI/AAAAAAAAAd4/7UECboj8n3Q/IMG_2479_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="433" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4-g4if2I/AAAAAAAAAd8/4aVnwg7v_kE/s1600-h/IMG_2483%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2483" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="396" alt="IMG_2483" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/S_K4__ddz4I/AAAAAAAAAeA/leV2JHK35TY/IMG_2483_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="521" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> This is the last of the pictures from the trip. </p> <p>We went to a huge library for our last stop. It was very updated and VERY clean. I wasn’t afraid to touch stuff because of dirtiness. It was amazing. They had a couple of small museums for manuscripts, Egyptology, and their late President Sadat who was assassinated in 1989 during a country parade. They had the suit he wore that day with all the bloodstains on it still as well as other personal belongings. And that concludes my first week here in Egypt. </p>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-82417315601248823872009-09-18T09:31:00.001-06:002009-09-18T09:31:54.130-06:00יִשְׂרָאֵל Israel<p>It has been a very long time since we posted last. Time is not as abundant for Carolee and I was it was in Egypt. Now that we’re back in America that is. After much anticipation I thought that I would just add some pictures from our trip to the Holy Land and add stories later when I have more time. I figured since its been a really long time since we’ve posted I will put up what I’ve got done now. More will follow. Seriously. I promise.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnryR58WI/AAAAAAAAAaM/F2FzYC6ADag/s1600-h/IMG_0248%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0248" border="0" alt="IMG_0248" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnsYsHN1I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/xS3vjnOHjFc/IMG_0248_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>This is the bus we took from Cairo up to Taba. We expected something really run down and scary. It wasn’t too bad. This is our rest stop just outside Taba in the Sinai peninsula.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnslLzfuI/AAAAAAAAAaU/LahxCyxN-Hs/s1600-h/IMG_0255%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0255" border="0" alt="IMG_0255" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOntKw6Q6I/AAAAAAAAAaY/XnTaX0ozwmY/IMG_0255_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a></p> <p>Let me tell you something, the desert is COLD in the mornings. My little jacket was not doing the job.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOntQ3ZdwI/AAAAAAAAAac/5jKUQBXSIok/s1600-h/IMG_0260%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0260" border="0" alt="IMG_0260" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOntwzJaTI/AAAAAAAAAag/zV2sBJV_cDU/IMG_0260_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>As we waited for the bus to leave we watched a woman herd her sheep and goats. She would throw rocks to tell them were to go. And if one strayed off, like that little one on the left did she would make a calling noise to get them to come back. It was pretty cool.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnuHwiKhI/AAAAAAAAAak/M-_tN-UwZCw/s1600-h/IMG_0274%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0274" border="0" alt="IMG_0274" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnu7rW5MI/AAAAAAAAAao/oyIkI457BU0/IMG_0274_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>This is the Red Sea. We’re still on the Egypt side. The water was absolutely amazing. Carolee and I have never seen water so crystal clear. It was really beautiful. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnv3-P8PI/AAAAAAAAAas/aiOqQ7bPDJg/s1600-h/IMG_0276%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0276" border="0" alt="IMG_0276" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnwLxmNJI/AAAAAAAAAaw/GMu6ksd6tEY/IMG_0276_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnwod64NI/AAAAAAAAAa0/k8_QAq6F0-U/s1600-h/IMG_0279%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0279" border="0" alt="IMG_0279" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnw9uXB6I/AAAAAAAAAa4/_cczJH1jPc8/IMG_0279_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnxOrpQHI/AAAAAAAAAa8/cjlFG0K3Lqo/s1600-h/IMG_0290%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0290" border="0" alt="IMG_0290" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnxuWfLkI/AAAAAAAAAbE/KUiXXk9nxz4/IMG_0290_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>This is inside the old city of Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is straight through that crowd.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnxxxVvvI/AAAAAAAAAbI/vADbJMKUDRg/s1600-h/IMG_0291%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0291" border="0" alt="IMG_0291" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnyj3wAoI/AAAAAAAAAbM/UYBVTGW2FTE/IMG_0291_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOny8tHi4I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/r-JRTKGYna4/s1600-h/IMG_05403.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0540" border="0" alt="IMG_0540" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnzJRyC-I/AAAAAAAAAbU/8Su6HI3YXWI/IMG_0540_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>The Sea of Galilee is behind us.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnznb8NoI/AAAAAAAAAbY/h21MHP9QfDI/s1600-h/IMG_05473.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0547" border="0" alt="IMG_0547" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOnz_YissI/AAAAAAAAAbc/fWcN0LDSA5A/IMG_0547_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn0WfeHKI/AAAAAAAAAbg/CTtFLcLdGC8/s1600-h/IMG_05723.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0572" border="0" alt="IMG_0572" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn10UFDwI/AAAAAAAAAbk/_7KP6-VPPE8/IMG_0572_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn2J2JMOI/AAAAAAAAAbo/MlRVdAwUD4s/s1600-h/IMG_05933.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0593" border="0" alt="IMG_0593" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn2oQ9HQI/AAAAAAAAAbs/3MFVoMD3bs4/IMG_0593_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn3FjmGJI/AAAAAAAAAbw/qgsI5BFs4YQ/s1600-h/IMG_06263.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0626" border="0" alt="IMG_0626" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn3YZRGOI/AAAAAAAAAb0/Vt8WpPBE3SU/IMG_0626_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>Valley of Megiddo. Looks like California. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn3pYIrmI/AAAAAAAAAb4/fOkqzajth4Y/s1600-h/IMG_06253.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0625" border="0" alt="IMG_0625" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn4IervYI/AAAAAAAAAb8/5zhwJBjaGbk/IMG_0625_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a>More of the Valley of Megiddo.  This is where the final battle between good and evil is prophesied to take place. Its a pretty place. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn4b9C8gI/AAAAAAAAAcA/PNZsNRHsSsA/s1600-h/IMG_06333.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0633" border="0" alt="IMG_0633" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn4yQwkdI/AAAAAAAAAcE/8vDwWNK6DJI/IMG_0633_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn5CWyjsI/AAAAAAAAAcI/iaE3084Atls/s1600-h/IMG_06783.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0678" border="0" alt="IMG_0678" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn5oriv9I/AAAAAAAAAcM/hh_LdP3iZWw/IMG_0678_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>One of the gates into the Old City of Jerusalem</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn56cOstI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/qVt37hMc5S0/s1600-h/IMG_0634%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0634" border="0" alt="IMG_0634" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SrOn6fVFN0I/AAAAAAAAAcU/BWBHqZ7SJjs/IMG_0634_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>This is the site of an old hill. And by old hill I mean “Tel”. I think it used to be an old town or village. Its gone now but its in the Megiddo valley. </p> Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-82995407597905959412009-04-16T08:28:00.001-06:002009-04-16T08:28:20.407-06:00Ma Salama Misr<p>So we are down to our final days in Egypt. So I thought that making a list of the things I will miss and will not miss about Egypt/Cairo would be a nice ending. I’m trying to get Josh to do a list too but  I don’t know if that will get done. He still hasn’t written about his horseback riding trip from Giza to Saqara with the Boy Scouts at least a month and a half ago. </p> <p>Now Josh wanted me to start with the things I will miss first. But I thought I would end with that list…you know kind of end on a happy note. So without further ado here are my two lists. </p> <p>10 Things I will NOT miss: (These are in no particular order)</p> <p>1. The constant honking which includes the honking for no apparent reason. If you thought NYC was bad, you haven’t seen nothing yet. </p> <p>2. The pollution and cigarette smoke smell. Josh was helping a boy he tutors with his science report and he found out that depending on where you are in Cairo, it (pollution) can be anywhere from 10-100 times worse than the standard. I’m sure my lungs have loved that. </p> <p>3. The cab drivers. I should just end it at that because there is so much I can say about them that I don’t like. I could seriously just do a blog solely on cab drivers. But I probably won’t so I’ll just give you a sample of what I don’t like. Most of them are just out to get money fro you. They are also a big source of the honking. I<em><strong> will not </strong></em>get in a cab that is honking at me to try to get me in their cab. To me, that’s like answering to your date when he comes to pick you up after honking instead of going to the door and ringing the doorbell. That’s just a small amount of what I don’t like about them. Now I know there are some good cab drivers and I am very thankful for them. </p> <p>4. I will not miss every Egyptian being late for an appointment or spending too much time with you. We once waited for a guy <strong><em>3 </em></strong>hours <strong><em>after</em></strong> he was supposed to be there. And I thought Mormon standard time was bad. Then there are those who want to spend every minute of your spare time with you. It can get annoying and little rude. </p> <p>5. Oh the lies. All the lies. Mainly the ones about product shipment dates. “Oh it will be here bokra  (tomorrow)”, but it never shows. Then they say come back  on Saturday. Finally once Saturday rolls around after 3 or 4 days, and surprise surprise they still don’t have it. Even when we are gone for a week and half, they still don’t get it. </p> <p>6. One of my pet peeves is getting the tourist price or getting ripped off. We know what the prices are; we aren’t stupid. We tried buying a bottle of water and the guy told us 5 when it was clearly labeled 2. Honestly…. We also have some friends who went shopping together. They were each buying the same bracelet. For one it was 5 and for the other was 10. They try to do this right in front of your face. If it was me, I would try to take the customers’ money in a different way so I don’t look so rude and dumb. </p> <p>7. One of things I hate the most is the men here. To me it seems like they treat foreign women as objects instead of people. This is usually the younger men not the old grandpas or those old enough to be grandpas. The older men have respect for us like the men should and they are a lot nicer. When we or just I am walking, I zone out and don’t pay attention to any male except my hubby. These men just give Egyptians a bad name. </p> <p>8. Now this one can be funny when you think about it. A lot of the cabs, buses, and mircobuses are rickety and old. I’m surprised they are still up and running. There was one cab that we rode in, Josh was in the front and I was in the back. Every single time we went over a bump (and if you’ve been here, you would know how bad the roads are there are bumps everywhere!) metal pieces would cling and clang together behind me. Inside this cab, it was just the bare minimum. There was literally nothing inside, no  fabric, it was all metal. I even think my seat have no cushion left it, it was just a dip in the seat. Anyways, every time we went over a bump I truly thought that all of a sudden his car was going to literally fall apart, that all that was going to be left was the seats or lack of. Like the whole frame and wheels were going to fall off. And would you be surprised that he got a flat tire just a couple blocks from our apartment building. We had to walk the rest of the way. </p> <p>9. If anyone has been here, you would know there is no order or organization here. There are no lines anywhere, it’s just a big blob of people. I could that this could be a cause of fights/arguments. But this topic of no order brings me to the next and final thing.</p> <p>10. DRIVING! I am so glad to go back to driving order not be in a land where they drive like animals. They have traffic laws but NO ONE abides by them. They don’t even drive within the lines, the straddle the lines. Because of this, there could be 3 or 4 cars in a 2 lane road. It’s not uncommon to see people driving on the wrong side of the road either. I have also seen people backup on a FREEWAY! They probably missed their turn so instead of making a u-turn, they just backup. People either drive too fast or too slow. There is no in between. Because of all this crazy driving and dumb people, I’m not surprised that so many people die trying to cross the streets of Cairo. </p> <p>Now there are other things that I will miss but these are the first ones that came to my mind. Here is my next list and again these are in no particular order.</p> <p>10 Things I will miss:</p> <p>1. So there is this really cute old man on the main shopping street in Maadi. We go to him for almost anything whether we think he has what we want or not. If doesn’t have what we want, we ask him where we can get it and he’ll tell us a good place to get it. We bought most of our souvenirs from him. As Josh would say, we are putting his grandkids through college. He is a very nice and honest man. And he loves to talk with you. It’s kind of like going to grandma and grandpa’s, you have to plan to be there for a couple of hours no matter what. Anyways, this guy, Sobrey, always says اهلاَ و ساهلاَ when I come to his shop. It means “Welcome” in Arabic. I never knew what it meant until we were looking at wall hangings at another store and that was something that was written on one of them. As soon as I heard the guy say it, I immediately thought of Sobrey. Since then I always think of Sobrey when I hear it. I just wish that people would say it in America but that’s not going to happen.      </p> <p><img title="IMG_0615" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="IMG_0615" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SedAguYcJAI/AAAAAAAAAWc/YzAAzrtkgvY/IMG_0615_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" />I don’t know who the other guy is but Sobrey is the one in the middle. The other guy just wanted to join in the picture for no reason. They like to do that here.</p> <p>2.  I love the cheap prices for the local items. It’s so nice. Isn’t it weird that if you want them in the states, you have to pay extra but here you pay like 1/4 of the price if that. I figured out that I was paying half of what my mom was paying for pomegranates. I was just paying cents for a pound…course everything here is measured in kilos which is 2.2lbs. But if we want something that’s American, you have to pay and arm and leg for it. I saw a can of root beer (which you don’t see very often, I can count the number of times I’ve seen it on one hand) for $3. I will be glad to go back to American prices for American products but I will miss the cheap prices for fruits and vegetables mainly. </p> <p>3. Speaking of cheap prices for fruit and vegetables, I will miss the local food especially fruit like mangoes, clementines, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, bananas, etc. I don’t think for any fruit, I was paying more than $1 for a kilo. How awesome is that?!</p> <p>4. Whether you buy juice from a box or from a fruit juice stand, you know you’re in for a real treat. Both Josh’s and mine favorite is guava juice from the stand and from the Enjoy brand box. It’s like drinking a milkshake it’s so thick and yummy! Oh man, I’m really going to miss that one. Anyways, I have had fresh orange, lemon, sugar cane, mango, strawberry, strawberry banana, guava, and pomegranate juice. To narrow the list down, the only ones I didn’t like was sugar cane (although I do like straight from the sugar cane) and pomegranate. </p> <p>5. There is a little kiosk sized convenient store right across the street from us. For such a small place, they really do have a lot to offer. We go there almost every day to usually buy soda and ice cream. A cute little family owns and run the place and they are really nice. They know that they can speak Arabic to Josh and barely none to me even though I will say “hi”, “bye”, and “how much” to them in Arabic. I just don’t know what they’re saying in return. I feel bad when it’s just me trying to buy something but when you think about it, it’s funny. I’m sure they make fun of me too. </p> <p>6. I will most certainly miss the friends that I have made in the branch here. Basically, I’ll miss the whole branch. </p> <p>7. We have had some great neighbors like Cari, Ayman, Hannah, and Hannah’s new roommate from Holland who we’ve only met once which was the night before we left for Israel. Cari, was Hannah’s roommate before she got married and she is from Michigan so it’s nice to have an American close by. Ayman is Cari’s husband who is Egyptian and he is funny. Hannah is just a sweet a fun loving girl who also happens to make excellent Egyptian food. She is always offering food to us and we do the same. We use each other for things that we don’t have. She let us take her camera to Israel with us. How sweet! Hannah’s new roommate is very nice from what little I know about her. She is probably at the same level of Arabic that Josh is right now. She just started studying Arabic. </p> <p>8. I love walking down the street and smelling the fresh bakery. It smells so good, we almost always stop by if it smells really good. And what’s even better are the prices. Prices could never be lower! (like that slogan?) We like the bread loaves, flat bread, and croissants. They are yuuuummy! This one bakery now has chocolate croissants! So good!</p> <p>9. Our boab (pronounced <em>bow abb</em>) which is the Arabic word for doorman. He cleans the building and takes care of our trash and anything else we need him to do like carry bags for us up 4 flights of stairs. He is so kind and happy. He once carried two boxes of water up to our apartment and wouldn’t accept   any money from us for helping. He usually wears the same galabaya, a dark green one, and he has a lazy eye so we feel bad for him. </p> <p>10. Now this one I will not miss very much but if I ever see one in the states it will certainly make me think of Egypt and have a special place within me. Like seeing someone who is a member in a place where there aren’t very many members, you kind of feel obligated to talk to them. But the thing in Egypt that I’m talking about is the hijab (the head wrapping) and burka (the whole outfit that women wear that cover their face). I hope you can kind of see what I’m talking about. You don’t see women wearing these very often in the states so if I ever did see one, it would be special to me. </p> <p>So those are the things that I will and won’t miss about Egypt. Today is our last day here. Surprisingly, it doesn’t even feel like we’re leaving even though everything is packed and we are just waiting for time to pass before we leave in the morning. Josh’s lists probably won’t be up until after we have gotten home in the states. Oh I will put more pictures up with this one but it will take awhile for me to find them all. </p> <p>Ma salama Misr!</p> Caroleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595608121358521066noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-44924577248816615412009-03-08T09:09:00.001-06:002009-03-08T09:09:32.070-06:00Want to go to Hell-wan and Garbage City?<p>   How would you like to live in the town called Garbage City? I know I would absolutely LOVE it! I mean doesn’t it sound just so nice and beautiful to you? I think I would jump at the opportunity to live there. Well there is such a place here in Cairo, Egypt. Now since it’s in Cairo, or even Egypt alone, you can probably guess what it’s really like. </p> <p>   One day, last week, while Josh was down in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helwan">Helwan</a> with his tutor Samir, he asked Josh if we wanted to go with him to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqatam">Garbage City</a>. Josh came home and asked me if we wanted to do that this coming Saturday. I told him if we didn’t have any plans then yes we can go. </p> <p>   Later that night, we were over at our good friend’s the Heisses and Josh asked them if they wanted to come with us. They had gone on a <a href="http://www.heissatopia.com/2009/01/opposite-day-garbage-city-and-al-azhar.html">trip</a> there recently but they didn’t get to see everything there is to see there. Long story short, if they weren’t going camping then they would love to come. Well on Friday, they found out they won’t be able to go camping that night. They informed us of their change in plans and still wanted to come with us. We planned on a meeting time and place for Saturday morning. But when Saturday morning rolled around, they were feeling sick and said they wouldn’t be joining us. Since they wouldn’t be joining us, we needed to borrow a camera from someone. I thought of the idea of asking our neighbor, Hannah. She is a Coptic Egyptian and is really nice. I rang her doorbell hoping she was awake and not asleep (I always feel bad when I wake her up to help translate for me). She was awake and cleaning her apartment so I didn’t feel as bad. I couldn’t remember if she had a camera but I asked anyways and she did! So thanks to her, she let us borrow her camera for the day. Thank you Hannah!</p> <p>   Josh and I headed out the door to Helwan to meet up with Samir. Samir was waiting right by his car when we came around the corner. He needed to check the oil before we left.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbnoti6lI/AAAAAAAAACk/qBsXvL83mUQ/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20016%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 016" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 016" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbo7Rcx0I/AAAAAAAAACo/Le4oIoOWOk4/Garbage%20City%20016_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a>     </p> <p>   I was tired of standing up so I sat on some stairs and started taking some pictures of all the locals. I became very fond of some little girls that looked like sisters and took some pictures of them. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbpmsM7lI/AAAAAAAAACs/eiMhY3UJRA4/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20018%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 018" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 018" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbq8LnfoI/AAAAAAAAAC4/qY4mB0J88DE/Garbage%20City%20018_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a>The one in the green sweater, kept looking and me and I kept smiling and waving at her. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbsVrfyjI/AAAAAAAAAC8/35uk8fYhTTc/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20019%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 019" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 019" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbtW2b6JI/AAAAAAAAADA/q7LOu476RWA/Garbage%20City%20019_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>   I had Josh take one of the Egyptian candies we had as a snack over to them and offer it. They declined but still wanted to play with me as I kept taking pictures. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbuk6zBqI/AAAAAAAAADE/T-8w0xf0QGQ/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20022%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 022" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 022" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbwH5TPdI/AAAAAAAAADQ/MKh1JnoTz9w/Garbage%20City%20022_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbxAhexgI/AAAAAAAAADU/Z1tL8oNBRPw/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20023%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 023" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 023" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbyIEj8FI/AAAAAAAAADY/R2k5kIFwiZQ/Garbage%20City%20023_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPbzRg46KI/AAAAAAAAADc/hHVb-mio7j8/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20024%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 024" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 024" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPb0b5nqLI/AAAAAAAAADg/q0XdBfOzmN4/Garbage%20City%20024_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a>     </p> <p>   Finally they came over to me and I showed them all the pictures I took of her and her little sister. She really seemed to enjoy looking at herself on the camera. I think her father came over and was talking to Samir about me playing with his daughter which seemed to be just fine. The locals seem to love it when foreigners talk with them and play with the children. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPb1eJ6oNI/AAAAAAAAADk/PttmVnUAf6E/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20025%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 025" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 025" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPb3KnDPaI/AAAAAAAAADw/D2MpAlU5EkM/Garbage%20City%20025_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPb4wA3hKI/AAAAAAAAAD8/-Laz_WjnVfU/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20026%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 026" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="184" alt="Garbage City 026" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPb5umwnuI/AAAAAAAAAEA/CU-GjAAMgqk/Garbage%20City%20026_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPb6pqShPI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Euzo8VA4oa4/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20027%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 027" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="Garbage City 027" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPb7f7JDyI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/LSOtFQCQ4ZI/Garbage%20City%20027_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPb8FfEZiI/AAAAAAAAAEU/IWPv2uZgAdw/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20028%5B2%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 028" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="244" alt="Garbage City 028" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPb9AATMrI/AAAAAAAAAEY/Rk3YdaWKn2o/Garbage%20City%20028_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPb-mD5btI/AAAAAAAAAEc/enIp2Im16OY/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20029%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 029" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 029" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcAoC9BfI/AAAAAAAAAEo/_u_licsIu_U/Garbage%20City%20029_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>   She went back and played some more with her little sister. Later, she came back over and I offered a candy to her once more. Again she declined, but this time I had a small package of saltines. I offered those to her and she gladly accepted and ran away down the street. She came back later with what looked like her mom. It looked like she was telling her mom about me. And that was the last I saw of her. </p> <p align="center">   Samir needed to buy some more oil, so Josh and I went with him to the store. I took more pictures along the way. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcBaoSC1I/AAAAAAAAAE0/CpZVSFAs-hs/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20032%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 032" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 032" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcCcm1J0I/AAAAAAAAAE4/CfSpvJjDgQI/Garbage%20City%20032_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> You can’t see it with the car in the way, but this lady with the bag on her head was carrying a full feathered dead duck in her hand by the neck.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcDZyWHZI/AAAAAAAAAE8/jEgka0rwGFE/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20033%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 033" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 033" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcE08RWvI/AAAAAAAAAFA/mUITSaoZU5E/Garbage%20City%20033_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> Samir’s carpentry shop.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcFhb-AUI/AAAAAAAAAFE/IwK-cjhzLMY/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20034%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 034" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 034" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcGqj83WI/AAAAAAAAAFI/dprS68IRw1Y/Garbage%20City%20034_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcHXoaR_I/AAAAAAAAAFM/XESowSZTB_E/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20036%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 036" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 036" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcIJ_YHNI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/Ue9k8zUE42g/Garbage%20City%20036_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcJtvb2pI/AAAAAAAAAFU/s7OSLiCnZ1c/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20037%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 037" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 037" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcK36kSAI/AAAAAAAAAFY/7maWvq2MU1M/Garbage%20City%20037_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> The design for their handmade dressers that cost a whopping $71.43.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcMZGhC6I/AAAAAAAAAFc/-iBboZyAcS0/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20041%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 041" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 041" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcOEC7ISI/AAAAAAAAAFo/zKIxu1n8O4U/Garbage%20City%20041_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcPf1Z2VI/AAAAAAAAAFs/TDzlZJRrjgo/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20042%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 042" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 042" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcQn6F7PI/AAAAAAAAAFw/rINK_R94_qw/Garbage%20City%20042_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcR_-IyGI/AAAAAAAAAF0/9xHVxPJXkqE/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20044%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 044" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 044" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcTqpKGQI/AAAAAAAAAGA/NlvP3nFO4a4/Garbage%20City%20044_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> We don’t know why this horse is partially painted orange. Even Samir didn’t know. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcU3qN58I/AAAAAAAAAGM/xyldCuVZyiY/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20045%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 045" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 045" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcWK3rvAI/AAAAAAAAAGY/-xNmb3lNyY0/Garbage%20City%20045_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcXSJfTxI/AAAAAAAAAGc/uiqWWeL0XWo/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20046%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 046" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 046" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcYl1pUlI/AAAAAAAAAGg/_VMDJ0W_tyw/Garbage%20City%20046_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcZ-XMpEI/AAAAAAAAAGk/LY8DnVbobcg/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20049%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 049" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 049" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcbK9fddI/AAAAAAAAAGo/7-m1EWDOhiw/Garbage%20City%20049_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p align="left">When we got to the mechanic, and old man was smoking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah">shisha</a> or hookah and Samir asked him for me if I  could take a picture. He was very friendly but he said no. He didn’t want to get embarrassed by me taking a picture of him. But the picture above is across the street from the mechanic.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPccG7bDnI/AAAAAAAAAGs/r2yVyaFYwhI/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20050%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 050" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 050" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcdnvINvI/AAAAAAAAAGw/NzE8AshRNGM/Garbage%20City%20050_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcfGM6EQI/AAAAAAAAAG0/8rxsGUpINmk/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20052%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 052" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 052" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcgCJrGnI/AAAAAAAAAG4/dpL8QVuJCOs/Garbage%20City%20052_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a>  Let’s play Where’s Waldo…or more like Where’s the Hoof? See below for answer.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPchGr46TI/AAAAAAAAAG8/GZpPrnx7v9g/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20051%5B6%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 051" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 051" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPciVu654I/AAAAAAAAAHI/yv-ag2ocxzI/Garbage%20City%20051_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcjZ2V55I/AAAAAAAAAHc/sB1GRNV_u3g/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20053%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 053" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 053" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPckEqy7rI/AAAAAAAAAHg/NW9fUSrV2V0/Garbage%20City%20053_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="327" border="0" /></a> </p> <p align="center"> A Coptic Priest walking down the street.</p> <p align="left">We went back to Samir’s place and finally left with his 11 year old nephew, Magdi. </p> <p>The following pictures are from the car ride to Garbage City. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPckxOT9JI/AAAAAAAAAHk/4G9IQ_sjiW0/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20055%5B10%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 055" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 055" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcl5_aupI/AAAAAAAAAHw/pkkRQL-VTwA/Garbage%20City%20055_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> I was trying to get a picture of one of the very few stop signs in Egypt. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcmlyCnfI/AAAAAAAAAH0/QgoP5vj5GQE/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20056%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 056" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 056" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcnd86EHI/AAAAAAAAAH4/-RkvchnnNi0/Garbage%20City%20056_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> As we were getting on the on-ramp I saw a guy on the side of the rode selling squash and watermelons from his truck. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcoID9ssI/AAAAAAAAAIA/U2vvipTfT9A/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20057%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 057" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 057" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcpN_Z9uI/AAAAAAAAAIE/WZjzTXhneSA/Garbage%20City%20057_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> This one is for Josh. He told me take the picture. </p> <p align="left">   We were driving fine on the freeway until we hit a little bit of traffic. Once we got through it, we figured out why there was traffic. There were a bunch of men on the side of the road arguing over who knows what. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcqA815LI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/vkN-LHIQiyQ/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20058%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 058" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 058" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcqzwo1ZI/AAAAAAAAAIU/SQnKdyWvTHw/Garbage%20City%20058_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcrhkaxFI/AAAAAAAAAIY/iZxLeSR-Ze4/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20059%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 059" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 059" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcsXkukjI/AAAAAAAAAIc/KJW4WXD3i0A/Garbage%20City%20059_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPctf8E9WI/AAAAAAAAAIg/D_IGLEhWcW4/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20063%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 063" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 063" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcuLciDxI/AAAAAAAAAI0/EmimLXfhE1I/Garbage%20City%20063_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> I was trying to take a picture of something on the other side of the road. I don’t even remember what it was, but it turned out to be a great picture of what everyone does around here even on the busiest streets/freeways…walk right down the middle of them. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcu_j0V3I/AAAAAAAAAI4/GNbYX_nNbxE/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20064%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 064" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 064" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcv_RrqhI/AAAAAAAAAJE/MHmkFzsGmDY/Garbage%20City%20064_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> Here is a group of people standing in the middle of the freeway. Can you guess what they are going to do in the next picture?</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcwnPN_rI/AAAAAAAAAJI/GehX0w6qow0/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20065%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 065" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 065" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcxS7ppEI/AAAAAAAAAJM/QpNZ14mH6Eo/Garbage%20City%20065_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> Is it really a wonder or even surprise why 6, 000 die from crossing the street? They do this during rush hour. WHY?!<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPcyQzaLMI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/WAtLjCmb5Bw/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20066%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 066" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 066" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPczPLHjkI/AAAAAAAAAJU/DLSaHrmF-C4/Garbage%20City%20066_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> From the previous pictures you may have noticed that it’s very foggy. Well that’s not fog nor smog, that’s sand. It was very windy that day and this picture shows you all the sand flying around. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc0DJAi3I/AAAAAAAAAJY/A7feLI1l4CM/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20068%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 068" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 068" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc06GXBNI/AAAAAAAAAJk/j_TQqmoBZ7A/Garbage%20City%20068_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> After this picture, Josh told me not to take anymore pictures but I took a couple more when we were passing the Citadel. I mean who can’t cannot take a picture when passing it. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc1yjdhPI/AAAAAAAAAJo/NVo8-wEIC54/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20069%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 069" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 069" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc2mc47QI/AAAAAAAAAJs/ZVanjqKriHg/Garbage%20City%20069_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> Islamic Cairo. This is right before the Citadel.</p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc3wgm_NI/AAAAAAAAAJw/ssopFpyZcW8/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20071%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 071" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 071" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc4pNyXCI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/acfeFCrjWrk/Garbage%20City%20071_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Right across the freeway from the Citadel, is Garbage City. So the following pictures are from Garbage City and I think the pictures speak for themselves. There was no way we were getting out and walking anywhere in that mess. So some of the pictures have spots and other things like windshield wiper on them from the windows and some don’t since that window was down. Also in the middle of the garbage pictures, is the church that is at the top of the hill in Garbage City. It seats about 10, 000. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc5n19CGI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/SJgG6NFjGro/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20072%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 072" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 072" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc6tim29I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/bvwba6N5KQQ/Garbage%20City%20072_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc7pDgHYI/AAAAAAAAAKA/PUh4GrP1_vU/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20073%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 073" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 073" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc8qqaItI/AAAAAAAAAKE/btV_77N-aU0/Garbage%20City%20073_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc9kJvuLI/AAAAAAAAAKI/dVJg0dbrlEA/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20075%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 075" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 075" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPc-98OVEI/AAAAAAAAAKM/oJWhsWtvaR8/Garbage%20City%20075_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdAdhbbyI/AAAAAAAAAKY/tvzvEEM_fwM/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20074%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 074" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="238" alt="Garbage City 074" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdBM2AtpI/AAAAAAAAAKc/4wRhKC3d5Vc/Garbage%20City%20074_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="313" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdC3UKmLI/AAAAAAAAAKg/0gc8O1b-5e0/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20076%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 076" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="236" alt="Garbage City 076" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdD7ztCNI/AAAAAAAAAKk/FwUUFn51H0M/Garbage%20City%20076_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdE3p-4kI/AAAAAAAAAKw/-SVCP-5CsXY/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20077%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 077" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="391" alt="Garbage City 077" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdFhjDxsI/AAAAAAAAAK0/7yIGNczl6js/Garbage%20City%20077_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" border="0" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdGaIwyQI/AAAAAAAAAK4/bGnNSk9KzyE/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20078%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 078" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 078" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdHEXhOLI/AAAAAAAAAK8/n5Zzsa81y40/Garbage%20City%20078_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdId_V75I/AAAAAAAAALA/TtESt78of38/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20079%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 079" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 079" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdJt44KxI/AAAAAAAAALE/N7fq5ulkT3E/Garbage%20City%20079_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdKY9sYfI/AAAAAAAAALI/vUMNVu2TAnU/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20080%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 080" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 080" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdLZhO6gI/AAAAAAAAALM/jS1b7pYk6xI/Garbage%20City%20080_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdMJb8d7I/AAAAAAAAALQ/4LiPY8mjvTU/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20082%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 082" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="396" alt="Garbage City 082" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdM0vW6MI/AAAAAAAAALU/qVazREe5fzw/Garbage%20City%20082_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="525" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdNzmTihI/AAAAAAAAALY/lXemuVEQNBM/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20083%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 083" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 083" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdO0O4KaI/AAAAAAAAALc/3QxUXV15phk/Garbage%20City%20083_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdQHXpa4I/AAAAAAAAALg/bqZNUXs7hhc/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20084%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 084" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 084" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdRFIdizI/AAAAAAAAALk/NaCvaGxPKDA/Garbage%20City%20084_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdSLd-xMI/AAAAAAAAALw/Ry8EXq5iiUY/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20085%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 085" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 085" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdS-NFXCI/AAAAAAAAAL0/BfnF-5W66mc/Garbage%20City%20085_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdTqbLDNI/AAAAAAAAAL4/DmnrbGZ9qSU/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20087%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 087" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 087" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdU1O9AGI/AAAAAAAAAL8/WIZWN9yTyaY/Garbage%20City%20087_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdV8tE5MI/AAAAAAAAAMI/JK0Ez3lbx1w/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20089%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 089" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 089" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdYD__tLI/AAAAAAAAAMU/FFIWALk7PVM/Garbage%20City%20089_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdZJ9d8YI/AAAAAAAAAMY/r7bG_dwfVd0/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20090%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 090" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 090" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdaDB8tyI/AAAAAAAAAMc/ZC5U1FDNUrg/Garbage%20City%20090_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdawamwmI/AAAAAAAAAMg/L32iPXL3g88/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20091%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 091" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 091" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdcljYa0I/AAAAAAAAAMk/P09gL9RCOao/Garbage%20City%20091_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPddo27mGI/AAAAAAAAAMo/MBceDqOI_Kc/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20092%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 092" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="381" alt="Garbage City 092" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdecaZ0HI/AAAAAAAAAMs/KpAJs9nq1_M/Garbage%20City%20092_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="504" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdgC-i3qI/AAAAAAAAAM4/8gO6MJju0W8/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20093%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 093" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 093" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdhvJkkxI/AAAAAAAAAM8/ESXVt7O_whw/Garbage%20City%20093_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdi2GSLII/AAAAAAAAANA/CCICfobHNPg/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20094%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 094" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 094" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdkdevwjI/AAAAAAAAANE/c7oOrNdmFWw/Garbage%20City%20094_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdlnn5fWI/AAAAAAAAANI/GDZMVeUy9RA/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20095%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 095" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 095" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdm9dNqGI/AAAAAAAAANM/NSAteP9MY3s/Garbage%20City%20095_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdoL6n6RI/AAAAAAAAANQ/yiJd35cK00I/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20099%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 099" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="363" alt="Garbage City 099" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdpXsY0rI/AAAAAAAAANU/PthM_iD2kEs/Garbage%20City%20099_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="476" border="0" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdqnxxQ0I/AAAAAAAAANg/8lgz192k0b4/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20106%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 106" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 106" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdsMke4iI/AAAAAAAAANk/_qXXs8bUYi4/Garbage%20City%20106_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a></p> <img title="Garbage City 105" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 105" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPds7V37mI/AAAAAAAAANw/UYzMV-VLq0A/Garbage%20City%20105_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" border="0" /> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdt4FuWCI/AAAAAAAAAN8/E1CRD9lEQk0/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20108%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 108" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="401" alt="Garbage City 108" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdvGNv6II/AAAAAAAAAOE/uNz0vxzmSgM/Garbage%20City%20108_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="525" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdv9-ODnI/AAAAAAAAAOI/N4ZMNpzXcp8/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20109%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 109" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 109" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdw-whkcI/AAAAAAAAAOM/PfInjWYylWk/Garbage%20City%20109_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdxwRMWJI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/HTezwoBZ_lM/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20111%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 111" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="398" alt="Garbage City 111" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPdzKD94DI/AAAAAAAAAOU/YvsLvYRHF1k/Garbage%20City%20111_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="519" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPd0c1AotI/AAAAAAAAAOY/HXm9MMmQHJM/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20112%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 112" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 112" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPd1hfHffI/AAAAAAAAAOc/bHt9Q0JJMzc/Garbage%20City%20112_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPd3h-Ft1I/AAAAAAAAAOg/ExAS05bHzkw/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20114%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 114" style="border-right: 0px; 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border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="238" alt="Garbage City 117" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPd-rLfIGI/AAAAAAAAAO8/tNelvt3nrOg/Garbage%20City%20117_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPd_iqPvJI/AAAAAAAAAPA/pME91ZjNBBk/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20119%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 119" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="236" alt="Garbage City 119" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPeAW0aJ0I/AAAAAAAAAPE/SKSyagebfuA/Garbage%20City%20119_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPeBg9UH4I/AAAAAAAAAPI/3sCMVWdwFa0/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20124%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 124" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 124" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPeCqfOHdI/AAAAAAAAAPM/dj0-Dfyr4YA/Garbage%20City%20124_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPeDjukhjI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/nvNBDjKAGgg/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20125%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 125" style="border-right: 0px; 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I think they were torturing them though.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPeksbGFUI/AAAAAAAAARw/c1TtLMdX02I/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20163%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 163" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 163" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPelz6E29I/AAAAAAAAAR0/zKe6nCr2CU4/Garbage%20City%20163_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPeoEDqCjI/AAAAAAAAAR4/68yhkDqEscM/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20170%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 170" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="238" alt="Garbage City 170" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPepGh3snI/AAAAAAAAAR8/3eRojrujQiE/Garbage%20City%20170_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="313" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPeqoDDhtI/AAAAAAAAASI/d6uBQQmKUuQ/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20172%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 172" style="border-right: 0px; 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border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="340" alt="Garbage City 175" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPeyUlRWpI/AAAAAAAAASk/VYn7VZ6g8Gw/Garbage%20City%20175_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPeztsieyI/AAAAAAAAASw/hTcmBIFnqh4/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20177%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 177" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 177" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPe0u_TMfI/AAAAAAAAAS0/Xuy5iII56Ak/Garbage%20City%20177_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPe2jCg5uI/AAAAAAAAAS8/sBx00FAH24I/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20180%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 180" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 180" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPe4GA8nCI/AAAAAAAAATA/tw-mUd403Ck/Garbage%20City%20180_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPe5HSraqI/AAAAAAAAATE/qwTuXdAmamo/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20181%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 181" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 181" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPe52xK4BI/AAAAAAAAATI/h5PWOYZrGvA/Garbage%20City%20181_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPe6_UxANI/AAAAAAAAATM/pgnKyMoFbz8/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20184%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 184" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 184" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPe72RvImI/AAAAAAAAATQ/AJYGZRapHi4/Garbage%20City%20184_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPe85MSIoI/AAAAAAAAATU/YUefuUanwc0/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20186%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 186" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 186" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPe-FuWLPI/AAAAAAAAATY/SteYSu8abU0/Garbage%20City%20186_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPe_SLP2MI/AAAAAAAAATc/ZSAzm5L61pA/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20188%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 188" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 188" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfA6j08SI/AAAAAAAAATg/joQnmmSDExo/Garbage%20City%20188_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfBnbUz5I/AAAAAAAAATk/vurpz0RSITQ/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20189%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 189" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 189" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfC3MzpiI/AAAAAAAAATo/bQ5JOGZFgXY/Garbage%20City%20189_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfD3T5zmI/AAAAAAAAATs/n4lXTtbgnRo/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20192%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 192" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="238" alt="Garbage City 192" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfElAimFI/AAAAAAAAATw/ix-mcyfnF9s/Garbage%20City%20192_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="313" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfFvN9nHI/AAAAAAAAAT0/L6KZBu3qrkI/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20194%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 194" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="243" alt="Garbage City 194" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfGQBzPOI/AAAAAAAAAT4/Q4tau3yShtw/Garbage%20City%20194_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="315" border="0" /></a></p> <p>That was the end of Garbage City. We went with Samir down the road so he can buy some big barrels for his kitchen shop. We had fun looking around and taking pictures while we were waiting for him.  </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfHktqJfI/AAAAAAAAAT8/Fz97aYeXiXU/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20195%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 195" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="431" alt="Garbage City 195" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfIff6TOI/AAAAAAAAAUA/WgMVhYcjmEc/Garbage%20City%20195_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="564" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfJk6pKeI/AAAAAAAAAUE/tdQhsCJTOnk/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20196%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 196" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 196" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfKwN92NI/AAAAAAAAAUI/THBoQCtD1gY/Garbage%20City%20196_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfMoY7pvI/AAAAAAAAAUM/dbILHZssB90/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20197%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 197" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 197" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfOHeF5qI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/z3ljG_Bacpw/Garbage%20City%20197_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfPOdGsbI/AAAAAAAAAUU/MxW3_NfHE8o/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20199%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 199" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 199" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfQhj5C5I/AAAAAAAAAUY/Pd9fr84RJu8/Garbage%20City%20199_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfRTYqsKI/AAAAAAAAAUc/WZ4JTPKc91s/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20201%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 201" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="230" alt="Garbage City 201" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfSWf1nXI/AAAAAAAAAUg/21QoaomQRW8/Garbage%20City%20201_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfTUKQS2I/AAAAAAAAAUk/rlX_ve2YHs0/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20202%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 202" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 202" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfUtnhr6I/AAAAAAAAAUo/KFMSd7Gg4rs/Garbage%20City%20202_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfVmQE8RI/AAAAAAAAAUs/2hh0MapaIzw/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20204%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 204" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 204" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfW5nuDYI/AAAAAAAAAUw/psx7Bi637TM/Garbage%20City%20204_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfYDA9gbI/AAAAAAAAAU0/WY0ZQjVp2fc/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20203%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 203" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="276" alt="Garbage City 203" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfY1gWxbI/AAAAAAAAAU4/SBwjHnWf4YM/Garbage%20City%20203_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfZqp49qI/AAAAAAAAAU8/QF3fG_xoodA/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20209%5B5%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 209" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="332" alt="Garbage City 209" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfaYdc-II/AAAAAAAAAVA/iFRXuzRsujs/Garbage%20City%20209_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfbw1iGUI/AAAAAAAAAVE/LDE6ygaXwtI/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20205%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 205" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 205" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfdCrGbeI/AAAAAAAAAVI/oz83BgKuURw/Garbage%20City%20205_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfdxwWtpI/AAAAAAAAAVM/Bz7eOMidN4c/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20207%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 207" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 207" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfesIDLII/AAAAAAAAAVQ/GFwK1-WG84I/Garbage%20City%20207_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPffsyYS-I/AAAAAAAAAVU/AMOoO69E_Ls/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20214%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 214" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 214" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfgiEeiPI/AAAAAAAAAVY/zlr7WQp6WiY/Garbage%20City%20214_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfhwpOVoI/AAAAAAAAAVc/sb8t4MWJ_fc/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20216%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 216" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 216" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfi7w55nI/AAAAAAAAAVg/H4tA63AGjd0/Garbage%20City%20216_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfkP0gkgI/AAAAAAAAAVk/YemlwgeDUeU/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20217%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 217" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 217" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPflbrSyyI/AAAAAAAAAVo/0DGzNc2SEwY/Garbage%20City%20217_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfmBU1KZI/AAAAAAAAAVs/JOXykhquKvY/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20218%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 218" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 218" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfnBwdXjI/AAAAAAAAAVw/fjW3yQdl2e8/Garbage%20City%20218_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfnyIoUvI/AAAAAAAAAV0/7JC7R08JjxI/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20223%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 223" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 223" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfoszxtqI/AAAAAAAAAV4/ULLlStybAHY/Garbage%20City%20223_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfpY6xhPI/AAAAAAAAAV8/kCKcwC0LNf8/s1600-h/Garbage%20City%20224%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Garbage City 224" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="484" alt="Garbage City 224" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6hU3NYgM5lA/SbPfqcUUSxI/AAAAAAAAAWA/yCpCt_M2qGQ/Garbage%20City%20224_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> This is the City of the Dead. It’s a Muslim cemetery where people live. Hence the name. </p> <p>So that was our trip to Garbage City. It was a lot of fun and exciting. Next Saturday we are going to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Azhar_Park">Al-Azhar Park</a> with Samir. So until next time…</p> Caroleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595608121358521066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-48498591473222667422009-02-18T10:54:00.001-07:002009-02-18T10:54:03.650-07:00Wadi el-Hitan<p>    About two weeks ago, our Egyptian neighbor, Hannah, told us that her the teachers at the school she works at are going to the <a href="http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/valleyofwhales.htm" target="_blank">Valley of the Whales</a> the following Saturday. They had extra seats and asked if we wanted to go. We most certainly said yes after we figured out what it is. We also invited others to join with us since there was still more room to be filled; that way it would be cheaper for everyone. </p> <p>    Saturday rolled around and we met everyone just before 8:30 a.m. Well Josh and Ayman had gone a little earlier to get us some lunch for the trip. We all hopped in the two vans and were on our way. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLWhvvBjDI/AAAAAAAAAS4/rpaJp6ts8es/s1600-h/DSC07266%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="505" alt="DSC07266" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLWi2LbyBI/AAAAAAAAAS8/kXgGs0_IAuQ/DSC07266_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center">  Josh getting excited for the trip. </p> <p>    We had been driving for a couple of hours at least before we had to stop and get a police escort. Whenever you go out into the desert, you need an escort. Then we started driving again for another couple of hours in the middle of nowhere. Now Egyptians don't have any patience, they always want to be first so it seems like we're always in a race whenever we are in a vehicle. Well in a car that could easily flip over if you hit the soft sand in wrong spot going the right speed, you would think they would know how to drive in the desert with no paved road. These cars weren't 4x4's and our driver found that out the hard way. The part in the desert that seemed to be the road was very bumpy and with the racing instinct they have, he wanted to go faster than 10 or 15 mph. He would also drive on the very edge of the road right where there is a very small ditch of soft sand. Our driver saw that the other van driver started going a little bit faster ahead of us. So he tried doing the same thing. Well instead of going faster on the edge of the bumpy road, he lost balance on the road and got stuck in the ditch. Oh I just loved out driver, he was so smart!   </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLWmcU9mrI/AAAAAAAAATA/eOM9Bz9QqOI/s1600-h/DSC07267%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="502" alt="DSC07267" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLWn-8CrcI/AAAAAAAAATE/3olmWpJyWyg/DSC07267_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a>            Well done!           </p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLWp1PRLHI/AAAAAAAAATM/ltjsVzWrNFI/s1600-h/DSC07269%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="511" alt="DSC07269" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLWre1o-kI/AAAAAAAAATQ/bNIz6jg2bdk/DSC07269_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLWtuDcKkI/AAAAAAAAATU/zhlwAJEpxwg/s1600-h/DSC07274%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="507" alt="DSC07274" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLWwsCMLGI/AAAAAAAAATY/YIOuCZE_KIM/DSC07274_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a> </p> <p align="center">          Everyone pushing trying to get the van unstuck</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLWydbDpPI/AAAAAAAAATc/mnZnk3w-l9Q/s1600-h/DSC07284%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="508" alt="DSC07284" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLWzzxeqXI/AAAAAAAAATg/x3XYLmtrfF4/DSC07284_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>                                                                                             The before shot.... </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLW1j_qA7I/AAAAAAAAATk/yMqMO8QUWMo/s1600-h/DSC07285%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="504" alt="DSC07285" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLW2xti1JI/AAAAAAAAATo/HWtGn3lMouk/DSC07285_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>                                                           ...and the after shot. Pushing real hard there, Josh. </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLW43R_h9I/AAAAAAAAATs/FCAlyGArHsA/s1600-h/DSC07283%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="507" alt="DSC07283" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLW6UOJyXI/AAAAAAAAATw/J-obOFcsX94/DSC07283_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p>    As you can see from the picture above, we ended up taking the rugs out of the van to help give the tires grip. It eventually worked but I don't think our driver learned from his lesson. He still tried going faster every chance he got. </p> <p align="left">   We finally got to the entrance sign but still had awhile to go on the road to the actual site. At least that's the way it felt. We were driving so slow on the road. We all got out and took pictures. Unfortunately, the picture with all our friends had the dumb driver in it. I don't know why he wanted in it. You can probably tell that he bothered me.</p> <p align="left">    Now we are at the part for all the pictures; not that you haven't seen any already ;). Thanks to Andrew and Nancy, we were able to borrow their camera since ours if officially broken. So enjoy! </p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLW9mYkDiI/AAAAAAAAAT0/Q0TAhopDa8I/s1600-h/DSC07309%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="506" alt="DSC07309" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLW_QYpOfI/AAAAAAAAAT4/7JoKX-tMVjM/DSC07309_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center">The Mormon clan: Me, Josh, the dumb driver, Jaehee, Aden, and Lindsey </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXA4AYmNI/AAAAAAAAAT8/yOAQKTjGn6c/s1600-h/DSC07303%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="507" alt="DSC07303" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXCibCRfI/AAAAAAAAAUA/iVGbWy4wvAA/DSC07303_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXEweX8gI/AAAAAAAAAUE/K7lGpzUZJoo/s1600-h/DSC07314%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="508" alt="DSC07314" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXGVkRbrI/AAAAAAAAAUI/Z4q_AwJQQao/DSC07314_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXIYNiKvI/AAAAAAAAAUM/Rt1hp2w0aOg/s1600-h/DSC07316%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="560" alt="DSC07316" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXJjGl_hI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/izoEbFzd6RY/DSC07316_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="438" border="0" /></a>  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXLXSvHkI/AAAAAAAAAUU/sLngfzqKpTA/s1600-h/DSC07328%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="508" alt="DSC07328" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXMudWDaI/AAAAAAAAAUY/ih-Xc3txe3A/DSC07328_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXOTPtCcI/AAAAAAAAAUc/m4oeTiExXQ4/s1600-h/DSC07332%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="508" alt="DSC07332" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXPkqQhlI/AAAAAAAAAUg/xh1UyxjllBE/DSC07332_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                                      The little cafe once you get to everything</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXRowGJ-I/AAAAAAAAAUk/IlNhyk7tWtg/s1600-h/DSC07337%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="507" alt="DSC07337" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXTEswK8I/AAAAAAAAAUo/7zV1RghisDQ/DSC07337_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXVIIlGSI/AAAAAAAAAUs/qY86_pVjT7g/s1600-h/DSC07340%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="508" alt="DSC07340" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXWTc6SsI/AAAAAAAAAUw/YHnmrUycuJk/DSC07340_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXZuNj2YI/AAAAAAAAAU0/P-C21jdbQ3A/s1600-h/DSC07343%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="510" alt="DSC07343" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXbMlElJI/AAAAAAAAAU4/c-myAx2cabA/DSC07343_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXc8mWc7I/AAAAAAAAAU8/FIg8L5hPXMI/s1600-h/DSC07346%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="507" alt="DSC07346" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXezETMsI/AAAAAAAAAVA/IZ1oSr-KtZE/DSC07346_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a>                                                        The beginning of the walkway to see all the fossils </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXja5YtaI/AAAAAAAAAVE/qBTIKdaUqfM/s1600-h/DSC07348%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="507" alt="DSC07348" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXlOajWcI/AAAAAAAAAVI/j3pvYpQ3-58/DSC07348_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                      Partial lower jaw, ribs, and vertebrae of a whale</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLXpcjvZ6I/AAAAAAAAAVM/TuanD6OORhw/s1600-h/DSC07351%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="508" alt="DSC07351" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLX6hEr1OI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/wJBMKJDMEzs/DSC07351_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a>                                                                                           More vertebrae</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLiuwQdVEI/AAAAAAAAAVU/cL9TxS-xzDE/DSC07352%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="508" alt="DSC07352" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLi0_vF7bI/AAAAAAAAAVY/88KoZILjtoM/DSC07352_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p>                                                                              All the vertebrae for a whale </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLi2gh_BVI/AAAAAAAAAVc/D7r23yXqyAE/s1600-h/DSC07358%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="509" alt="DSC07358" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLi4dMbZmI/AAAAAAAAAVg/aJdghjYRvYc/DSC07358_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLi8J6sUlI/AAAAAAAAAVk/MpV-j2WG6mQ/DSC07361%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="509" alt="DSC07361" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLjBs44p2I/AAAAAAAAAVo/n6rggTQZ3Yc/DSC07361_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center">      Fossilized Mangroves. The big sand mountain in the background supposedly has whale fossils in it.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLjFuRZYGI/AAAAAAAAAVs/D3Ka9umr1Ks/DSC07367%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="507" alt="DSC07367" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLjhxxI-rI/AAAAAAAAAVw/HAeNfWjBKCU/DSC07367_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLjlJio6eI/AAAAAAAAAV0/t3mKcpAkhEs/s1600-h/DSC07369%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="560" alt="DSC07369" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLjmo7nWLI/AAAAAAAAAV4/_sZgxDGEoM0/DSC07369_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="436" border="0" /></a>  </p> <p align="center">Just having some fun!</p> <p align="left">    Next we went to a lake to see the small waterfall. It smelt so bad there and there were mosquitoes EVERYWHERE! We also got there just in time for the sunset. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLjoMNaPYI/AAAAAAAAAV8/aP_Xt1-ihYM/DSC07370%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="507" alt="DSC07370" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLjtey2KqI/AAAAAAAAAWA/Rm1GtwYKT1Y/DSC07370_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLjuopuuUI/AAAAAAAAAWE/c0xfUr6WDHk/s1600-h/DSC07372%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="508" alt="DSC07372" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLjvshlvyI/AAAAAAAAAWI/Kz8fUfPyoXg/DSC07372_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLjy4XU4mI/AAAAAAAAAWM/_scYLiHFYGY/s1600-h/DSC07375%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="510" alt="DSC07375" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLj00LWmPI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/OCKB8dHRA_I/DSC07375_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLj3DkZqmI/AAAAAAAAAWU/qjb5Q6lKKmM/s1600-h/DSC07377%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="511" alt="DSC07377" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLj6znF01I/AAAAAAAAAWY/0GmJvJvqInY/DSC07377_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a>    Look at all the nasty foam. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLj9AYLAiI/AAAAAAAAAWc/3sxbDlMAv0I/s1600-h/DSC07379%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="510" alt="DSC07379" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLj_pL_tfI/AAAAAAAAAWg/A3gz_9SmuE4/DSC07379_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLkBBKnFfI/AAAAAAAAAWk/Q2d4FvN2PMk/s1600-h/DSC07381%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="508" alt="DSC07381" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLkCQZl9JI/AAAAAAAAAWo/FhapmiwJvQs/DSC07381_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLkDyiXiVI/AAAAAAAAAWs/EPvCqv8UFtw/DSC07384%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="506" alt="DSC07384" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLkJcRoPoI/AAAAAAAAAWw/sKGeVS80Pvk/DSC07384_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a>We ended with Josh taking jumping pictures of me. </p> <p align="center">   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLkKzndJOI/AAAAAAAAAW0/aZKLCNT90fs/s1600-h/DSC07386%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="511" alt="DSC07386" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLkMHO46vI/AAAAAAAAAW4/t23W3sm4cWo/DSC07386_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLkNn5dwLI/AAAAAAAAAW8/fqKRg2vA8WE/s1600-h/DSC07391%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="507" alt="DSC07391" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SZLkOp1o_WI/AAAAAAAAAXA/vwp8CNqJ-BA/DSC07391_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="652" border="0" /></a>  </p> <p>    We had lots of fun looking at all the fossils and even picking up some really old seashells when we got stuck. We also picked up some really cool rocks or fossils when we took pictures at the entrance sign. We don't know if they are rocks or fossils. They are different shades of brown from dark to medium in color. And they are wicked smooth. They just look cool. </p> <p>    We arrive in the park premises around 12:30 and left the park around 3:30. We didn't get home til almost 11. Our dumb driver again took the wrong turn on the way and got us lost. The other van made it home in time, though. Not so lucky for us. On the car rides, I was able to read over half the book I was reading. But the trip overall was worth it. I'm glad we got the chance. </p> Caroleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595608121358521066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-39043522148093405382009-01-19T07:38:00.001-07:002009-01-19T13:33:50.451-07:00Our Trip to Luxor: Calesh Anyone?<p>In late November the Heiss family and us decided to spend part of our January vacation in Luxor Egypt. Luxor is in southern Egypt where many of the famous tombs and temples are. The train ride down was relatively uneventful. Although I did notice this on the train:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSC4M9QUZI/AAAAAAAAAFo/Dx4OP2zD5Es/s1600-h/DSCN7146.5%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7146.5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSC5pHpLOI/AAAAAAAAAFs/iCPANmxkeUo/DSCN7146.5_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="234" /></a> </p> <p>I saw this plaque near the bathroom. Notice the maker: Messerschmitt. The train was pretty old and dirty. This train is at least 20 years old.</p> <p> </p> <p>After our 10 hour train ride we arrived in Luxor. The first thing I noticed was how clean the air was. Once you've lived in a city as dirty as Cairo you really enjoy getting out and getting fresh air. Our first stop was the temple of Luxor:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSPts59AbI/AAAAAAAAARY/ZPonWsTly4k/s1600-h/DSCN71683.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7164" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDD23jNiI/AAAAAAAAAF0/p5Z4nXS4n3c/DSCN7164_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSPts59AbI/AAAAAAAAARY/ZPonWsTly4k/s1600-h/DSCN71683.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7168" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDKIlCyLI/AAAAAAAAAF8/RWWZ5J-m5u0/DSCN7168_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a></p> <p>This is a line of Sphinxes that leads right up the entrance of Luxor Temple.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDL6o-wxI/AAAAAAAAAGA/1Ye2AWUanL8/s1600-h/DSCN71624.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7162" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDN07KjjI/AAAAAAAAAGE/LKYciJfUrR0/DSCN7162_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>Entrance to the temple. In the middle of the picture you can see a minaret from a mosque that was built inside the temple.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDSTs09dI/AAAAAAAAAGI/iOVBQh4IqTI/s1600-h/DSCN7161%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7161" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDW92UQNI/AAAAAAAAAGM/4iUZMyk-BrY/DSCN7161_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>Andrew our tour guide. He was free. No baksheesh.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDaBNz1NI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/RX2v11IVMZs/s1600-h/DSCN71773.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7177" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDeEjg1yI/AAAAAAAAAGU/GzMBnsYKZMc/DSCN7177_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDgYa7xHI/AAAAAAAAAGY/AfCiim1DPX0/s1600-h/DSCN71743.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7174" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDkWRv8cI/AAAAAAAAAGg/4VHmqq-GFFM/DSCN7174_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a></p> <p>Possibly an old Greek shrine. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDlwsVy4I/AAAAAAAAAGk/QAnSBbSdLGc/s1600-h/DSCN71784.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7178" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDpmnN3UI/AAAAAAAAAGo/w_hGtnzvmZc/DSCN7178_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="580" height="772" /></a> </p> <p>A big obelisk right outside the entrance.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDraW6rhI/AAAAAAAAAGs/1Y0QB_G3aPM/s1600-h/DSCN7173%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7173" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDtgQ08dI/AAAAAAAAAGw/VBJApCDnefU/DSCN7173_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSDyFw_ZuI/AAAAAAAAAG0/vqUa-fLQeSg/s1600-h/DSCN7189%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7189" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSD10mCr0I/AAAAAAAAAG4/TY11ewutuBE/DSCN7189_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSD5zimhiI/AAAAAAAAAG8/Skk3RKk99Ec/s1600-h/DSCN7180%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7180" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSD95C-9DI/AAAAAAAAAHA/bFc6VZfwR1k/DSCN7180_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>5 Temple Monkeys</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSECAzlymI/AAAAAAAAAHE/SIMqHZYSzYo/s1600-h/DSCN7184%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7184" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEGqaO7RI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Mj7yZfMQ45w/DSCN7184_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>Hieroglyphs below one of the two large statues in front of the temple entrance. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEKcwnleI/AAAAAAAAAHM/53g66ALpJcM/s1600-h/DSCN7197%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7197" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEM5X4okI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/zwLfW6z4vTU/DSCN7197_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>These are columns inside the temple.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEOSbKUjI/AAAAAAAAAHU/d9CJSY1mg1Q/DSCN7200%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7200" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEWxuQRrI/AAAAAAAAAHY/EPeaxQyVTYg/DSCN7200_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="580" height="772" /></a> </p> <p>Here is the mosque they build inside the temple.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEcC6z8eI/AAAAAAAAAHc/TbEddPqeWvo/s1600-h/DSCN7204%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7204" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEhfUgLnI/AAAAAAAAAHg/JnKNN-dxnNk/DSCN7204_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>Looks like who ever wrote this wanted to emphasize that with a "!"</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEjGHTApI/AAAAAAAAAHk/r150H7Dw-Tg/s1600-h/DSCN7219%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7219" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSElRgGtwI/AAAAAAAAAHo/zMxBqpsWR4k/DSCN7219_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEnNP9XVI/AAAAAAAAAHs/xPmttRoZjeE/s1600-h/DSCN7218%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7218" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEo6s7H4I/AAAAAAAAAHw/oO_EKD3Ojdg/DSCN7218_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSErKF-wvI/AAAAAAAAAH0/g8MhMmhLIE0/s1600-h/DSCN7221%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="DSCN7221" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSEtLVKYvI/AAAAAAAAAH4/M70jhsw535E/DSCN7221_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>This Christian mural was VERY cool. It was placed over a huge wall of Hieroglyphics</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSExHUJmzI/AAAAAAAAAH8/_zZd7gsEYp0/s1600-h/DSCN7222%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7222" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSE0lOe_nI/AAAAAAAAAIA/jDX_tev8nl0/DSCN7222_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>There is some color left on these walls.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSE2M6JK7I/AAAAAAAAAIE/xtXpbYx4K_Q/s1600-h/DSCN7233%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7233" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSE7PzjlpI/AAAAAAAAAII/GuwT9WH71dU/DSCN7233_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="580" height="772" /></a> </p> <p>This is the entrance to the Holy of Holies. You can see at the very top is where they would have help the the veil. </p> <p> </p> <p>After our visit to the Temple of Luxor we went back to our hotel for a rest. In the evening we went on a felucca ride.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFAPD0KNI/AAAAAAAAAIM/QEwuuwYSTw4/s1600-h/DSCN7242%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7242" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFFO4y1qI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/S7zaHyaym8U/DSCN7242_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>Ahhh, the dirty Nile.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFG90bV2I/AAAAAAAAAIU/pEkvQjrGb-A/s1600-h/DSCN7244%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7244" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFIwBbjXI/AAAAAAAAAIY/7-mvvci3FOA/DSCN7244_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFKqKieVI/AAAAAAAAAIc/Ws0u_4p0ko4/s1600-h/DSCN7253%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7253" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFMV1RFJI/AAAAAAAAAIg/F9v8XycJAGI/DSCN7253_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFQCF2zEI/AAAAAAAAAIk/JhxmJttMy0s/s1600-h/DSCN7262%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7262" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFUIQcFQI/AAAAAAAAAIo/KY8rFAnCwQs/DSCN7262_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>One ugly, old and dirty boat.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFVyxQKQI/AAAAAAAAAIs/5JN5_XtBNts/s1600-h/DSCN7265%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7265" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFXny5gII/AAAAAAAAAIw/OxP1guwRstg/DSCN7265_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFZUilgwI/AAAAAAAAAI0/cFbOiVe3j1A/s1600-h/DSCN7271%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7271" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFbH9nvVI/AAAAAAAAAI4/_nU_kLBR9iw/DSCN7271_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>Camels on the east bank of the Nile.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFfdwsQXI/AAAAAAAAAI8/T6aCi_qRVv8/s1600-h/DSCN7290%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7290" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFjcXGc4I/AAAAAAAAAJA/E6ecS8cpPwM/DSCN7290_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFlfYvRII/AAAAAAAAAJE/IJm_Z7BHLxY/s1600-h/DSCN7298%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSCN7298" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFnczx7NI/AAAAAAAAAJI/BXCjANxXN-A/DSCN7298_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>The next morning we got up real early and headed out to the east bank and went to the Valley of the Kings. But on our way up to the Valley we stopped and saw the Colossus of Memnon. Unfortunately we were unable to take any pictures inside the tombs. But they were hot, humid and VERY cool.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFpL4b0OI/AAAAAAAAAJM/ZzmMCTtTybo/s1600-h/IMG_4212%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4212" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFrrD0xeI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/P9-xGd8R1vo/IMG_4212_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>Colossus of Memnon</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFtMnpC0I/AAAAAAAAAJU/NJfsdYf_gak/s1600-h/IMG_4225%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4225" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFxDxrGjI/AAAAAAAAAJY/bLgwXujEC40/IMG_4225_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSFyWzB8KI/AAAAAAAAAJc/LMpSlvLt1j8/s1600-h/IMG_4227%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4227" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSF0o6C3YI/AAAAAAAAAJg/hkQk7qbBzrE/IMG_4227_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSF2GvGpSI/AAAAAAAAAJk/0JSwcmXSR0M/s1600-h/IMG_4234%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4234" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSF408GUwI/AAAAAAAAAJo/lHJqewQe_ZY/IMG_4234_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p>Here we are waiting to go inside a tomb.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSF6iuJlmI/AAAAAAAAAJs/GoZg6FPvmgY/s1600-h/IMG_4249%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4249" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSF-xfbyaI/AAAAAAAAAJw/YL21ip1jUlg/IMG_4249_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p>Carolee thought this man next to her was very handsome.</p> <p> </p> <p>Next was the temple of Hatshepsut.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGC0z02bI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/mJKHNPFig-Q/s1600-h/IMG_4258%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4258" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGHOaVPbI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/F0i5r2pi7gY/IMG_4258_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>David Layton, Rachel (the little one) and Nancy Heiss, Carolee and I in front of the Temple of Hatshepsut.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGIq0al0I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/oro_t70fCdY/s1600-h/IMG_4268%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4268" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGKer5KhI/AAAAAAAAAKA/3fDjX8ngm8A/IMG_4268_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGLywwEwI/AAAAAAAAAKE/KzDsoGaxJK8/s1600-h/IMG_4269%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4269" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGNwrqxiI/AAAAAAAAAKI/AGOSAwtmJoc/IMG_4269_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGPiWmFpI/AAAAAAAAAKM/fQmSH8UrSw0/s1600-h/IMG_4273%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4273" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGS5Tvu6I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/knlvaXYWhkI/IMG_4273_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGUVTO7XI/AAAAAAAAAKU/g91wUlVa01M/s1600-h/IMG_4271%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4271" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGZEWL8II/AAAAAAAAAKY/VgjfMFZ4DDE/IMG_4271_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGao34jQI/AAAAAAAAAKg/dDIUcrXgLv8/s1600-h/IMG_4277%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4277" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGfEmcHwI/AAAAAAAAAKk/GpPTq5bjins/IMG_4277_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGhlhGuSI/AAAAAAAAAKo/OeUZjNEj5GU/s1600-h/IMG_4282%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4282" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGkGe3BXI/AAAAAAAAAKs/I5132CiDYt4/IMG_4282_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGlYzIV2I/AAAAAAAAAKw/z1HZldH0m4Q/s1600-h/IMG_4284%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4284" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGqSlYcDI/AAAAAAAAAK0/FE0fmaHZ4E8/IMG_4284_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGsinTzKI/AAAAAAAAAK4/CPeYXkzffFA/s1600-h/IMG_4297%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4297" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGuI1VDcI/AAAAAAAAAK8/b_g7bO3JM5M/IMG_4297_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>The view from atop the temple.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGv1TCKGI/AAAAAAAAALA/Axs5jvfpXlI/s1600-h/IMG_4294%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4294" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGxgsbaII/AAAAAAAAALE/ShoU-SXqn1s/IMG_4294_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSGzTHBFcI/AAAAAAAAALI/xetyMlniRTQ/s1600-h/IMG_4306%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4306" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSG07oujFI/AAAAAAAAALM/1QS49dC-phM/IMG_4306_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSG1ytzLOI/AAAAAAAAALQ/LVCtuV3ksJs/s1600-h/IMG_4328%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4328" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSG3WvESNI/AAAAAAAAALU/5IfSxnFebH8/IMG_4328_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSG41OcGsI/AAAAAAAAALY/2ImKbwrgQyc/s1600-h/IMG_4340%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4340" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSG6xNHCBI/AAAAAAAAALc/A4juErM9KeE/IMG_4340_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSG_QiovvI/AAAAAAAAALg/LW_Uj8tKrow/s1600-h/IMG_4348%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4348" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHDg_0HeI/AAAAAAAAALk/mvnEq3P1AlM/IMG_4348_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>More tombs up in the hills.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHH19kmJI/AAAAAAAAALo/LKMhTu77OuU/s1600-h/IMG_4349%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4349" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHMJnKkwI/AAAAAAAAALs/et3PD0TAV_0/IMG_4349_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHQZlhXnI/AAAAAAAAALw/pRkOmpoHpDc/s1600-h/IMG_4352%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4352" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHUb-4lFI/AAAAAAAAAL0/a2mPDBkpb6w/IMG_4352_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Next stop: Temple of Ramses. This temple was the coolest one we saw in Luxor.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHXDNYz3I/AAAAAAAAAL4/q21G4WZaxAA/s1600-h/IMG_4379%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4379" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHbRTv1oI/AAAAAAAAAL8/_50VdWe4YXg/IMG_4379_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHdrCWv1I/AAAAAAAAAMA/qvhzolvaUHU/s1600-h/IMG_4381%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4381" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHhtvBK_I/AAAAAAAAAME/oKdLmlJJRj8/IMG_4381_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHjTORPfI/AAAAAAAAAMI/bzBD4pegMuA/s1600-h/IMG_4385%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4385" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHoyjnLAI/AAAAAAAAAMM/9K7SJ-EgxSU/IMG_4385_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHqxZ3GgI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/HwjCNTTHoRs/s1600-h/IMG_4393%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4393" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHtCgzMgI/AAAAAAAAAMU/49fwSPmuRDc/IMG_4393_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHuF28rrI/AAAAAAAAAMY/kEnYP8fNvEU/s1600-h/IMG_4426%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4426" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSHv9gLNBI/AAAAAAAAAMc/21Mgdfuwlxk/IMG_4426_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSH0qYw2EI/AAAAAAAAAMg/X07jd-d39yE/s1600-h/IMG_4431%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4431" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSH5FRakZI/AAAAAAAAAMk/ZbOK_Rc6xlM/IMG_4431_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSH693_C5I/AAAAAAAAAMo/_eFK8qqoc1o/s1600-h/IMG_4433%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4433" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIBYBrTeI/AAAAAAAAAMs/zSuVgRgkcLA/IMG_4433_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p>I thought we'd give you some perspective.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIC0D2AsI/AAAAAAAAAMw/fjqHEOG8JLk/s1600-h/IMG_4445%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4445" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIHoXGfWI/AAAAAAAAAM0/jYDe3qj4_E4/IMG_4445_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p>Carolee entertained us by explaining the Hieroglyphics and telling us the stories written on the walls. In her own words and her own interpretation of course. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIL6CUx7I/AAAAAAAAAM4/9XmLJbgHUi8/s1600-h/IMG_4446%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4446" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIRSos5GI/AAAAAAAAAM8/oawKtH2LluY/IMG_4446_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>Egyptian infantry</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIWKW0meI/AAAAAAAAANA/6rgYCkiljGI/s1600-h/IMG_4448%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4448" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIawPvGsI/AAAAAAAAANE/TxJ2gi5L9As/IMG_4448_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>Egyptian archers</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIc-8462I/AAAAAAAAANI/K3GeiPeHRMM/s1600-h/IMG_4454%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIiN6dfSI/AAAAAAAAANM/KvcfykNdFug/IMG_4454_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIkJTZFnI/AAAAAAAAANQ/8s4LR_6iuss/s1600-h/IMG_4461%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4461" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSImQAJJlI/AAAAAAAAANU/WU2FdWC4v4M/IMG_4461_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>These murals on the ceiling were beautiful. The color was amazing.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIqpYRNFI/AAAAAAAAANY/P8y4R0RmsOY/s1600-h/IMG_4458%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4458" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIu7-PGXI/AAAAAAAAANc/rJiJLX_oOkg/IMG_4458_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSIyWuMaPI/AAAAAAAAANg/NoHL1zqC7us/s1600-h/IMG_4476%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4476" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSI0LyspgI/AAAAAAAAANk/Bd8ZR4ihlfQ/IMG_4476_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSI2CGVPfI/AAAAAAAAANo/CwGnythCyJs/s1600-h/IMG_4479%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4479" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSI44nK7uI/AAAAAAAAANs/IttFtOJMIVE/IMG_4479_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="431" /></a> </p> <p>How nice.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSI89DYs6I/AAAAAAAAANw/fUkRd7yCiS4/s1600-h/IMG_4489%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4489" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJApWom6I/AAAAAAAAAN0/Zobm4fzRlqM/IMG_4489_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJD4WUX5I/AAAAAAAAAN4/-qTkQj6DrIo/s1600-h/IMG_4500%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4500" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJGO_EUnI/AAAAAAAAAN8/OYYC9TcpV5o/IMG_4500_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /> <img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4497" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJILY1f_I/AAAAAAAAAOA/djOMFtRUP10/IMG_4497_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJMagHdbI/AAAAAAAAAOE/BDQRxxwY5xo/s1600-h/IMG_4502%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4502" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJQnIoGAI/AAAAAAAAAOI/-7pX8qpRZ60/IMG_4502_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJSKhea1I/AAAAAAAAAOM/x497Y4U7WGM/s1600-h/IMG_4505%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4505" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJTwm1ZII/AAAAAAAAAOQ/lG-yEh4LjtU/IMG_4505_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJVktlxEI/AAAAAAAAAOY/hMU91vo3Cbc/s1600-h/IMG_4530%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4530" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJXUvoh8I/AAAAAAAAAOc/FvcyjqpzcLo/IMG_4530_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJZR20CkI/AAAAAAAAAOg/MOAfFfDkjj8/s1600-h/IMG_4544%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4544" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJbxHqHhI/AAAAAAAAAOk/Esfzgd6q0FM/IMG_4544_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJfP01FBI/AAAAAAAAAOo/ANxYa4QFZFY/s1600-h/IMG_4545%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4545" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJhTf3T6I/AAAAAAAAAOs/Yd85rzCA6VY/IMG_4545_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>Talk about fat cow huh?</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJjD6b42I/AAAAAAAAAOw/D2XFKAGqrCA/s1600-h/IMG_4546%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4546" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJk8zJc6I/AAAAAAAAAO0/CwJFKvFaVTU/IMG_4546_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJmZ4CHMI/AAAAAAAAAO4/Gm4JEYXocEU/s1600-h/IMG_4550%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4550" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJoGhxctI/AAAAAAAAAO8/obTKyPrwAtw/IMG_4550_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>The next day we went to the Temple of Karnak and the last site we visited on our trip. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJp3s-D-I/AAAAAAAAAPA/0KFey6vDX2w/s1600-h/IMG_4578%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4578" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJrtVEzfI/AAAAAAAAAPE/W6mRH3Htndw/IMG_4578_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>So that would be me taking pictures with a camera that broke later that day. These are Ram headed sphinxes in front of the temple.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJs9XLKdI/AAAAAAAAAPI/NvZhXcX7_Z4/s1600-h/IMG_4583%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4583" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJuKlkqfI/AAAAAAAAAPM/wLMT7EvzjVI/IMG_4583_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJvcuZO3I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/fSWxWfxWdcw/s1600-h/IMG_4598%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4598" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJxG2WHQI/AAAAAAAAAPU/h-TYWFPJnJQ/IMG_4598_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJyU172rI/AAAAAAAAAPY/t0ojwUvlSn8/s1600-h/IMG_4631%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4631" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJ0BxwovI/AAAAAAAAAPc/pg5BzZqTo9E/IMG_4631_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJ1Ntmb_I/AAAAAAAAAPg/c4NCgEUbD8M/s1600-h/IMG_4636%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4636" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJ2m2VuoI/AAAAAAAAAPk/xGFYWrvHMDg/IMG_4636_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJ4AQTYzI/AAAAAAAAAPo/tFRPzQ3asEc/s1600-h/IMG_4630%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4630" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJ6BwhCuI/AAAAAAAAAPs/KAVEVIxMXNU/IMG_4630_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="431" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSJ90x6PqI/AAAAAAAAAPw/3bTN79ctkGs/s1600-h/IMG_4647%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4647" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSKBUoKe-I/AAAAAAAAAP0/gm03b8goM2c/IMG_4647_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="431" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSKyM5K-MI/AAAAAAAAAQA/oM0GDmEDWtk/s1600-h/IMG_4649%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4649" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSKzj7VzII/AAAAAAAAAQE/9Fx8SOLnivk/IMG_4649_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="431" /></a> </p> <p>My beautiful wife and the very cute Rachel Heiss.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSK01u8KsI/AAAAAAAAAQI/i2TSkbPQpXc/s1600-h/IMG_4684%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4684" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSK11jKECI/AAAAAAAAAQM/unLKuoJwuKo/IMG_4684_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSK3EDESNI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/y1LYTszTZzw/s1600-h/IMG_4688%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4688" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSK4h1UJvI/AAAAAAAAAQU/QyFGntPL_Oc/IMG_4688_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>These next few pictures were found within the Holy of Holies. If you've been endowed some of these actions will look VERY familiar.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSK9W4I1cI/AAAAAAAAAQY/IovRdVA31qg/s1600-h/IMG_4708%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4708" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLCcBuwPI/AAAAAAAAAQc/w-44LapCj50/IMG_4708_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLHN135fI/AAAAAAAAAQg/w7M5pgLbA5Q/s1600-h/IMG_4713%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4713" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLMhqZTII/AAAAAAAAAQk/0dsiCquLy3g/IMG_4713_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLQyhBx9I/AAAAAAAAAQo/02lr6soceCw/s1600-h/IMG_4717%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4717" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLV30FUqI/AAAAAAAAAQs/WgUs9A9IGwQ/IMG_4717_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLYUT6z-I/AAAAAAAAAQw/f9Xm8vXZx0A/s1600-h/IMG_4722%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4722" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLePuNRDI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/XEyAWpkiFIo/IMG_4722_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="517" height="772" /></a> </p> <p>Us in front of the alter in the temples' Holy of Holies.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLiNcBGSI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/4hXhtnZ3mO8/IMG_4729%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4729" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLqXgO7bI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/-iK93T8Y8Ws/IMG_4729_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>Somebody must have not liked this guy because he was completely grinded out of the wall.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLuZ9U1kI/AAAAAAAAARA/ZH3J_APckD0/s1600-h/IMG_4734%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4734" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLyYYMAQI/AAAAAAAAARE/yL3P3jTc19U/IMG_4734_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSLz733MpI/AAAAAAAAARI/w6LYZs2B8Ng/s1600-h/IMG_4738%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4738" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSL1oYskgI/AAAAAAAAARM/EPOEfvrZJlc/IMG_4738_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>Once again, does this look familiar? Even the compass above his arm is impressive.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSL25zmipI/AAAAAAAAARQ/Y9qr7HlPoEI/s1600-h/IMG_4740%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4740" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSPyxJD0yI/AAAAAAAAARc/0fAnU2NswCs/IMG_4740_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="516" height="772" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSP01CfZXI/AAAAAAAAARg/KAdAcZx3ANo/s1600-h/IMG_4763%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4763" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSP2czGrJI/AAAAAAAAARk/bTiTvPUk6gE/IMG_4763_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSP4CS-fRI/AAAAAAAAARo/ervzwWlNVJQ/s1600-h/IMG_4781%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4781" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSP5_mbn8I/AAAAAAAAARs/-esKTMgPy4s/IMG_4781_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>This is where the ancient Egyptians preformed their animal sacrifice.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSP7ScUAGI/AAAAAAAAARw/aQZiRdvPrKE/s1600-h/IMG_4790%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4790" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSP84qvLqI/AAAAAAAAAR0/_xT9DhMuIDU/IMG_4790_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSP-5GclbI/AAAAAAAAAR4/4kU3hcf4vaY/s1600-h/IMG_4804%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4804" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQA8EAarI/AAAAAAAAAR8/YYFsUp2M3Sw/IMG_4804_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQChD5ajI/AAAAAAAAASA/bqt83qz77P0/s1600-h/IMG_4807%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4807" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQEiED7nI/AAAAAAAAASE/ggAx7HuMF_c/IMG_4807_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQIrCQsNI/AAAAAAAAASI/thvXq_MGKZs/s1600-h/IMG_4810%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4810" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQNXE94nI/AAAAAAAAASM/RaiQviERhd4/IMG_4810_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>Same guy, same chiseled off face.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQOyQwHhI/AAAAAAAAASQ/lwLjKvF_xV4/s1600-h/IMG_4862%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4862" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQQuiAuaI/AAAAAAAAASU/lDUgke0qg98/IMG_4862_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQR5nON_I/AAAAAAAAASY/oIXTiSfU1IQ/s1600-h/IMG_4873%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4873" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQTbyR0bI/AAAAAAAAASc/eq1O70q3EbA/IMG_4873_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="324" height="484" /></a> </p> <p>Picture on the right: The blue line marks the highest the Nile river ever flooded inside the temple.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQVfeMxfI/AAAAAAAAASg/EcxgrPKXISM/s1600-h/IMG_4883%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4883" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQXuhj8PI/AAAAAAAAASk/dHwzDHOJM6Q/IMG_4883_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>On our way out.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQbMq8PMI/AAAAAAAAASo/mCoclpjUpJE/s1600-h/IMG_4887%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4887" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXSQfW09DnI/AAAAAAAAASs/OzXa3oeH11w/IMG_4887_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="644" height="430" /></a> </p> <p>After we left the temple, searching for some lunch we passed by a Muslim funeral procession.</p> <p> </p> <p>Our attempt to leave Luxor was the usual Egyptian headache. Andrew and I went back to the train station the day before we were to leave and asked to buy our train tickets home. The man told us that the train was all full, but if we returned the next morning, they might have more seats. Is it just me or does that not make any sense? How will they magically have more seats if we come back the next morning. So a little frustrated we returned home to research this phenomenon. Andrew found some web sites that talked about the Luxor train scam. It said that often the train station will tell you their train is full so that you are forced to stay in longer. We knew the train was not full and returned the next day to purchase our tickets on a very not full train. We were ready to go by our third day. We had seen pretty much all there was to see. Time to return to dirty ol' Cairo.</p>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-22440609725657277472009-01-19T04:28:00.001-07:002009-01-19T04:28:48.882-07:00الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXRjtzxS8FI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/l2-HyowLP6Q/s1600-h/DSCN70172.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="404" alt="DSCN7017" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXRjvZ1JUAI/AAAAAAAAAFU/uMoavsZXWSE/DSCN7017_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="537" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>After my first semester attending the AUC (American University in Cairo) I thought I would post some pictures, tell a little bit about the new campus and my experiences there.</p> <p>Attending AUC during its first semester moving to a new campus was quite an adventure. The school wasn't quite done. And by not quite done I mean the school wasn't prepared nor was campus construction completed. I can recall quite a few classes where I could not hear my teacher standing 4 feet in front of me because of a jack hammer. Fire alarm lights constantly went off, AC seemed like it was constantly set to "freezing" and our teachers electronic keys often times wouldn't let them into our locked classroom. But amid the many headaches frustrations often associated with a new school campus, learning still happened. I remember walking to the library after my first day of classes so frustrated with my new subject of study. Learning Arabic isn't like learning Spanish. You have to learn all new written characters with strange sounds in just the first week. By day 5 they expect you to know how to read. That's quite a daunting task if you ask me. But some how with all the jack hammering and freezing cold class room I figured it all out. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXRjz7hXzII/AAAAAAAAAFY/kWi0yfQu1_o/s1600-h/DSCN704411.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="404" alt="DSCN7044" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXRj3wgJDtI/AAAAAAAAAFc/cmx9MZ_1DtA/DSCN7044_thumb9.jpg?imgmax=800" width="603" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>This is my bus stop just down the road from our apartment. This is the actual bus I take to school.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXRj6KG_J-I/AAAAAAAAAFg/P4vKbYn_5xA/s1600-h/DSCN69935.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="453" alt="DSCN6993" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SXRj7ypB04I/AAAAAAAAAFk/OzULlyRAX8g/DSCN6993_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="603" border="0" /></a>  </p> <p>This is the entrance from the where all the buses stop and students enter in. </p> <p> </p> <p>This blog post was "in production" when my external hard drive crashed. Hence all the pictures I had for this have been lost. If the hard drive is ever revived I can finish this post.</p> Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-11006397087818347512008-12-28T17:06:00.001-07:002008-12-28T17:06:18.851-07:00Thank You An-rew<p>Our blog got a bit of a "fix". We had problems with our pictures being cut off at about half way. However thanks to our very good friend Andrew its now all fixed. Thank you. Sorry for the inconvenience. We do suggest taking a look at the Heiss blog at: <a title="http://www.heissatopia.com/" href="http://www.heissatopia.com/">http://www.heissatopia.com/</a></p> <p>Thank you again An-rew and *sniff sniff*. </p> Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-7659411070839129662008-12-25T14:41:00.001-07:002008-12-25T14:41:53.977-07:00“And the streets shall run red with blood.”<p>Cairo really doesn’t disappoint. It’s a city where lepers can still be found. And as we learned today they still butcher animals in the streets. Today we went for a walk in downtown Islamic Cairo. Carolee, a few friends and I went to check out a few mosques during the Muslim Eid Feast. </p> <p>Our first stop was the Mohammad Ali mosque in the famous Cairo Citadel. It was my second time going into the Citadel and I’m still impressed by it. I've read a few travel book reviews on this mosque and heard some disappointed tourists say its not worth your time. I however believe its still quite an impressive site. However the day’s adventures became truly insane when we were on our way see the Ibn Tulun mosque. As we walked down the side walk we could see the streets were full of puddles of goat, sheep and cow blood. As we walked further down the road we saw piles of animal skins, hooves, heads and entrails. The smell of all the blood was very thick in the air. As cars passed through the large puddles of blood it would get sprayed so we had to take cover on the sidewalks. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP8kgcvfsI/AAAAAAAAADQ/pGgkGYmUpWs/s1600-h/DSCN68633.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6863" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP8oB290-I/AAAAAAAAADU/ysHW8NkbY5Y/DSCN6863_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The Muhammad Ali mosque</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP8p5KZn0I/AAAAAAAAADY/J0a5_SKo8GY/s1600-h/DSCN68753.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6875" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP8shUnEOI/AAAAAAAAADc/8SMMl0DaHJM/DSCN6875_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Carolee and I inside the mosque</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP8uFIZL7I/AAAAAAAAADg/JKMi9szLT5c/s1600-h/DSCN68844.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="772" alt="DSCN6884" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP8zdZX7_I/AAAAAAAAADk/Af2Zx39Kr3E/DSCN6884_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="580" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Carolee just peeled an orange and wasn't ready for this picture. It still looks good though.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP83R8yUZI/AAAAAAAAADo/FXgk4l9gI5E/s1600-h/DSCN68773.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6877" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP841ETevI/AAAAAAAAADs/Iw1wQj0dCNo/DSCN6877_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>The view from the top of the Citadel. Can you see the pyramids? Thanks to the Cairo pollution its a bit hard. Look closely in the middle of the picture.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP87jq4MwI/AAAAAAAAADw/8SzFto7Zikw/s1600-h/DSCN68896.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6889" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP8_EU5RwI/AAAAAAAAAD0/L4HFyP6-rP4/DSCN6889_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Blood in the streets of Islamic Cairo</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9EJXvYvI/AAAAAAAAAD4/Vnqk_3g2bws/s1600-h/DSCN68907.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6890" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9IShohrI/AAAAAAAAAD8/RkqZFJk0DB8/DSCN6890_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>A pile of guts on the sidewalk</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9Lt8XR9I/AAAAAAAAAEA/JEM1odYKTmc/s1600-h/DSCN68913.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6891" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9PakueZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/QVV3CCO6x7s/DSCN6891_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>A goat hove on the sidewalk</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9SpHY5rI/AAAAAAAAAEI/HpxIEgSohHo/s1600-h/DSCN68923.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6892" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9WifCHuI/AAAAAAAAAEM/9q_7bgEfoLA/DSCN6892_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Piles of hides at a butcher. You can see a cow about to become dinner.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9aMw2rZI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/viVVtcg2CIE/s1600-h/DSCN68933.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6893" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9d8xuDwI/AAAAAAAAAEU/_whSjrNhyRQ/DSCN6893_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a>  </p> <p>Much larger puddles of blood near the butcher.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9hYDQhBI/AAAAAAAAAEY/mciN8l98Qy8/s1600-h/DSCN68943.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6894" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9kjJ4NtI/AAAAAAAAAEc/zihmmqvf7Hk/DSCN6894_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Yes, that is ALL blood. The butcher didn't want me to take a picture of his place. Opps.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9qwLkvqI/AAAAAAAAAEg/_CgkmvPGbYw/s1600-h/DSCN68973.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6897" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9uSNrp6I/AAAAAAAAAEk/vs7J0qjKebA/DSCN6897_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Some butchers having fun.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9wcXW1vI/AAAAAAAAAEo/pKoIvQ_KY-I/s1600-h/DSCN69383.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6938" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9yR2FriI/AAAAAAAAAEs/IDMVStQslh0/DSCN6938_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>Up on the roof of a mosque in Cairo</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP90yzVZrI/AAAAAAAAAEw/gOU3nJWXnWU/s1600-h/DSCN69624.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="772" alt="DSCN6962" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP97M6gcQI/AAAAAAAAAE0/tzXQKHmuxPs/DSCN6962_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="580" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>At the top of the mosque's minaret.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP99U6TY4I/AAAAAAAAAE4/NVk973MbtMg/s1600-h/DSCN69533.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6953" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP9_cmDZNI/AAAAAAAAAE8/bZtKQSyQipM/DSCN6953_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>A nice view from the top of the minaret.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP-AqhWSmI/AAAAAAAAAFA/4E9JXpLWbHQ/s1600-h/DSCN69443.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="772" alt="DSCN6944" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP-DrtzxQI/AAAAAAAAAFE/ANs8sbCtJ2s/DSCN6944_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="580" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>This is the minaret we climbed. It was modeled after a famous minaret in Iraq.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP-F-IofZI/AAAAAAAAAFI/hUzgcEcf9Ao/s1600-h/DSCN69733.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="484" alt="DSCN6973" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/SVP-IDG662I/AAAAAAAAAFM/jGGjkD_S3Po/DSCN6973_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>This is a butcher we met in Maadi a few blocks from out house. The hand prints are obviously blood.</p> Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-30718116440127603512008-12-07T11:06:00.001-07:002008-12-07T11:06:49.536-07:00Ma Salaama Fat Boy<p>I made the decision today that it was time to start a diet. Ever since I was living in Rexburg I made worthy attempts to loose the weight I'd been slowly gaining. But ever since we moved to Egypt I've been really "putting in on". I came to Egypt with only a few shirts and pants. I don't plan on buying more clothes. And at this point I need to either buy bigger or get smaller. </p> <p>So I'm here to proclaim the "Days of Fat Are Over"! No only do I plan on eating less but I'm also getting out and running at least once a day around our neighborhood. Since we live on the 4th floor and don't have an elevator I also plan on running up and down the stairs. </p> Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-61152356059961926012008-12-05T12:01:00.001-07:002008-12-05T12:03:32.554-07:00Good Bye Zaharaa’, Hello Maadi!<p>Some bits of news in the Schilling family never quite made it to the blog. Part of the problem was that the blog was just recently created and therefore some important and slightly interesting things happened just before its creation. </p> <p>Originally we decided to stay in Egypt until the end of the year. I would study Arabic at AUC and then we would return to the States. As time progressed and we got more comfortable with our new home in Egypt, we decided to extend our stay a bit longer. I was accepted to BYU in October and would start in April. So we figured why not stick around “Sand Land” a bit longer. One thing was for certain: If we do stay we need to move out of Zaharaa’ al Maadi. Maadi is a big town. It’s nothing like Cairo of course, but fairly spread out. The church building, shopping and all our friends all live in downtown Maadi. From Zaharaa’ al Maadi, which is like a suburb of Maadi, you need to take a 5 minute cab ride. That may not sound like a big deal but when you have to pay 20 L.E. roundtrip it can quickly add up. More importantly, Carolee really had nothing to do in Zaharaa’ al Maadi. </p> <p>There are really no stores, no people the visit, no interesting sites to go see. Zaharaa’ al Maadi is a new town that’s built right up against the desert. On the other side of our apartment building was another apartment building. Past that was desert. Our street in front of our house wasn’t paved. Packs of wild dogs roamed the streets just outside our front door. </p> <p>Our place was nice. Pink couches and walls are hard to pass up. Certainly the extremely narrow kitchen was hard to leave. But by the second day of looking for an apartment we had found our new home: Rd 87 Building 20 Apartment 47. I know Carolee realized this sooner than I did, but it wasn’t until the next morning did I realize how close our apartment was to everything. We were less than 2 minutes away from the Sharps and Heiss’. I was less than a minute away from my school bus stop. The church and Rd. 9 (the main street where all the stores are) were also less than 5 minutes walk away. No more annoying fights with cabdrivers over prices. We haven’t regretted our choice to move.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6TBA72CI/AAAAAAAAACU/U9sjysKl7Lc/s1600-h/Our%20New%20Apartment%20054%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Our New Apartment 054" style="border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="Our New Apartment 054" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6Uv9r_tI/AAAAAAAAACY/-0v-N1LifY4/Our%20New%20Apartment%20054_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="217" border="0" height="285" /></a></p> <p align="center">Our entryway </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6VlP5RVI/AAAAAAAAACc/BMsR1MtOS8A/s1600-h/Our%20New%20Apartment%20021%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Our New Apartment 021" style="border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="Our New Apartment 021" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6WnBaRCI/AAAAAAAAACg/8lCbonSxiLA/Our%20New%20Apartment%20021_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="331" border="0" height="254" /></a></p> <p></p> <p align="center">Our living room with our very attractive furniture. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6XgqrN8I/AAAAAAAAACk/qMHCFZ0oIFM/s1600-h/Our%20New%20Apartment%20025%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Our New Apartment 025" style="border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="Our New Apartment 025" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6YlG1VZI/AAAAAAAAACo/4OTJeQEYxG0/Our%20New%20Apartment%20025_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="344" border="0" height="264" /></a></p> <p align="center">The front door </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6aeSFCLI/AAAAAAAAACs/uahxafhmzmI/s1600-h/Our%20New%20Apartment%20028%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Our New Apartment 028" style="border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="Our New Apartment 028" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6beiX4JI/AAAAAAAAACw/5uBTRkwnYfU/Our%20New%20Apartment%20028_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="333" border="0" height="255" /></a></p> <p align="center">Our alabaster toilet, sink and tub</p> <p></p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6dFRhgFI/AAAAAAAAAC0/D23-izT8Jis/s1600-h/Our%20New%20Apartment%20029%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Our New Apartment 029" style="border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="Our New Apartment 029" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6eQWsWlI/AAAAAAAAAC4/gZT4pjFIN8A/Our%20New%20Apartment%20029_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" border="0" height="339" /></a> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6fTjFX6I/AAAAAAAAADE/KBseJWbR5AE/s1600-h/Our%20New%20Apartment%20051%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="Our New Apartment 051" style="border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="Our New Apartment 051" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_S6uvXt2Husc/STl6gEEheHI/AAAAAAAAADI/OJJLGw6bvdg/Our%20New%20Apartment%20051_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="251" border="0" height="330" /></a></p> <p align="center">This nice tile picture is right next to our front door.</p>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-68599756974056612052008-12-05T11:36:00.001-07:002008-12-05T11:36:17.676-07:00The White Boy Price in the Land of Bakshish<p> Back in America we’re so used to things being “politically correct” and “non-racist”. Double standards do exist of course, but not like they do here in the Middle East. I was told in a restaurant that the Chinese Buffet was only for Chinese Customers. Apparently the buffet food was too good for my American blood. This concept was brought to my front door when our land lord messenger man came to collect the monthly rent on Tuesday. After exchanging the appropriate amount of cash, the messenger asked me if I had any problems or questions with our apartment. I explained to him that I had just acquired a TV satellite receiver from some friends of ours who had just moved back to the states. I wanted to know if our building received satellite TV reception from off the roof. Almost all apartment buildings in Maadi have this so I assumed we weren’t an exception. He told me that not only do we have regular Egyptian satellite BUT we also have European satellite too. He said he would be happy to install it for me. </p> <p>So I agreed. He was a nice guy and I so I figured he would just install it free of charge. After looking at a few things he determined that he need to go buy a special cable to connect from our receiver into the back of our very old tv. When he returned my Egyptian neighbor came over and I mentioned that we were getting our satellite hocked up. I asked my neighbor to ask the guy (in Arabic) how much he was planning on charging me for all this. The guy replied 200 L.E. (That’s about $40) My neighbor flipped and said that he had angered me with such a large service charge. I was quite shocked at my future bill. 200 L.E. could buy you a lot in Egypt. But I was being charged what I like to call “The White Boy Price”. Americans get a special price here in Egypt. </p> <p>Right after my neighbor told the guy that I was now upset with him for wanting 200 L.E. he became very apologetic. He suddenly became very embarrassed and apologized. I agreed to pay him back 30 L.E. for the wire he bought and 20 L.E. for the work he had to do on the roof. He was happy with 50 L.E. I imagine he would have been ok leaving my apartment with nothing after seeing him so embarrassed. </p> <p>Egyptians really like to charge you for anything they can. We went to Saqqara last week and this old man wanted me pay him before I left one of the old Egyptian tombs. Usually if they are nice I’ll give them their Bakshish (tip) but this guy wanted money for doing nothing. It was like his job was to stand at the exit of the building and asking for money as you leave. He followed me out of the tomb pestering me for money. But as usual I ignored the guy, pretending they’re not there and then he left. </p> <p>God Bless America; The land where you don’t have to pay to use the bathroom or to use toilet paper. Last week we were at the Khan al Khalili market in Cairo. And the funny thing is, is that your body always seems to pick the worst possible time to have to use the bathroom. As I’m with my wife looking at jewelry and Arabic calligraphy from a guy who may or may not be affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood I had that familiar feeling of needing to use the bathroom. And it wasn’t one of those feelings where you know that if you wait, maybe hold out, you might buy yourself some time to get to the safety of your house… but no. This feeling was the one where all you can think about getting to the jon NOW. So after seeing and turning down some toilets that might have been installed around the time Christ was living in Egypt, which by the way were just holes in the ground. I was taken to one that actually had seats. But with no surprise to me there was no paper. After summoning a Khan employee I had a huge box of tissues at my disposal. But of course I had to pay for the tissues. I gave the guy 5 L.E. ($1). Can you put a price on clean underwear? I know I can’t. Because I know that if I didn’t get to that bathroom in time that’s what it might have come down to.</p> <p>So if you come to Egypt to visit, bring a little extra money for Baksish. And don’t be surprised if you get charged the “White Boy Price”. </p> Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-14615169281461251552008-11-20T11:43:00.000-07:002008-11-21T11:03:48.927-07:00The Eviction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWGqzPBzJ4To9racZ5R9lW38SfTMkqPlcmGEEE_9hizLkuNu1MRn4T_u_Je0c-y-kvWt3AZ8y7TI-mwmmrFGGIObJPfu_9yyo2m3XZL7KJymF7R3a2QT4-3jl5-zrw-iIbLQ92SU9k8FO/s1600-h/Random+Egypt+008.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWGqzPBzJ4To9racZ5R9lW38SfTMkqPlcmGEEE_9hizLkuNu1MRn4T_u_Je0c-y-kvWt3AZ8y7TI-mwmmrFGGIObJPfu_9yyo2m3XZL7KJymF7R3a2QT4-3jl5-zrw-iIbLQ92SU9k8FO/s400/Random+Egypt+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271171430006433602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r6P2orNCFiyY-dO51y34WKBYBLwwx8RInllZk5if3GhTd5dxd-defoThSSZDUIngTQLrduZhgLBU6dZN314WBtTE-sFQRE1SRI70SYmi6OegXhpddzKWoRPYIZGyMu09s_gRrfSuA1rC/s1600-h/Random+Egypt+010.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r6P2orNCFiyY-dO51y34WKBYBLwwx8RInllZk5if3GhTd5dxd-defoThSSZDUIngTQLrduZhgLBU6dZN314WBtTE-sFQRE1SRI70SYmi6OegXhpddzKWoRPYIZGyMu09s_gRrfSuA1rC/s400/Random+Egypt+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271171424509732530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1uAcSTSL0wzlLRKarj-DXPn55i2F_hvp19DRWAmeXlw73WSAiBGoRqBFf_fRGCqOU4baNUGIz5FG2Ynrrnww70pabQb7vYrn1-UprxhcCOkQiWDZ2e6ZS0CsK37jMNUu6ouukk_lo3uM/s1600-h/Random+Egypt+015.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1uAcSTSL0wzlLRKarj-DXPn55i2F_hvp19DRWAmeXlw73WSAiBGoRqBFf_fRGCqOU4baNUGIz5FG2Ynrrnww70pabQb7vYrn1-UprxhcCOkQiWDZ2e6ZS0CsK37jMNUu6ouukk_lo3uM/s400/Random+Egypt+015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271171420792251634" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-bidi-mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;font-family:Arial;color:black;">A nice day was met with an enjoyable evening last night. I was preparing for bed and Carolee was bringing some things into the kitchen and then off to bed we thought we'd be. It was 10:30 and we were both tired. As I got ready for bed I heard Carolee yell from the kitchen "Oh My Gosh!! Oh No!!" I knew at that moment that I would not be going to bed. There was a problem and now I had to fix it. But whatever the problem was... I had no idea.<br /><br />I ran into the kitchen and Carolee explained that we had a rat in our kitchen. It all made sense. A week before I found a pile of rat/mouse droppings in the bottom drawer in our oven.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidifont-family:Arial;">I knew I couldn’t go to bed knowing with an animal in our kitchen. I think the idea that I had a live animal in my kitchen didn’t exactly help me fall asleep. </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidifont-family:Arial;">I got dressed and went downstairs to the small pharmacy right next to the entrance of our apartment. I was impressed that they actually sold rat glue. I bought their biggest bottle, walked upstairs, and set the trap. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidifont-family:Arial;">With the trap set in the card board box I grabbed a flash light and sat just outside the kitchen with the lights off. I could hear the mouse inside the oven chewing on something. It sounded like he was gnawing on something metal. All I could think of was: What if he chewed on something that caused a gas leak in the oven. How horrible that would be. I think the mouse got brave because he ran out from behind the stove and up the pipes. I think it wanted to get up onto the counter and find a snack.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidifont-family:Arial;">But every time it got near the counter it stopped, waited, then turned around and went back up near the pipes. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidifont-family:Arial;"><o:p>As the night dragged on so did my eyes slowly drag shut. I was finding it hard to stay awake and wait for the mouse to do something. I was hoping that the mouse would be tempted by the piece of cheese and get stuck in the glue. He never actually went near the box with the cheese. </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi- mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidifont-family:Arial;">At around 1:30 he climbed up into the wall fan that was turned off. As soon as he went through I realized that that was exactly how he had gotten in our apartment. When you have the fan off it can slip between the fan blades. So when I realizing this I turned the fan on. Now if he tries to come back into our apartment he will get shredded. Good luck Mr. Mouse. Maybe he can try moving in with Templeton the Rat above the Heiss’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-36326769734358384512008-11-15T08:23:00.000-07:002008-11-16T03:28:46.656-07:00Elder Holland visits the Cairo Branch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-va_HmZKRm2NC5CpK8WTF_XKospj_qgZYujpa3upmPckE4CeikmcO0Qaj7NiXm3k5VFfvrd5_mP5RhBtEzVZ7OI8hHIryb-eaJtskfXP-xYfQWEvYVixUl0lK7dFWQP5MiX-5O-p8bfQ/s1600-h/n771774551_3658.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-va_HmZKRm2NC5CpK8WTF_XKospj_qgZYujpa3upmPckE4CeikmcO0Qaj7NiXm3k5VFfvrd5_mP5RhBtEzVZ7OI8hHIryb-eaJtskfXP-xYfQWEvYVixUl0lK7dFWQP5MiX-5O-p8bfQ/s320/n771774551_3658.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269200192246654850" /></a>
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Holland was coming to Cairo to speak just to our branch in the next two weeks.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Josh and I were very excited for we both have had times where we were in the same building/room with a General Authority but we have never been in a situation where it was so personal. This time we didn’t have to fight and struggle to get a close shot of him. We knew he was going to stay awhile afterwards to speak to all the members since there were about 70 members in the branch. And we were right.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Even though our chapel room is small and no matter where you sit, you will have a good view, we wanted the best of the best seats…well besides sitting right next to him. The fireside started at 7. We got there at 5:30. We were the first ones there besides the Branch President. Because of our eagerness, we sat 4 feet away from the podium. We were also able to help our Branch President get everything ready for the wonderful night that lay ahead of us. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">To prepare us for the day, we fasted all day and started the day with a wonderful prayer before we both studied the scriptures at 6 a.m. We were able to feel the spirit so much because of our preparation. You could tell Elder Holland was in the building before we saw him because of the feeling you felt. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Elder Steven E. Snow and his wife came with Elder and Sister Holland. All 4 of them spoke for an hour and a half. Mine and Josh’s notes follow:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sister Snow:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-gospel of happiness</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-the church will be recognized here in Egypt</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Elder Snow:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-reach out to help others even if they have lost their way</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-look for those opportunities</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-take care of each other. We are all family here.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sister Holland:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-We are with the certainy of God.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-we are fulfilling the assignment from God by being here</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-accept that we will have disappointment, discouragement, and despair (the 3 D’s) on our journey/path</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-we will feel the Love of Christ to know that we are on the right path</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-“You can be my sister”-love each other unconditionally; the love of God</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-read the scriptures many times a day</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-allow ourselves to grow; to blossom like a rose; bring the best of us out</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-God’s love is more powerful than the 3 D’s</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-keep praying for the light of Christ and His love</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Elder Holland:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-within the last 60 days, the church has created a North African Middle East Region with Elders Holland and Snow in charge of it</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-we WILL go to EVERY nation</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-pray for the openings of nations</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-more members outside the U.S. than in and more Spanish and Portuguese members than English</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-we are all members of the Body of Christ</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-each do our role and part in the Body of Christ</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-the 3 D’s will not end this dispensation. This dispensation will NOT end</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-if we grasp the priesthood, we can change the world</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-Mormon men are strong but the Mormon women are incredible</p> <p class="MsoNormal">At the end of Elder Holland’s talk, he turned into a District Conference and opened the floor up for questions. Any of us could ask a question to him or any of the other 3 members there. If I knew that he was going to do that ahead of time, I would have come up with a question to ask but since it was such short notice, I didn’t ask him anything. Only 2 or 3 members asked a question but I don’t remember what they were.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">After the whole program was over, we all got in line to meet all 4 of them. He was excited for Josh to be here going to school. He put his hand on Josh’s back and he also rubbed the back of his head. The first thing he told me was he loved my curly hair and he rubbed his hand all over my head and ran his fingers through my hair. He is a very loving person and easily approachable guy. His wife is very pretty. They both made quite a few jokes in their talks. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">It was a wonderful experience having Elder Holland speaking to our branch. I can testify that he and Elder Snow are men of God. </p> Caroleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595608121358521066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755512708900337108.post-87040247406216169222008-11-14T11:35:00.000-07:002008-11-16T03:48:08.869-07:00The First PostWell this is our first post on our new blog. I never knew exactly what a blog was until a friend of mine showed me. I thought it was quite a useful little thing. Please return often to read more about the news from the Schillings and their life in Cairo Egypt. We will also post pictures and video. We hope you enjoy.<div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Unfortunately</span> right now we do not have <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Internet</span> right now at our apartment. It may take a while for us to get it. We hope to keep it up to date as possible considering.<br /><div><br /></div><div>On another note, here is what we did tonight. I finally got my wish to get my head shaved. Carolee was nice enough to let me get it done today. She says that she didn't want me to get it done until I was way older. But with the help of my friends, one who also had his head shaved last night, persuaded her to sh<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5e0fQoPgjEISYaRcut_xvH9H8AjXkq3SCVeIldGw8THotCtJ-GuR71BrEIpcjL9Lng7hRDJ92cFhmhd8SUzsY8PDfZFLT0G3odfaK34XLtjQITAtroIwAfE2aXPEy6O2OvQZSOQkt_3q/s1600-h/Baldy+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5e0fQoPgjEISYaRcut_xvH9H8AjXkq3SCVeIldGw8THotCtJ-GuR71BrEIpcjL9Lng7hRDJ92cFhmhd8SUzsY8PDfZFLT0G3odfaK34XLtjQITAtroIwAfE2aXPEy6O2OvQZSOQkt_3q/s320/Baldy+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268596576905453954" border="0" /></a>ave his head. I wanted it shorter but the clippers wouldn't go any shorter. I never realized I had a big head.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Josh Before<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXls_Tce8TBGmKZg_exlGT3292dcinE-0xEHRTV7r2p5ufgESoCKtNuUnDFrprBmf52iEDIJ_fnqRC8c867La2iPzKoYt60GH1kndRakZLUL-0M7XMWbu2GoEv3roZgOHSHkMjIu2v7QN7/s1600-h/Baldy+005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXls_Tce8TBGmKZg_exlGT3292dcinE-0xEHRTV7r2p5ufgESoCKtNuUnDFrprBmf52iEDIJ_fnqRC8c867La2iPzKoYt60GH1kndRakZLUL-0M7XMWbu2GoEv3roZgOHSHkMjIu2v7QN7/s320/Baldy+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268597861898740242" border="0" /></a><br />Josh during<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVR1QyOvAzrOQZdlNq3-XPXBTo-9coH7w4nU1LaoYWe969ux2LhVmYMQ05GWg1Xyp0eUox1KCwzoD5zqi_m_TZe16x8cS-xXm45pl2Wg9HobEVdgyjERT7C84XHltARQYKpDILWfc_6ow/s1600-h/Baldy+009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVR1QyOvAzrOQZdlNq3-XPXBTo-9coH7w4nU1LaoYWe969ux2LhVmYMQ05GWg1Xyp0eUox1KCwzoD5zqi_m_TZe16x8cS-xXm45pl2Wg9HobEVdgyjERT7C84XHltARQYKpDILWfc_6ow/s320/Baldy+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268597876605350418" border="0" /></a><br />Josh After<br /><br />I feel every breeze now when I'm outside. I guess that means I will need a hat this fall. I intend on growing it all back. Well all that I can. Its something I've always wanted to do. Now I can check that one off my list.<br /></div></div>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901532285185492518noreply@blogger.com2