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In the heart of the Arab world

October 21, 2009, Esther

Cairo is a vibrant city with the ancient + modern juxtaposed against one another on every corner. Staying with a family has made the experience come alive in an entirely different way – the food is amazing and our host mom Acer has treated us to a variety of local dishes including milookhiyya. Their two girls Noor and Sama are adorable and have been pretending Jude is their baby.

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Our first full day was spent at the Egyptian Museum, checking out King Tut’s treasures and learning more about Pharaonic history of the Nile valley. Growing up in the US the pyramids and mysteries of Egypt are frequently spotlighted on the History or Discovery channels… causing a lot of us to develop a fascination from a young age.

Egypt Cairo Museum Nile Night Walk

Riding on a falooka down the Nile helped to relieve us from the intense heat while getting a different view of Cairo from the boat.

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cairo egypt street

Finally, I thought it’d be interesting to show a street view as it seems there are always people milling around. With nearly 20 million people in Cairo it’s no wonder it feels like it’s a never-ending street party.

Esther
Internet nerd. Entrepreneur. Travel enthusiast. Mama of 2 kids - one grew in my belly, one grew in my heart. Read the about section for more details and if you also live in SE Wisconsin be sure to check out my other site MilwaukeeMamas.com.

7 Responses to “In the heart of the Arab world”

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    bassem Says:
    December 13th, 2009 at 10:30 am

    i really hoped that u enjoyed ur trip and enjoeyed melokheyia too it is amazing it is the most fantastic meal u can have in egypt of course with mahshi

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    Zak Says:
    December 3rd, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    You look fantastic and Baby Jude is getting so big!

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    Jenn (Ex Hot Girl) Says:
    November 18th, 2009 at 12:19 am

    Okay. I’m seriously missing your blog. Where are you? :(

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    In the heart of the Arab world Says:
    November 3rd, 2009 at 3:12 pm

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    Zia Grace Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 10:29 pm

    Great photos – I feel like I’m right there beside you!

    Thanks for keeping us posted.

    Love Zia xx

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    Ally from Zwaggle Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 11:55 am

    I’m having so much fun reading about your journey on here and on Twitter!! I think that it is SO COOL that you are having this experience with Jude. And the pics are AMAZING!

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    Paris Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 11:11 am

    WOW!! i’m totally embarrassed about having made you that video!! you are miles and miles ahead!! :) AND you’ve had homemade molokhiya … you don’t even need to go to abu el sid now. when i made the video, i didn’t know you would have an egyptian host family. i’m LOVING your pics and can’t believe you’re taking the time to do this while on vaycay!
    i’m looking forward to seeing jordan through your eyes! i didn’t get to see much of it when i was there this spring.
    pxx