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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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A hundred miles is a long drive inside a car.

Category : Art, My Life in Cairo

One day last fall, after riding in a particularly eccentric taxi in Cairo, I decided to start snapping cell phone pictures of every taxi I take, whether it’s decor is interesting (i.e. plastic-wrapped seats, plush furry seat covers, minnie-mouse head-rests) or not (just the standard Christmas tree shaped air-freshener and box of Flora brand tissues on the dash).  Anyhow, I have finally reached my 50th picture, and thus, surprisingly, my 50th taxi ride since the unknown beginning of this project.

One day I’ll make a complete montage, and who knows, maybe I’ll compile all the stats to see if there is a significant positive correlation between the amount of flotsam dangling from the rear-view mirror and jauntiness of the photo (generally a pretty safe indicator of a crazy ride).  Who knows.  But for now, here’s a quick sample…

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