Egyptian man wrapping tourist's head

sunny umbrellas at the top of Queen Hatshepsut's Temple in Luxor

my Polish-American self posing in front of a Polish-Egyptian archaeological partnership! Yay!

hotel light in Luxor

Our first hotel room in Luxor - Jenn, whereever you are now, you were there. I miss you.

Karkade (hibiscus drink) is VERY good... you can drink it hot or cold. These are delightfully brimming baskets of the hibiscus (or "karkade"). My boyfriend Conrad and I would often order karkade when we could... sometimes it was hard to get in a restaurant!

opened "rocket" pillars during Ramadan in downtown Cairo, next to the El Hussein Mosque

the sacred El Hussein Mosque, in downtown Cairo - the Khan al-Khalili (famous market) is right nearby

Little girl, watching the Nubian wedding procession in Cairo.

The bride & groom (friend of my boyfriend's), getting married in Cairo! (We made it just in time!)

For the Love of Egypt

It's been too long. TOOO long. In fact I had some OOolong tea for breakfast this morning. *tee-hee*. For real, I have so many pictures of my trips, I don't know how to organize them all. I keep waiting for them to do it on their own, I guess. Well ,I'm tired of procrasinating.... Here's a few pics in the meantime, while I continue to go crazy with all the dream-like images that are still so much more than pictures in my head. They're feelings, tastes, sounds.... intense sensations. I am so lucky to have a such a well-travelled, cool, energetic, and upbeat boyfriend. The way I experienced this dream-land is due in part (many, many parts) to him.These are the lovely stairs descending into Cleopatra (i.e. Juba) Spring in Siwa Oasis, Egypt.