although there is no getting away from it being a tourist destination and part of a growing city
Saturday, 7 August 2010
Pyramids of Giza
The pyramids are awesome
although there is no getting away from it being a tourist destination and part of a growing city
although there is no getting away from it being a tourist destination and part of a growing city
Introduction to Cairo
This is what my guidebook states on its introduction to Cairo about what you expect to experience of Egyptian people: "vitality, warmth and friendliness will help make your journey a pleasure"
People at work aside as there are very welcoming...what the guidebook should state is as soon as you step on the pavement people will befriend you to escort you to their picture gallery, pefumery, general nik-nak shop. They will continue on their stories of the love for London..."lovely jubbly"...and how they have some relative there or that they have just come back from London for their brothers or sons wedding and that you must join them (I have been invited to 2 weddings already) or perhaps that they are not trying to sell you anything and you shouldn't be so sceptical but come along for a cup of tea/coffee. They will not stop until you shout at them. Then there are the endless beeping of car horns from the taxis and my favourite the "ppssssssssssttttttttt" shouted as you walk by.
People at work aside as there are very welcoming...what the guidebook should state is as soon as you step on the pavement people will befriend you to escort you to their picture gallery, pefumery, general nik-nak shop. They will continue on their stories of the love for London..."lovely jubbly"...and how they have some relative there or that they have just come back from London for their brothers or sons wedding and that you must join them (I have been invited to 2 weddings already) or perhaps that they are not trying to sell you anything and you shouldn't be so sceptical but come along for a cup of tea/coffee. They will not stop until you shout at them. Then there are the endless beeping of car horns from the taxis and my favourite the "ppssssssssssttttttttt" shouted as you walk by.
Saturday, 31 July 2010
You never know until you try !
Limited photos on this one..but almost every holiday (might extend to more than holidays!) when Kyrsty has a good idea, Shailen rolls his eyes...politely agrees to the idea and then 3 hours later when I am willing to admit that it may have not worked out as expected Shailen says "I should never let you arrange things" which is always followed by my comment that "You never know until you try!"
Not to disappoint we went to the creek...(so far so good)..although there were points when I thought the boat was going to breakdown..
...pursuaded Shailen to walk around the open air gold souk in 45degree heat...got unbelieveably and uncomfortably hot and sweaty...thought I'll fix this...so hopped into a taxi..still enthuased I instructed him to take us to a hotel bar which I had read had great views.
To be honest if the hideous outside & location like the back of Kings Cross Station wasn't a big enough give away the "Come on eileen" blazing out of the lobby bar should have been...but no on I proceed on my mission to the top floor bar. Walk in to a dingy bar all black and mirrored and carefully positioned in every other seat are ladies of the night with about three old men staring... waiting no doubt for the Viagra to take affect...but you never know it could have been the most happening bar in Dubai!
The odour of the taxi driver on the way home that was so bad it felt like it was burning my nose rounded up another successful Kyrsty idea.
Not to disappoint we went to the creek...(so far so good)..although there were points when I thought the boat was going to breakdown..
...pursuaded Shailen to walk around the open air gold souk in 45degree heat...got unbelieveably and uncomfortably hot and sweaty...thought I'll fix this...so hopped into a taxi..still enthuased I instructed him to take us to a hotel bar which I had read had great views.
To be honest if the hideous outside & location like the back of Kings Cross Station wasn't a big enough give away the "Come on eileen" blazing out of the lobby bar should have been...but no on I proceed on my mission to the top floor bar. Walk in to a dingy bar all black and mirrored and carefully positioned in every other seat are ladies of the night with about three old men staring... waiting no doubt for the Viagra to take affect...but you never know it could have been the most happening bar in Dubai!
The odour of the taxi driver on the way home that was so bad it felt like it was burning my nose rounded up another successful Kyrsty idea.
At the Top
124 floors up the worlds tallest building.
The photos do not give you a sense of how ridiculously tall this building is but at over 800m it is double the height of the empire state building and 3.5x higher than Canary Wharf
The photos do not give you a sense of how ridiculously tall this building is but at over 800m it is double the height of the empire state building and 3.5x higher than Canary Wharf
Brunch at Al Qasr
This is the best one I have been too...every possible food you can imagine and even had a pick-a-mix..meant for the kids but we're all big kids right?
Neos
The sky high bar on the 63rd floor with views of Burj downtown, the Burj Khalifa and fountain display.
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