After I tie up this cruise blog, I want to cover a topic I get asked about all of the time: the legality of knives. I have an incredible resource for this topic, so you know what the law says regarding what kind of knife you can carry.
Here is the next part of my trip I just returned from… If you haven’t read the past blogs for about a week, do so. Lots of other important info.
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EGYPT? OH EGYPT? LESS ADULTS? BUT STILL SO BLESSED
Completing a four port stop in a row marathon we hit another very needed cruising day, and then landed in Alexandria/Egypt, which is about a two hour drive to Cairo. We planned a twelve hour tour here, and were very scared about how the kids would act. Plus, this is was the only time my parents decided to go on another excursion, other than the one we went on, so ?adult hands on deck? would be decreased. Yikes.
First up on this tour we went to one of the biggest mosques in Egypt, which had an incredible panoramic view of Cairo. This place was big. Just like in Turkey which is a predominately Muslim country, Stephanie, my mom and my sister had to watch their clothes choices. Because we visited specifically a Muslim place, the women had to watch it a little more. The guys didn?t have to be so covered, but we still had to have our knees hidden.
Next we hit a lunch boat on the Nile. Holy big river. Lunch was nice, and the kids pulled through so far so good. Next stop was the Pyramids. Wow. Can?t explain it in words. They?re huge, and to think the people who built them had no machinery, no computers, etc. was even more enticing. We took my sons on a camel ride which they loved? then trekked over to the Sphinx. Very cool as well. We went to a place where they showed us how the ancient Egyptians made paper (as they were the first to do so), and we concluded the tour with some light shopping.
One more thing I want to add here: We Americans have no clue how good we have it. The ?dirtiness? aside which I saw in many of these cities didn?t compare to the poverty (and they obviously went hand in hand). Cairo and Alexandria were pretty bad. I?ve seen slums in LA, Chicago, and New York? and as cold as it sounds, they have it good. It just wasn?t the level of poverty, but the amount of people living in it. Made me feel pretty blessed to say the least.
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The follow up to Beny’s injury blog can be found on the Student Only blog.
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