Beautiful Such gorgeous and inspiring pix! however, i hate to disillusion all, but neither Craig nor I can explain the crystal appearance! Craig just finished a book entitled "A Little history of the World" in which they talk about the first and second libraries of Alexandria! Also, in Epcot they talk about it also!
I am still your mother!!! I might not have let you ride the camels had I known you could fall off--- yeah right ----like as if I could stop you!!!! I am sooooo glad you are having a good time and are learning so much (I hope you are learning something!!!) Actually, how could you not be learning something in such a different place? I am proud of you sweetheart. keep the great stories and pix coming for all of us to enjoy vicariously.
Camels at the pyramids Wow, Kellie, the pics are great! Good stories, too. But... uh... the idea was we were supposed to convince Ellen (the Chicago Ellen) that riding camels to the pyramids was nice and safe! No fleas! Well, there don't seem to be any fleas, but I know Ellen won't go for falling off the camels. I had never thought of that!
I am glad your trip was fun and successful. Also, I am glad you made it back to your residence safely! Thanks for the great stories. Ken
AHOY MATEY! Hello my little Egyptian princess! You look like you're having such a blast!!! I would love to be riding a camel with you right now :-)
I cannot wait to see your beautiful face again in the city of Italian love. <3
I'm falling...... So fun to hear of your camel and pyramid adventure... so glad no the fall only brought on loads of laughs and maybe a sore bumb or two in retrospect. I have heard that the big city looms all around and there is really only one small view were the pyramids can be looked at to have the desert in the background... .. was that the case?
Camel Adventures! Hi Kellie! What fun to have this great camel adventure. Love seeing the pics you added to the story - so fun to see more of your experience on a snowy indiana day. Can't imagine seeing the pyramids and sphinx - fabulous! Great fun to see you too! Keep writing... love reading about your adventures!!!
Love, Deb
pictures kell, i love the pictures! it looks gorgeous! it was wonderful to IM you in real time, i still miss you so much! i laughed so hard when i read the facebook comment you left me stating that you had fallen off a camel. at first i couldn't tell if you were kidding or not, but then i figured it was real and couldn't wait to come on here and read about it! loooovvvees youuuu! be careful around camels!!!!
camels when you fell off the camel and were clinging on underneath it was still trotting along?!?! Could you have been trampled?! I feel like a worried mother here....make sure you let me know before you ride one again so I can say a rosary for you or something..... besides that it sounds very comical and I bet it was very awkward when that tour guide just hopped up on with the girl. Did I ever tell you about when I was in Puerto Vallarta and we rode horses to the top of this waterfall and everyone got to ride freely and for some unknown reason this Mexican man walked next to my horse the WHOLE way and held the reins through huge puddles and woods and rocky terrain! I was like you can let me go! and he was like....no no senorita.
parting the young whistlers Wow, so many experiences packed into a week. I can't imagine having the older boys part the riotious group of younger boys to let you through... so sweet! and the markets and died here storys... yes the real story of things might not be near as lively as the pourly translated guides but heck just seeking the life style is so cool and tasting the yummy food and touching the Med.
glad you are having so much fun, studies ah studies they will get done well enough. Don't stress over that so much that you miss any of the street and cultural experiences...
lov Cousin Lisa
BAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh my goodness Kell, this posting is so comical. I can hear you telling me these stories in person, they are HILARIOUS! I wish I could have been with you, laughing about the tour guide together. And I'm glad to hear that nice Egyptian boys are taking care of you, because I miss you. And I miss your voice :( Looooovvvvveee youuuuuu. Too much for words. Seriously, keep this up, I'm loving it.
KELLLLLLIIIEEE!! i loved reading this baby! i misssss youu so much and am so glad to hear about all of your adventures! i loved the story about buying the painting -- you and i were never very good at saying "no" or always feeling obligated. but i can't wait to see the painting! and knowing how nice you are, it's probably best that you don't make purchases at that market just yet! but i will happily accept a scarf when you do :) love you, keep the blog up!
gorging so your gorging huh? hahah that is a hilarious way to describe it. i picture you in my own imaginative little mind of mine that tends to think in pictures, and i am laughing out loud. i picture you with a bib on and food all over your face and you have that huge smile of yours on, but then your face turns bright red because of your overindulgence in the hot sauce, and then you scream " o no im lactose-intolerant!" dont ask me why you scream that, but its funny. im so jealous you touched the mediterranean! ill get there. and i noticed you said helllo in turkish!!! well done! now you will definitely have to come visit me. o crap, i love you too much, k bye!
Pizza! Kellie:
The pizza you described sounds great! With anchovies! Since there seem to be so many pizza places, I know you won't go hungry. I would love all of the pizza! The egg dish you described sounded good, too:)
I also enjoyed your descriptions of your adventures at the museum and the bazaar.
Your descriptions are great! Ken
Adorable. Hi Kellie! I see you're having a fabulous time and reading this blog is really fun! Your writing is so cute, I miss you so much! Make sure to keep it up because we're all enjoying it. :-) See you in Roma before you know it!
Wow! I am so happy for you thatyou are having an incrdible time so far. Sounds like your "self-esteem comments" are fun! The market sounds interesting. What universities are your roomies from?
the word "Massalama" :) Because this is a travel blog, I think that my comment will be most appropriate. I knew the word "Massalama" when I read it, and I knew what it meant, too. Know why? It is one of the words that is included on the signs at the end of "Small World" in Disney World. Is that a great travel comment, or what? :) :)
Peace... Ken
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I enjoyed seeing the pic of you dancing with the bedoin!