Friday, September 6, 2013
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Egypt XXIII
We buy snacks that are so cheap! We buy two sodas and popcorn for only nineteen pounds which is only a little over three dollars. We sit in the theater at 12:28 and wait. “There’s no one else here and the movies starts any minute.” “Oh here there is thirty minutes before which we call ……………….. They... Sign in to see full entry.
Before Sunrise
I watched this movie along with several others on Monday. Before Sunrise was quite a surprise and mainly dialogue. They talked about a couple's expectation of each other. Very interesting. One part of the movie had them walking down the sidewalk along the river in Vienna. They are stopped by a man... Sign in to see full entry.
Egypt XXII
We walk through the mall looking at the stores. We see a bookstore kiosk. I pick out a book written about Egypt about two girls adventures in Egypt. There is also a book about Saladin in English. I use my debit card and they also accept it there. Now I have more books to read when not practicing my... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Blogit
Sadly another member is leaving blogit. Xeno-x has decided to leave as well. I truly enjoy the posts so will miss a lot. I hope the rest of my followers and those who I follow will stay. My blogit family keeps getting smaller and smaller and smaller.... Sign in to see full entry.
Egypt XXI
Jan 29 th Today we are going to the movies at the mall. We have to walk through the underpass tunnel for pedestrians and then take the collective from there. We buy tickets for the 12:30 showing of Jack Reacher. They cost thirty Egyptian pounds which is about five dollars. You pick your seats when... Sign in to see full entry.