Saturday, October 28, 2006
27/10 Back to Cairo
The last morning of the cruise and I'm not ready to get off. Had a wonderful time being spoilt rotten. Went on a Feluga cruise this morning (a small timber sailing boat traditionally used onthe Nile). He dropped us at the botanical gardens for a short while to sit in the shade (its an island). It was full of p0lants from home...bouganvillea, gums, lilly pilly, hibiscus, palms, canna, cast iron plant, Euginea, casias, pointsianas, mimosa, pepperina.
Flew back to Cairo over the desert. Had a window. Incredible expanse of sand covered in dry river beds snaking for 100s of kms. Occassional road going from nowhere to nowhere. As we got closer to Cairo, outer suburban housing developments mushroomed in the desert. There was some sort of mining but I couldn't work out what. Looked a bit like opal pits.
saw some MTV Egyptian style this evening - of the 3 songs I saw they were all by women singers, scantilly clad but ethnically arab. A bit weird.
New hotel is an old Rahj jobbie. Best part is the high ceilings and the private garden downstairs. Great little oasis to hide from the noise in.
Saw a wedding going into a mosque this Evening. The bride was in a characterture of a western style wedding dress, pale jacaranda blue covered in ruffles and busy bits. Gone with the wind style and plenty of sparkles. Had a matching head scarf.
PS found out today (28/10) it is an engagement party if not white dress. And this style is popular but not everyone goes the big bounce job. They can choose - there is not a traditional Egyptian wedding dress.
The last morning of the cruise and I'm not ready to get off. Had a wonderful time being spoilt rotten. Went on a Feluga cruise this morning (a small timber sailing boat traditionally used onthe Nile). He dropped us at the botanical gardens for a short while to sit in the shade (its an island). It was full of p0lants from home...bouganvillea, gums, lilly pilly, hibiscus, palms, canna, cast iron plant, Euginea, casias, pointsianas, mimosa, pepperina.
Flew back to Cairo over the desert. Had a window. Incredible expanse of sand covered in dry river beds snaking for 100s of kms. Occassional road going from nowhere to nowhere. As we got closer to Cairo, outer suburban housing developments mushroomed in the desert. There was some sort of mining but I couldn't work out what. Looked a bit like opal pits.
saw some MTV Egyptian style this evening - of the 3 songs I saw they were all by women singers, scantilly clad but ethnically arab. A bit weird.
New hotel is an old Rahj jobbie. Best part is the high ceilings and the private garden downstairs. Great little oasis to hide from the noise in.
Saw a wedding going into a mosque this Evening. The bride was in a characterture of a western style wedding dress, pale jacaranda blue covered in ruffles and busy bits. Gone with the wind style and plenty of sparkles. Had a matching head scarf.
PS found out today (28/10) it is an engagement party if not white dress. And this style is popular but not everyone goes the big bounce job. They can choose - there is not a traditional Egyptian wedding dress.
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