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Sufi meets folk dance

11 Mar

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A must see tourist attraction for the non tourist types.  This sufi meets folk dance performance is held 3 times a week at the Wikalet El-Ghoury in the heart of Islamic Cairo.

History says that Sultan Qonsuah Al Ghoury was the sultan in the Memluk Dynasty. What is the theater today, housed merchants, markets & the Sultans family many generations ago.  Apparently this building has been standing since the 15th century.

The performance is held every Monday, Wednesday & Saturday evenings.  Entrance is completely free of charge and doors open at 7:30pm.  I suggest you get there early as it tends to fill up quite quickly.  The performance begins at 8:30pm and lasts for approximately One and a half hours.

Pictures below:

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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