Road Trip to Maryland

-Josh Ritter's Concert w/the Boston Pops at the Boston Symphony Hall.
-Overnight drive to MD, then visited Christina in the hospital.
-Greg's graduation party, then out for Mexican food.
-Cade's christening, then a clean shave from Aunt Mary. She put on an African dress and hat for the occasion.
-Dinner at the Inner Harbor.
-Liberty State Park to see the Statue of Liberty w/Lisa and Billy.
-Rock Bottom Brewery in Braintree for my Birthday (answered Judd's 101 questions about Mt. Everest Base Camp.)

Chatta Box in B'water

Thai food w/Joel, Carla, Lisa, Billy.

Trivia Night at the Nutty Irishman

PawSox

2 Pawtucket Red Sox games in one weekend. Plus Emma's Pub.

Cairo to Boston

-Took bus to Cairo Airport. A traffic police officer tried to get me to pay 20 pounds to get to Terminal 2, instead of waiting a few minutes for the FREE shuttle.
-Arrived back in USA at JFK Airport. Took flight back to Boston (1st time watching tv in weeks).
-Mom and Jason picked me up at Logan, and we headed straight to the Grasshopper in Allston to meet up with Lisa, Billy, and Bryan. I ordered the Happy Family special.

Alexandria and Cairo

Last full day on the road - 2 years, 2 months, and 2 days after going from CT to Boston, back to CT. -Woke up w/beautiful view of the Mediterranean.
-Athineos Cafe for breakfast. Saw Khartoum Column. Graeco-Roman Museum was closed.
-Went to Bibliotheca Alexandria, w/"Death Star" Planetarium. Amazing library and museum.
-Train back to Cairo. Visited Old Cairo/Coptic Cairo. Saw the Hanging Church, built on top of Roman Towers in the 7th Century. After paying some baksheesh, walked outside to see the Roman Towers.
-Walked down alley w/St. George Convent, Ben Ezra Synagogue, and St. Barbara's Church. Supposedly, Moses, Jesus, and Mary have all visited this place.
-Back to Lialy Hostel.
-Dinner at Estoril - hummus, pita, eggplant.
-Ran into Yosra at internet cafe. Went to Zahnet al-Bustan for Karkadeh and Sheesha(which never came).
-Went to El-Abd Bakery for baklava.
-Midan Orabi for apple sheesha and karkadeh.

Cairo and Alexandria

Al-Azhar Mosque, built in 970 AD. Mr. Muhammed gave me a great summary of Islam, plus some informative booklets.
-Walked to Midan Hussein. Bought a papyrus painting in Khan Al-Khalili. Stopped at Fishawi's Coffeehouse (Ahwa) for the famous mint shai.
-Walked through Islamic Cairo.
-Train to Alexandria. Roman Amphitheater. Sunset over the Mediterranean Sea along the Corniche near Fort Quitbey (former site of the Pharos Tower, one of the 7 Ancient Wonders Of The World.)
-Checked into Hotel Crillon w/beautiful views of the sea.
-China House for dinner on top of the famous Cecil Hotel (Sofitel). Met Eman and Manar there.
-Jumped off a moving bus, then saw the Mohammed Ali Statue (not the boxer). Many little kids playing in the square after 11 PM!
-Watched Italy beat France in the EuroCup match while at the Cap d'Or bar.

Dahab, Egypt

Dahab, Egypt

-Coloured Canyon Jeep and Hiking trip. Lunch at a Bedouin desert oasis. Hikes some more and ended with some rock climbing.
-Got a really sick stomach again, so I skipped the overnight trip to Mt. Sinai + St. Katherine's Monastery.

Dahab, Egypt

-Swam along coral reef in Red Sea, then walked along the boardwalk. Had views of Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
-Back to Penguin for some Bedouin Tea.
-Nirvana India for some Punjab Chole. Then tried the peach sheesha.

Dahab, Egypt

Bus stopped many times during the night. Brief stop at Sharm-El-Sheikh.
-Arrived in Dahab w/Luciano, Flavio, and Yosra. Rode in back of pick up truck to Penguin Village.
-Koshari for dinner, and watched the European Cup match while sitting by the Red Sea.

Luxor

-Medinat Habu Temple
-The Ramesseum
-Last lunch w/Neil+Kerry at Amoun Restaurant
-Overnight bus to Dahab.

Luxor

-Karnak Temple
-Felucca sailboat trip on the Nile at sunset.
-Bombay Restaurant for British/Indian curry. They gave us a free bottle of Egyptian wine!
-Oum Koulsoum Coffee Shop for some apple sheesha (Egyptian water pipe).

Luxor - Valley of the Kings!

-West Bank Tour w/Kerry and Neil - Colossi of Memnon; Temple of Hatshepsut; Valley of the Kings - King Tut's Tomb, plus Ramses III, IV, and Seti I; Alabaster Statue Shop; Valley of the Queens - Tomb of Queen Titi and tomb of Amunherkhepshef.
-Motorboat ride back to East Bank.
-King's Head Pub with Karen and Neil.
-Luxor Temple - lost my glasses!
-Jamboree for a dinner. Ran back to Luxor Temple to get my glasses, but they could not find them.

Aswan to Luxor, Egypt

-Kom Ombo Temple
-Edfu - Temple of Horus
-Luxor Temple

Aswan and Temples of Abu Simbel

3:00 AM bus ride to Abu Simbel, near Sudan border.
-Amazing temples - Ramses II and Hathor, right along Lake Nasser.
-Sunset felucca (sailboat) ride along Elephantine Island and the Old Cataract Hotel (site of Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile".) Almost crashed into concrete steps along the dock. I got to steer the boat for a while.

Aswan, Egypt

-Train ride along the Nile.
-Sharia as-Souq Market.
-Fatimid Cemetery, via local, Muslim neighborhood.
-Nubian museum, next to the Coptic Cathedral.
-Walked along Nile to Aswan Moon for Pizza. Met w/Felucca Captain Ahmed.

Cairo - Overnight Train

Cairo

-Sick the whole day

Cairo and Giza

Red Pyramid, Bent Pyramid, Step Pyramid, Great Pyramids....and the Sphinx!

Cairo, Egypt

Egyptian Museum and Sheesha (hukka)

Doha, Qatar and Cairo, Egypt

Delhi

Iskon Temple - Vedic Expo