At the seaside, "at their place": Egypt, part two
We’re back from Egypt, I’ll post some photo-album-style pictures on the blog, just the way Luminița likes them :P, but until then I feel the need to say that it was our best vacation yet, everything I thought would be wrong turned out to be untrue, and we were pleasantly surprised by pretty much everything we saw.
I think that as we get older, it becomes increasingly difficult for anything to amaze us or leave us staring in wonder. That’s why it’s good to take things one step at a time and not use up too quickly all the experiences that can delight and surprise us.
In short, I now want to debunk a few preconceived notions about Egypt:
The heat is unbearable. Untrue, it’s a pleasant heat that you get used to after a day or two.
Egyptians (and Arabs in general) are unwashed/unfriendly. Wrong again. The only jerks around there were… the Romanians. But I’ll talk more about that in another post.
The streets are full of beggars. I didn’t see even one in 8 days.
They ask for money to let you get off a camel. Getting on and off the camel are included in the tour prices.
You’ll freeze to death in the desert at night. At night, the temperatures were comparable to those back home, maybe slightly higher. But there was a terrible wind blowing.
Prices are high, especially in restaurants. Nothing could be further from the truth. Prices are incredibly low. For example, a hearty lunch at a 5-star restaurant was under 70 RON.
Comentarii din vechiul blog
Balacila ce esti :)
Ma bucur ca ati avut un concediu frumos si ca v-ati intors cu bine. Abia astept sa vad pozele.
Chiar că bălăcilă! :)
Bine-ati venit acasa! Draga Sebi,daca ai fi trimis doar poza in care te balacesti in mare ca un copil fericit,tot mi-as fi dat seama cat de bine v-ati simtit in concediu.Citind textul trimis despre Egipt,m-am gandit imediat:iata un loc pe care mi-as dori sa-l vizitez candva!
abia astept pozele alea care-mi plac mie;-) si ma bucur ca ti-a placut acolo, macar te-ai simtit cu adevarat in vacanta!nimic inca pe blog despre piramide..?
ai perfecta dreptate, Egiptul este doar o tara saraca ,care saracie nu a luat insa demnitatea oamenilor!eram sigura, ca o sa va fascineze, acum il intelegi pe Raducu, de ce de 8 ani isi face concediile doar acolo! si mai au ceva egiptenii, le place sa joace table! si pierd cu umor, chiar daca nu le e totuna! asteptam poze!PS daca ati aflat cite ceva despre viata beduinilor, recunoasteti ca sint unici in lume !
Ce frumos!
@viorica: Mulțumim! @lumi: Nu am fost la piramide că era prea lung drumul. Motiv să ne întoarcem altadată. :) @vergi: Am văzut beduini, sunt într-adevăr extraordinari…
A fost un concediu cu adevarat fascinant pentru ca am facut exact ce ne-am propus de acasa. Nu pot zice ca ne-am relaxat cine stie ce, pentru ca la cate nebunii am dus pana la capat, nu prea am avut timp de tihna. Sebi o sa argumenteze cele zise de mine cat de curand!
Vrem si noi asa ceva! Poate la anul mergem in formatie completa toti 7. Undeva, oriunde. Doamne ajuta!
veniti la noi!toti 7!si de aici plecam toti 10 (de ce nu 11?) la londra!
@robert: Doamne-ajută! @lumi: Chiar, de ce nu? :)
Cel mai fain mi se pare cum ai infirmat “legendele” negative despre Egipt. Sincer, mi-era groaza de diferentele mari de temperaturi (noapte-zi) despre care auzisem. Lumi are dreptate, in cazul calatoriilor, vrem sa vedem… pozeeee! :) (mai ales cele subacvatice!) P.S. Am postat azi un material cu titlu … arab, pornind de la ziarul in care era impachetata frumoasa cutiuta primita de la voi. Stii ca realmente era interesant textul cu pricina? :)
