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back in Cairoback in Cairo Everyone has been asking me if things feel or look any different here in Cairo after the revolution.  When I left, there were tanks in my neighborhood, a curfew, lots of gunfire, there was no internet, and Mubarak was still president.  Now, Mubarak is gone, the police are back on the streets, the tanks have rolled out,...

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from ancient to medieval in Cairofrom ancient to medieval in Cairo On Tuesday we started our day with a cab ride to Tahrir to see the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. We spent a few hours enjoying the Tutahnkamun exhibit, Akhenaten collection, and other ancient art and artifacts of Egypt. We then took a taxi to the Citadel. The views of the city were stunning. We...

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weddles in luxorweddles in luxor This past week has been a whirlwind!  After seeing some sights around Cairo with Ryan, my parents arrived and we left for Luxor.  We arrived in Luxor around midday and decided to check out Luxor Temple in the afternoon sunlight.  It was incredible.  The city of Luxor creeps right up to the edges of these ancient sites,...

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Mount SinaiMount Sinai Last weekend we went on a faculty trip to Mount Sinai.  After a 9 hour bus ride through barren, empty, desert, along the eastern coast of Egypt and across the Sinai Peninsula, we made it to Dahab where the best thing about our hotel was the coral reef meters from our room.  Another 2 hour bus ride through a forbidding...

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Unfinished ObeliskUnfinished Obelisk Once we got to Aswan and after a crazy taxi experience that entailed some serious driver rivalry, keys stolen from the ignition, a chase involving a tire iron, and a group of tourists, ahem, us, quietly unloading our luggage and finding another cab... (yeah, I know, OH EGYPT!) Anyhow once we got to Aswan, we decided...

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welcome in egypt

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Posted by emily | Posted on 31-03-2010

Category : Family, My Life in Cairo, Robin & Grandma's Visit, Sightseeing in Cairo

Robin and Grandma are visiting us in Cairo!  A trip to the pyramids is on the agenda for tomorrow, but here are a few photos from the past two days:

Here’s Robin, Betty, and Brandon at a fruit stand in Maadi.  We picked up some grapefruits, local bananas, and melons before heading out to dinner.

This afternoon we did a little shopping around the neighborhood and then went to Al-Azhar Park to see the Cairo skyline at sunset.  The sun almost beat us down.  Here is a cow on the freeway.  Just in case you needed to see that.

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finally!

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Posted by emily | Posted on 25-03-2010

Category : Cats

You may recall that Marti and Alie weren’t exactly friends when they were reunited in August (remember this?).  Now, not only can they tolerate being in the same room, it appears Marti and Alie are friends again.

Thank goodness!

Wissa Wassef Art Center

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Posted by emily | Posted on 06-03-2010

Category : Art, My Life in Cairo, Sightseeing in Cairo, Travel & Sightseeing

I have long admired a beautiful woven tapestry hanging in the faculty lounge at AUC, so when the opportunity arose to visit the art center where it was made, I was thrilled!  The Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Center is a remarkable establishment.  It was founded in 1952 by Ramses Wissa Wassef and is renown for wool and cotton weavings, batik, and stoneware pottery.  There are two generations of weavers at the center, most of whom are women.  The first generation of weavers began working at the art center as children in the 1950s, and the second group began in the 1970s.  These remarkably talented weavers continue to weave elaborate, original scenes and designs.  The center seems very committed to fostering creativity and therefore the works produced by the many artists are unique and never repeated.   Check out the Wissa Wassef website for more information.

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