...it just hit me as we (Briana, Christina and I) were flying from Kuwait to Egypt that we were going to Africa....I will have been to every continent except 2...Australia and Antarctica...pretty amazing!!!
....the flight was uneventful except for a rather quick full speed (it seemed) landing...but nothing untoward...after paying $15 USD for an entry visa and getting through customs, we were picked up by Khaled and Yousef who transported us to our hotel...Paradise Metropole Hotel in downtown Alexandria...rather tired and worn hotel but still with a certain regality about it....somewhat like the Banff Springs...
...we had some good laughs at the beginning and end of the flight especially when the rather large man sitting in front of Briana felt the need to fill the surrounding air with a stomach turning stench that sent the 3 of us into gales of laughter...we figured he may have thought the plane was going to crash since we were coming in so quickly...however that didn't happen but the horrific odour raeained with us until he finally got up and exited the plane...with a rather sheepish look on his face...I might add!!! :)
...this morning after a hearty breakfast, we met our tour guide Miss Wessam who escorted us throughout the day to various locations including the catacombs, modern library (I stayed outside and caught some rays!!), a garden by the Mediterranean Sea, lunch at an Egyptian restaurant, the citadel, etc....then Khaled met us again and we continued on to Cairo which was about a 3 hour drive...
...we will stay here for 3 days at the Swiss Inn Spa and Golf Resort...very nice...we had dinner at a great outdoor cafe belonging to the hotel where we were serenaded by the cacophonous sounds of frogs mating....interesting!!!...
...which brings me to where I am sitting right now updating my blog...can't believe it has been so long since my last entry....it's not because I am having so much fun that I forget to...it's just that trying to keep up with school takes a lot of time....i also was in england (thank you Michael) for a week at the end of february and here i am again in another continent....FANTASTIC!!!...it was great to see all my friends in england and to spend some time with Michael...i was the chauffeur since he broke his leg skiing at the beginning of february...
...well, enough for this installment...stay tuned!!
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