Jun 2006

WOW.

There's hardly a word to explain Egypt.

I am having an amazing time. The best part though? THE PEOPLE.
Yup, you read that right. The Egyptian people are some of the coolest and most easygoing, hilarious people in the world. Of course you may still get ripped off as a tourist, but have plenty of fun with the shopkeeper while you're doing it....

... and a little game the taxi drivers play? Don't mention you're scared or they'll drive ten times more dangerously and laugh at you shaking in the back seat while they're doing it!!!
We learned quick!

... and crossing busy highways? RIDICULOUS. You look at the oncoming traffic, realize it's never going to stop and the cars going way faster than they should be of course MAY not stop for you so you JUST. START. WALKING. Sometimes running. 6 lanes of traffic and you weave your way through and get honked at about 470 times.

... offers of marriage are plentiful.... but apparently I'm married. I've been travelling around a bit with these 2 New Zealanders who are brother and sister and at the market last night EVERYONE would say to him... Oooo, two wives my man! Good work! By the end of the night he was just saying "Yes, it's a good life!" ... The Khan-el-khali markets were DEFINATELY one of the HUGE highlights so far. We had an amazing time and spent probably 30 minutes actually looking at the items and about 2 and a half hours trying to get through the markets without tagalongs while joking around with most every stall we passed....

OH and I got hennahed! My hand and arm has the most awesome design that lasts for a month and was only one dollar Canadian!

Hopefully I'll put some pictures on tonight after I go to the pyramids with a girl and a guy from Alaska....

COOOOOL

Much Love,
Krysten