Cairo
We leave for Houston very early Friday, December 14th. I have thoroughly enjoyed the last six weeks here in Italy and was especially excited to tag along on Bob's four day business trip to Cairo. We stayed in the beautiful Four Seasons First Residence Hotel in Giza. I have never stayed in such a luxurious hotel and felt very spoiled. The first full day we were there Bob had meetings, so he arranged a private tour for me. My tour guide was a very talented Egyptian gentlemen, Sherif Hassan. Together with our driver, he gave me a "highlights" tour of the Pyramids and the Sphinx in Giza, the Cairo Museum of Antiquities (featuring King Tut and other treasures), the Muhammed Ali Mosque and the Citadel built in 1176 by Saladin. We also visited a papyrus shop where they demonstrated the ancient art of making paper from the papyrus plant. And, especially for me, a visit to a perfumery, where I purchased some rose and lotus essences. It was a busy day, ending with dinner at a resta...