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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Egypt XXXII

We go to another restaurant. The maître d’ei seats us. I notice what I think is a wallet with the outer zipper opened. “Someone left their wallet behind.” “No, that’s qur’aan. Everywhere you go they will have at least one qur’aan. Every year I went to school I got a new qur’aan with the rest of my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Egypt XXXI

We go to a café for a change of pace. The waiter asks what I would like and Ahmad tells him “Don’t talk with her. I will tell you what she wants. We both want mango and strawberry juice. I need a shisha and backgammon board.” The juice looks absolutely beautiful. It is swirled together to give a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 9, 2013

Egypt XXX

The first day of the wedding is the henna day. It starts after the last prayer of the day. The men congregate together downstairs drinking, some do drugs like hash, singing, dancing and if a belly dancer dancing with her also and fireworks. The women go upstairs and have henna applied. They hire a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Egypt XXIX

Feb 4 th I have a bad dream. I wake up early. I clean the flat. I wash the dishes, fold the laundry, clean the dining room table and put away the playing cards. Just as I sit down to read Ahmad wakes up. We eat breakfast then I wash another load of clothes. His mom calls. She is near Alexandria so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Egypt XXVIII

Feb 3rd One thing that drives me crazy that the Egyptians do is throw their trash wherever they are. They don’t hold it until they find a trash can or a dumpster. He says “A man comes and picks up once a day. That’s his only job.” I look around at what would be a beautiful area to sit and walk... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 6, 2013

Hitch

I started watching Hitchcock last night and finished it this morning. I love how Hitchcock didn't feel threatened by his wife only her friendship with a sleaze ball writer who was using her. It was interesting to get a look behind the scenes of the filming of Psycho. I love how he dealt with the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Egypt XXVII

We leave the Citadel and walk a couple buildings down to the aquarium. Admission is five pounds for me and two pounds for him. It has one aisle with tanks on each side -a total of about fifteen. We see piranha lined up pyramid style. Very creepy seeing those razor sharp teeth. Poisonous fish with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Egypt XXVI

Feb 2 nd Thankfully the weather clears. Not a cloud in the sky and there isn’t much wind either. Today I finished reading the books The Nile Is the Road and Saladin. We go to the government building to pick up my extended visa. It’s not ready yet. Jeez and my visa expired already! He says to come... Sign in to see full entry.

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Egypt XXV

Feb 1 st Today we go to the government center to do my residency papers to eliminate buying a visa every time I come to Egypt. I will be eligible for an Egyptian passport after we have been married for two years. We take the collective taxi as far as we can then walk the rest of the way. We need... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Egypt XXIV

Jan 30 th Today we decide to go to the Citadel and the Sea Aquarium. We walk outside. There is so much wind blowing sand and grit that we decide to do it another day. It starts raining. The winds pick up substantially and the windows shutter so much it sounds as if they will break. It’s so cold that... Sign in to see full entry.

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