Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Egypt - Cairo/Alexandria

Alas the pyramids!  I've been want to see them since I was just a little guy.  Really made me feel tiny.  Did the touristy horse ride to the pyramids - why not?  I enjoyed a really great light show there as well.
Met many great people during the revolution. I  spent time with people in the rally in Tahrir square.  Many are good at separating American Policy from American people.
Egypt - land of the scams.  So many people trying to talk to you, to get you to buy junk.  Most of those sales guys charge ridiculous prices and lie. I think I've heard all of the stories now.  It's funny how they ALL have a brother/sister/son/cousin/friend that lives in Minneapolis - ha!  Even though, some are trying to sack you for money - I met some really great Egyptians and will go back someday.
Was invited on a yacht boat for a party with 200 people - free booze and good memories!
I was a kid in a candy shop when visiting the Egyptian Museum - king tuts tomb was incredible!
Alexandria is a really nice city on the Mediterranean - loads of history and super inexpensive delicious sea food.  Mistake #1 - cracking a crab leg with teeth - result:  shell stuck in tooth.  Mistake #2 - trying to floss the crab shell out with a tendon from the crab - result:  both shell and crab tendon stuck in tooth.

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