Egypt

Our Egypt trip was incredible. We got to see so many things, and it felt like we could better understand the parts of history we learn about in school.
We went to Luxor, which had so many temples, and we really enjoyed the tombs in the valley of the kings.
We spent 3 days in Cairo, went to Giza, Cairo tower, Parks, the Egyptian Museum, the Market, went to a tasty iftar, and tried sheesha!
Spent the last two days in Alex, went to the four seasons, the stunning alex library, Qaitbay, tried Ayiza (THE BEST ICE CREAM IN THE WORLD!), and went to Omar's beach house.

The best part of the trip: the PEOPLE. Thank you to everyone who made our trip. You are all very kind, and special!

Allie and Chad

Omars Beach house In Alex

Omar's wonderful family! We went back to their house to have the best shwarma we have ever ha in our lives. Such a kind family. We cannot thank them enough! This is our "gangsta pose"haha
We stayed on the beach until the sun went down.
Omar, chad and I
Trying to play..... I think I'll stick to Basketball.

Egypt: Castels, and threatres!

Qaitbay! In Alex. It had a great view in of the Sea!
Our wondeful tour guide in Alex. She was one of Ahmeds friends (We met Ahmed in Cairo). They were always looking out for us.
The Roman outdoor theatre in Alexandria, Egypt.
A shot of "Kena Kalee lee.." (wrong spelling) Its a market that runs all the times, its super busy, and has great cheap souvenirs for sale, not to mention the best turkish coffee EVER!
More amazing Egyptians. Honestly. we were overwhelmed with their kindness. Thanks for everything!

Egypt: Inside the pyramids.

Here is a shot of the small pathway leading to the inside of the pyramid.
This was in Dashur. It was actually one of the hardest climbs I have ever done. First off, you have to climb up the pyramid. Then you can go inside, but to get down you go about 50 metres straight down inside the pryamid. Once you get inside it smells of ammonia. It was not that big inside, which is suprising because it looks huge from the outside.
The Step pyramid.
Me and the Sphinx in Giza.
Chad and I roaming around Giza in Cairo. It was a 2 hour camel ride, and man were we sore. Walking like Egyptians!

Egypt: Temples upon temples.

Just to get an idea of the size of the statues. These are just legs!!! Remeber now, chad is 6'4 . It felt amazing walking through history.
One of these things just doesnt belong here.....
The entrance to Karnak Temple.
Chad and the Sphynx. Head of a man for wisdom, body of a lion for strength.
I had too.....the hyroglifics were incredible.

Egypt: A sneak peak!

Mom, this one is for you..... Read the sign!
Chad and I, and some of our Egyptian friends in the background. I believe this is Karnak Temple.
One of the Queens temples. Her name is slow long, I will get back to you after I look up proper spelling. hahha
Chad and I in Luxor, Egypt.
Omar and Karim. Some of our travel buddies. We are on the nile, getting the "low-down" about what to do in Egypt.

The Fountain Show!

Enjoy the show!

Chad and Allie's Fountain Show coverage

Dubai Mall...the inside.

The Souk Al Bahar, right in front of the largest fountain in the world. Shoots up to 25 metres! The fountain show is packed with people. This is during the day. The show starts at 7 PM.
Burj Dubai and me!
Inside the mall, they have the aquarium, and oh... a game park. You can play tonnes of games, and go on roller coasters. It is two floors. Chads inner child released.

Waterfall inside the Mall. I loved the metal divers. hahah Classy indeed!

Dubai Mall : The largest mall in the world!

The largest indoor aquarium in a mall!! SHARKK!!! Which doesn't explain why I have bear hands. hahah I tried.
Chad's favourite under water creature! Sharks!!!
I loved the Dubai Aquarium logo. Pretty sweet.
I love this picture. Its culture! We got camels, pipes to smoke sheeska, we got head scarves in the background, Arabic daggers, and cultural dresses... perfect!
The Gold Souk in the mall! Its stunning.

Wild Wadi and the View of Burj Dubai

Me looking at the Burj Al Arab... As the sun is setting
On the way home, I just wanted to show HOW tall the Burj Dubai really is! The tallest building in the world.
The gang after Wild Wadi! Christine, Iris, Chad, Adam, and Myself
My best pic of the Burj Dubai

A view from the Jumeriah Sceria! haha It launches from 80 feet up in the air... ! We all went on it. It was crazy!

WLD WADI!

A beautiful view from this waterpark. It was amazing!
The Height restriction signs...haha
Ali and Allie! haha I never thought Id be in an Arabic Waterpark. ahha Hilarious
I had too. haha Christine from Markham!
This was sooo cool. You could surf. Well it had been 2 years since I caught a wave... Needless to say I fell off and got a bruise. Totally worth the 5 seconds I stayed on! haha