Pita bread, hummus, fried eggplant, baba ghannouj (we think), and some other mystery dips. This was followed with rice, chicken kabob, and some french fries for us tourists
Pyramids & Camels February 14th 2009 Day 1
Not much time to rest up from the jetlag as we had a 9am pickup for our Pyramid tour today. We had a breakfast of breads, yogurt and cheeses provide at the hotel. I decided to give the local drink Karkady (a cold tea made from the leaves of the Hibiscus flower) a try, and quickly decided I'm not a fan. Melissa opted out as she wasn't quite as adventurous with some ... read more
Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more
We're starting this site just to keep a record of our own travels. A place for all our friends and family to look at our pictures, and get a feel for our trips. Hopefully entice people to come and join us. Going to start with our latest vacation which took us to Egypt, Jordan, and Italy.... full info