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Celebrations in Misr

31 Jan

Portrait of a young teen celebrating
Tonight Egypt continue to dominate their appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations.  A 1-0 win over Ghana secured their championship and put the streets of Cairo into a frenzy.   We joint revellers in the streets of Mustafa Nahas Street, Madinet Nasr soaking up the celebrations.

Fun was had by all, from 1 year old babies wrapped in Egyptian flags to senior women in their niqaabs now sporting Egyptian flag colors.  The absence of alcohol tends to prevent rowdiness and hooliganism normally associated with street parties.

Some photographs below.

Onward to Cairo

27 Jan

Touchdown Cairo! – We landed in Cairo on Tuesday morning and spent most of the day registering with Al Diwan for arabic studies, Etisalat for Mobile & Broadband and lastly catching up on some much needed sleep.

The evening saw us take stroll exploring the surrounding areas of our hotel.  Far from the hustle that Cairo cities are notorious for, instead this middle to upper class suburb meets city style was quite refreshing. From Ed Hardy boutiques to various sport shops and an impressive boutique bakery.

Some images below.

Sunrise from Bloemhof

30 Mar

This taken from a recent fishing trip over at Bloemhof Dam. While I’m no avid fisherman, the thought of spending a day at a tranquil dam, braaing and just doing nothing tech related is always appealing.

This photo taken with my trusty Canon 300D, a bit of photoshop processing to crop, level and enhance a little. Click to enlarge.

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Grunge Highway Marker

15 Oct

You don’t get more grungier then this. Highway marker along the N3.

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Muizenburg Beach Pebbles

11 Oct

Almost forgot about this photo.  Taken at Muizenburg Beac, Cape Town in August ‘08.

Ground level shot, cropped & adjusted in photoshop.

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