http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/eroz/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from eroz en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:07:37 +0000 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:07:37 +0000 Yesterday we got back from our first school sponsored trip it was to Alexandria. The bus ride was about 3 hours most of which was through the dessert therefore there was not much to see surprisingly there is a lot of real estate...who would want to live in the middle of the desert when we made a rest stop as Masters toilet convenient store restaurant gas station clothing store ect. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/Mediterranean/Alexandria/blog-287636.html I learned many things today on our adventures1. call before going to museums.2. saying your a student doesn't get you the discount.3. don't try and take what looks like a short cut.4. little old egyptian women can restore ones faith in this country.5. don't go to KFC for dinner even in a moment of weakness. 6. the super market can be a dangerous place for one's waistline.7. doing laundry is exha http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/Lower-Egypt/Cairo/blog-284205.html the first days of Cairo where amazing though I'm sure I would not feel this way had I not come a few days early to stay with Kellie come back. I was supremely lucky in the fact that Kellie and her friends showed me around and helped me get a grasp on certain aspect that are FAR different then home. Upon arrival at the Cairo Airport I was terrified that after NOT taking my study abroad advisor' http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/Lower-Egypt/Cairo/blog-283750.html