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Egypt Adventure: Diving at the Red Sea and on to Cairo

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by: Lynessa Nelson
My husband and I went on an adventure to Dahab along the Red Sea. We went diving and snorkeling. Then back to Cairo to explore Coptic and Islamic Cairo. We finished it off with the market at Khan El-Khalili Bazaar. A wonderful Egypt experience!

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I went to: Africa, Egypt
Birthday breakfast in Dahaba very happy 27th birthday with my espressothe boardwalk in Dahabout our balcony at the Penguin hotelChristina Beach Hotelour room at Christina Beach Hotelthe poollooking into the hotel from the boardwalkahhh, we are here!the ONLY picture I have of Matt scuba diving!tahini, baba ganoush, hummus and more amazing dipsoh, the catsmy birthday dinner - not too badbefore sunrise on Mt. SinaiAmazingsunlight touching the peaksall the people - every nationality it seemedSt. Catherine's monastery from the canyonthe "burning bush"inside St. Catherine's monasterybiking along Dahab's coast - refreshing!We are snorkeling in the Red Sea!Eel! It was two feet from my handLookin good, Good-Lookinthat wayBeautiful colorful fishThe coral reef drops offheading to deeper watersSea cucumberdodging the fishesthe drop offDinner by candlelight. Note the night divers in backgroundCristina ResidenceCaffeine hitting the face!Are we in Europe?The Chege's welcome us to their home in CairoThe Chege's dining roomthe bedroomthe living roomWe're in Cairo - thank God for Starbucksold jeans? of courseMatt and Wawa enjoy another gourmet breakfast by our hostsHeba's home and family - their Arabic teacherCoptic CairoVolunteer guides from the church gave us a toureach piece was symbolicthe moatanother "hanging church"Shwarma lunchthe metrotypical taxi in Cairo - note the Quran on the dashoutside Khan al Khalili marketlight traffic in Cairothe infestacious felinesKristen's friends Michael and Evahennaflat-o-pita breadthe oldest university in the worldescaping to Al-Azhar parkThe stunning newlyweds - Kristen and Wawathe Citadel from afarEva and Kristen in the front seatdinner at Eva's parents' homeEva's dadKristen and Eva's momthe whole family!the infamous porch swingthe Citadel - just missed it!outside the Chege's flata burger and fajitas?Matt translating Arabic with Eva's husbandMmm. . . dina mitSara and her daughter EstefaniSunset over the city of Cairo

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