I hope you enjoy them.....
Sheryl
P.S. I only have about another 200...and Don has tons too...so if anyone wants more, let me know....enjoy
Saturday, August 8, 2009
I think this time I have figured out the pictures
I hope you enjoy them.....
Sheryl
P.S. I only have about another 200...and Don has tons too...so if anyone wants more, let me know....enjoy
Thursday, August 6, 2009
no pictures
I attached a bunch of pictures to the post...but they did not go with the email....I have no idea what I did or did not do.....when I figure it out I will try to get the picture of on.
Any suggestions??
Sheryl
Any suggestions??
Sheryl
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
FW: Egypt...amazing
From: donald.eastop@sympatico.ca
To: john.mcgarr.thesudon@blogger.com
Subject: Egypt...amazing
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 02:27:10 +0000
Well, I am finally getting to putting something on the blog...we have been home just over a week and to sum up the holiday would be...amazing!!!
I have attached some pictures, so hopefully they come out. I only picked a few because I did not figure you wanted to look at the approximately 200 pictures.
The first day we went to the Museum, that is the first picture...I think we were a bit tired and we were not used to the heat. The only one who looks okay is Don, it was actually cool for him compared to Sudan. So we walked around there for awhile and then went back to the hotel to the pool.
We, of course, went to the pyramids...and there is really nothing that I can say that can really describe it. And of course we rode the camels. It was actually a long ride...around the pyramids. It was great...except the carpet on our camel was hurting my legs, so the owner wrapped his scarf around my waist and then it was much better. I also was talking to the camel and Donald was 'so embarrassed'!!! There is a funny story about our camel ride. Everything in Cairo is a negotiation...taxi rides, buying things at stores, paying for entrances and of course camel rides. We had a 'tour guide'. He was a friend of a friend of a friend...you know how Don always seems to find these people...anyway...he was our negotiator, our interpreter, our photographer...he was great. His name is Maater (have no idea how to spell it, just spelling it like it sounds). He was part of our family for the time we were in Cairo...and we actually missed him when we went to Sharm....Molly and him seemed to have this little flirty thing going on (he is 21!!!), but that is another story...
Back to the camel...Maater is talking to the guy about the ride, oh ya, they are also very aggressive...so another guy is getting Molly and Don on the camel and then all of a sudden, it was like a drug raid and all the guys and camels take off running down the desert, they all just scattered....of course I have no idea what is going on because I do not understand the language...there are tourist police and I guess the camel guys are not to be so close to the pyramids and bug the tourists and a police came and they all scattered....it was very funny...Don and Molly both said they were a bit scared when they started to take off running on this camel!!
But the ride was excellent and we have tons of pictures from it and video...because Maater also did that!!
Another night we walked the streets of Cairo...and let me tell you...that was very interesting. Donkeys eating out of the garbage bins, a million stray cats sleeping everywhere, young kids playing every where, corn on the cob being cooked on an open flame on the sidewalk...Don was a nervous wreak but the kids and I loved it. Molly was getting lots of attention because she is white and blond hair...so dad was watching out for her as some groups of boys would follow us for a bit.
Traffic is crazy...there are no rules of the road...basically do what you have to do to get where you have to go. And seat belts..whats that???!! When you fit 16 people in one small car, seatbelts just do not matter. And pedestrians just walk out into traffic when ever and cross the road. The most used part of the car...is the horn!! I think it is for a warning to get out of the way!!! So we crossed the street, just to say we had done it!!! And every taxi ride was an adventure. The first day, I was a bit nervous, after that...it just did not matter!
Don and I went out later that night at about midnight, to a shop (which opens at 6:00 p.m. and stays open throughout the night!) That was another interesting thing...nothing closes...people of all ages out until all hours of the night!! No one seems to sleep! At this shop, we drank tea and smoked shish (again do not know how to spell it) it is a water pipe...that was a treat. So of course Don had to buy one, he has it with him in Sudan, but beware the next time you are here...you will probably have to try it out!!
We also went on a Nile Cruise, it was a dinner cruise with singers, belly dancer and this other really neat guy who did a dance. In one of the pictures, that is Maater...like I said, he was a part of our family. That was our last night in Cairo...so it was sad to say good bye to him.
Then we went to Sharm el-Sheik...to an all inclusive resort. It was beautiful and it was on the Red Sea. The water was crystal blue and it was so warm, the shallow parts were actually like bath water. We went on a day trip snorkelling...which was awesome and it was all video taped, so of coarse, we had to buy that too!! We saw a ton of unique fish and sting ray and turtle... The other picture is just Don and the kids playing in the pool at the resort.
I would say the only complaint would be that the resort was owned and operated by Italians, so 90% of the people there were Italian and all the entertainment was in Italian. So that was a bit of a bummer...because we did not go to any of the entertainment at night...we would not have understood any of it. Most people also spoke english...but we did not really make any friends nor did the kids make any friends because of the language barrier. But we just made our own fun.
The food was very good at the resort...not so good in Cario. The first night in Cairo Molly was sick and then the first night in Sharm Donald was sick. I think they just ate something that did not agree with their system. And since we have been home, Molly and I seem to be having a bit of a digestive problem...but that will pass soon (I hope!!)
The other thing that was a learning curve for me was that everyone expects a tip...the guy opens the door for you..wants a tip...the guy takes your luggage...wants a tip!! Even if they work there...they still want a tip!! Most times I would just say no thanks...or I don't have any money!!
The haggling at the market was fun...I managed to get some really good deals (I think!!!)
We went back for one night to Cairo and then the kids and I fly out at 8:30 in the morning and Don flew back later the same day. It was hard to say good bye...but we had such a great trip. Don is homesick and he wished he was coming home with us...but he still has 4 months to go...
Plus...we are probably going to go on another trip in October...this time we are looking at a Mediterranean cruise...I want to go to Greece!!!
So that is sort of our trip in 500 word or less...but like I said it was amazing!!
Talk to you all soon
Sheryl
Egypt...amazing
Well, I am finally getting to putting something on the blog...we have been home just over a week and to sum up the holiday would be...amazing!!!
I have attached some pictures, so hopefully they come out. I only picked a few because I did not figure you wanted to look at the approximately 200 pictures.
The first day we went to the Museum, that is the first picture...I think we were a bit tired and we were not used to the heat. The only one who looks okay is Don, it was actually cool for him compared to Sudan. So we walked around there for awhile and then went back to the hotel to the pool.
We, of course, went to the pyramids...and there is really nothing that I can say that can really describe it. And of course we rode the camels. It was actually a long ride...around the pyramids. It was great...except the carpet on our camel was hurting my legs, so the owner wrapped his scarf around my waist and then it was much better. I also was talking to the camel and Donald was 'so embarrassed'!!! There is a funny story about our camel ride. Everything in Cairo is a negotiation...taxi rides, buying things at stores, paying for entrances and of course camel rides. We had a 'tour guide'. He was a friend of a friend of a friend...you know how Don always seems to find these people...anyway...he was our negotiator, our interpreter, our photographer...he was great. His name is Maater (have no idea how to spell it, just spelling it like it sounds). He was part of our family for the time we were in Cairo...and we actually missed him when we went to Sharm....Molly and him seemed to have this little flirty thing going on (he is 21!!!), but that is another story...
Back to the camel...Maater is talking to the guy about the ride, oh ya, they are also very aggressive...so another guy is getting Molly and Don on the camel and then all of a sudden, it was like a drug raid and all the guys and camels take off running down the desert, they all just scattered....of course I have no idea what is going on because I do not understand the language...there are tourist police and I guess the camel guys are not to be so close to the pyramids and bug the tourists and a police came and they all scattered....it was very funny...Don and Molly both said they were a bit scared when they started to take off running on this camel!!
But the ride was excellent and we have tons of pictures from it and video...because Maater also did that!!
Another night we walked the streets of Cairo...and let me tell you...that was very interesting. Donkeys eating out of the garbage bins, a million stray cats sleeping everywhere, young kids playing every where, corn on the cob being cooked on an open flame on the sidewalk...Don was a nervous wreak but the kids and I loved it. Molly was getting lots of attention because she is white and blond hair...so dad was watching out for her as some groups of boys would follow us for a bit.
Traffic is crazy...there are no rules of the road...basically do what you have to do to get where you have to go. And seat belts..whats that???!! When you fit 16 people in one small car, seatbelts just do not matter. And pedestrians just walk out into traffic when ever and cross the road. The most used part of the car...is the horn!! I think it is for a warning to get out of the way!!! So we crossed the street, just to say we had done it!!! And every taxi ride was an adventure. The first day, I was a bit nervous, after that...it just did not matter!
Don and I went out later that night at about midnight, to a shop (which opens at 6:00 p.m. and stays open throughout the night!) That was another interesting thing...nothing closes...people of all ages out until all hours of the night!! No one seems to sleep! At this shop, we drank tea and smoked shish (again do not know how to spell it) it is a water pipe...that was a treat. So of course Don had to buy one, he has it with him in Sudan, but beware the next time you are here...you will probably have to try it out!!
We also went on a Nile Cruise, it was a dinner cruise with singers, belly dancer and this other really neat guy who did a dance. In one of the pictures, that is Maater...like I said, he was a part of our family. That was our last night in Cairo...so it was sad to say good bye to him.
Then we went to Sharm el-Sheik...to an all inclusive resort. It was beautiful and it was on the Red Sea. The water was crystal blue and it was so warm, the shallow parts were actually like bath water. We went on a day trip snorkelling...which was awesome and it was all video taped, so of coarse, we had to buy that too!! We saw a ton of unique fish and sting ray and turtle... The other picture is just Don and the kids playing in the pool at the resort.
I would say the only complaint would be that the resort was owned and operated by Italians, so 90% of the people there were Italian and all the entertainment was in Italian. So that was a bit of a bummer...because we did not go to any of the entertainment at night...we would not have understood any of it. Most people also spoke english...but we did not really make any friends nor did the kids make any friends because of the language barrier. But we just made our own fun.
The food was very good at the resort...not so good in Cario. The first night in Cairo Molly was sick and then the first night in Sharm Donald was sick. I think they just ate something that did not agree with their system. And since we have been home, Molly and I seem to be having a bit of a digestive problem...but that will pass soon (I hope!!)
The other thing that was a learning curve for me was that everyone expects a tip...the guy opens the door for you..wants a tip...the guy takes your luggage...wants a tip!! Even if they work there...they still want a tip!! Most times I would just say no thanks...or I don't have any money!!
The haggling at the market was fun...I managed to get some really good deals (I think!!!)
We went back for one night to Cairo and then the kids and I fly out at 8:30 in the morning and Don flew back later the same day. It was hard to say good bye...but we had such a great trip. Don is homesick and he wished he was coming home with us...but he still has 4 months to go...
Plus...we are probably going to go on another trip in October...this time we are looking at a Mediterranean cruise...I want to go to Greece!!!
So that is sort of our trip in 500 word or less...but like I said it was amazing!!
Talk to you all soon
Sheryl
I have attached some pictures, so hopefully they come out. I only picked a few because I did not figure you wanted to look at the approximately 200 pictures.
The first day we went to the Museum, that is the first picture...I think we were a bit tired and we were not used to the heat. The only one who looks okay is Don, it was actually cool for him compared to Sudan. So we walked around there for awhile and then went back to the hotel to the pool.
We, of course, went to the pyramids...and there is really nothing that I can say that can really describe it. And of course we rode the camels. It was actually a long ride...around the pyramids. It was great...except the carpet on our camel was hurting my legs, so the owner wrapped his scarf around my waist and then it was much better. I also was talking to the camel and Donald was 'so embarrassed'!!! There is a funny story about our camel ride. Everything in Cairo is a negotiation...taxi rides, buying things at stores, paying for entrances and of course camel rides. We had a 'tour guide'. He was a friend of a friend of a friend...you know how Don always seems to find these people...anyway...he was our negotiator, our interpreter, our photographer...he was great. His name is Maater (have no idea how to spell it, just spelling it like it sounds). He was part of our family for the time we were in Cairo...and we actually missed him when we went to Sharm....Molly and him seemed to have this little flirty thing going on (he is 21!!!), but that is another story...
Back to the camel...Maater is talking to the guy about the ride, oh ya, they are also very aggressive...so another guy is getting Molly and Don on the camel and then all of a sudden, it was like a drug raid and all the guys and camels take off running down the desert, they all just scattered....of course I have no idea what is going on because I do not understand the language...there are tourist police and I guess the camel guys are not to be so close to the pyramids and bug the tourists and a police came and they all scattered....it was very funny...Don and Molly both said they were a bit scared when they started to take off running on this camel!!
But the ride was excellent and we have tons of pictures from it and video...because Maater also did that!!
Another night we walked the streets of Cairo...and let me tell you...that was very interesting. Donkeys eating out of the garbage bins, a million stray cats sleeping everywhere, young kids playing every where, corn on the cob being cooked on an open flame on the sidewalk...Don was a nervous wreak but the kids and I loved it. Molly was getting lots of attention because she is white and blond hair...so dad was watching out for her as some groups of boys would follow us for a bit.
Traffic is crazy...there are no rules of the road...basically do what you have to do to get where you have to go. And seat belts..whats that???!! When you fit 16 people in one small car, seatbelts just do not matter. And pedestrians just walk out into traffic when ever and cross the road. The most used part of the car...is the horn!! I think it is for a warning to get out of the way!!! So we crossed the street, just to say we had done it!!! And every taxi ride was an adventure. The first day, I was a bit nervous, after that...it just did not matter!
Don and I went out later that night at about midnight, to a shop (which opens at 6:00 p.m. and stays open throughout the night!) That was another interesting thing...nothing closes...people of all ages out until all hours of the night!! No one seems to sleep! At this shop, we drank tea and smoked shish (again do not know how to spell it) it is a water pipe...that was a treat. So of course Don had to buy one, he has it with him in Sudan, but beware the next time you are here...you will probably have to try it out!!
We also went on a Nile Cruise, it was a dinner cruise with singers, belly dancer and this other really neat guy who did a dance. In one of the pictures, that is Maater...like I said, he was a part of our family. That was our last night in Cairo...so it was sad to say good bye to him.
Then we went to Sharm el-Sheik...to an all inclusive resort. It was beautiful and it was on the Red Sea. The water was crystal blue and it was so warm, the shallow parts were actually like bath water. We went on a day trip snorkelling...which was awesome and it was all video taped, so of coarse, we had to buy that too!! We saw a ton of unique fish and sting ray and turtle... The other picture is just Don and the kids playing in the pool at the resort.
I would say the only complaint would be that the resort was owned and operated by Italians, so 90% of the people there were Italian and all the entertainment was in Italian. So that was a bit of a bummer...because we did not go to any of the entertainment at night...we would not have understood any of it. Most people also spoke english...but we did not really make any friends nor did the kids make any friends because of the language barrier. But we just made our own fun.
The food was very good at the resort...not so good in Cario. The first night in Cairo Molly was sick and then the first night in Sharm Donald was sick. I think they just ate something that did not agree with their system. And since we have been home, Molly and I seem to be having a bit of a digestive problem...but that will pass soon (I hope!!)
The other thing that was a learning curve for me was that everyone expects a tip...the guy opens the door for you..wants a tip...the guy takes your luggage...wants a tip!! Even if they work there...they still want a tip!! Most times I would just say no thanks...or I don't have any money!!
The haggling at the market was fun...I managed to get some really good deals (I think!!!)
We went back for one night to Cairo and then the kids and I fly out at 8:30 in the morning and Don flew back later the same day. It was hard to say good bye...but we had such a great trip. Don is homesick and he wished he was coming home with us...but he still has 4 months to go...
Plus...we are probably going to go on another trip in October...this time we are looking at a Mediterranean cruise...I want to go to Greece!!!
So that is sort of our trip in 500 word or less...but like I said it was amazing!!
Talk to you all soon
Sheryl
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