Kelly travels to Egypt, November 2008

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Hello friends and family,

I have just returned home from a fabulous vacation in Egypt (the land of the pharaohs and of course, Queen Cleopatra) via a quick weekend trip to England to see my good friend Victoria.

The Egyptians were friendly and extremely positive about Obama winning the election, which seemed to be the talk of the town.

The highlights of my trip included:

- Soaking up the atmosphere at many historic ancient tombs and temples
- Enjoying fun-filled travel companions (Mags and Vikki) and newly acquired friends (Trevor, Jill, Hanen, Teresa, Terry, Erin, Carl and Todd)
- Absorbing the stunning landscapes from the mighty pyramids to the distinctly colored Nile to the stark desert of the Sinai to the inviting Red Sea
- Cruising the Nile in style on the Movenpick (yes, the ice cream people)
- Inhaling fabulous cuisine, including a huge lobster for our Thanksgiving meal
- Exploring the serene underwater world of the Red Sea
- Lounging in my new favorite oceanside town, Dahab
- Breathing the beautiful, clean air of the Sinai, especially after Cairo
- Walking to the famous Moses Burning Bush
- Touring the majestic St. Katherines Monastery
- Being impressed by the amazingly detailed cravings on the temples
- Being mesmerized by the colorful and meditative Whirling Dervishes
- Relaxing on the feluccas (traditional sailboats)
- Watching camels bob across the desert plains
- Seeing cats, cats, and more cats

In sa Allah (God willing), I will return to Egypt and its magicalong with finding Cleopatras tomb.

Love you all!

000 Ready for the trip to begin	001 England - Mags & Kelly	002 England - Victoria and Kel	01 First night in Egypt
02 Pondering at the temple	03 Temple of Philae	04 Temple of Philae	05 Temple of Philae
06 Temple of Philae	07 Taking a rest	08 me in the temple	09 Mags at the Temple of Philae
10 Mags provides drinks	11 Teresa and Kelly sailing	12 Mags tries on a belly dancing outfit	13 Beautiful dress
14 Teresa, Me, Trevor and Jill	15 Kelly at the unfinished oblisk	16 Looking out of the temple	17 Cruise - Our Princess Teresa
18 Cruise - shopping...ling pipes (Sheesha)	19 Cruise - felucca boat	20 Sailing away	21 Felucca sailing
22 Another felucca sailor	23 - Our felluca sailor	24 - Along the Nile	25- cruise ships at ...tages of their lives
26 - Cruise - enjoying	27 - Cruise - Jill and Trevor	28 - Cruise - Kelly ...Mags cruise the Nile	29 - Cruise - Mags enjoying the pool
30 - Cruise - me at the temples	31 - Cruise - Nile sunset	33 - Cruise Teresa and Kelly	34 - Carving in Al-bahari Temple
35 - Enjoying the temples	36 -Horas the falcon	37 - Julie and Kelly at Hatshepsut Temple	38 - Mags at Hatshepsut Temple
39 - Temple carvings	39 -Karnak Temple	40 -Karnak Temple 1	41 - Karnak Temple 2
42 - Karnak - Jill	42 - Karnak Temple 3	43 - Karnak - Kelly	44 - Karnak - Mags
45 - Karnak - Trevor and Terry	46 - Kelly with her diet coke	47 - Kelly and Jill	48 - Our drivers
49 - Peace	50 - Thumbs up for Obama	51 - walking amongst the tombs	52 - Valley of the Kings
53 - Welcome sign	54 - Me in the Valley of Queens	55 - Hot balloning in Luxor	56 - Luxor - Kids going to school
57 - Ramesses II - Luxor Temple	58 - Protecting his temple	59- Flying over Central Egypt	60 - Cairo - Ladies shopping
61 - Cairo - Kel and Vik	62 - Cairo - Fruit time	65 - Cairo - Yummy bread	66 - Cairo - Vikki and Mags
67 - Upclose to the Whirling Dervish	68 - Whirling Dervish 1	69 -Whirling Dervish 2	70 -Whirling Dervish 3
71 -Cairo - Another happy day in Paradise	72 - Cairo - Cats boarding the felucca	73 - Cairo - 4 friends sailing	74 - Cairo - The four of us
75 - Cairo - Vik and Karim	76 - Cairo - Kelly enjoying the Nile	77 - Cairo -Vikki sailing in the felucca	78 - Cairo -Working the sails
79 - Plenty of street food	80 - Giza - Mags, Kel, Vik	81 - Giza - Police guarding the Pyramids	82 - Giza - Vikki camel riding
83 - Giza girls	84 - Giza with Cairo in the background	85 - Giza with friends	86 - Giza - Police keeping an eye on things
87 - Giza - My ride awaits	88 -Giza Pyramids at night	89 - Giza -The Sphinx	90 - Dahab
91 - Dabah - My favorite sign	92 - Dahab - Our Tha...(Lobster and Shrimp)	93 - Dabah - A kitty after my own heart	94 - Dahab digs
95 -The Sinai Desert	96 -The Sinai -In the land of Moses	97 - The Sinai 2