Day 6: Cairo on Christmas Day!

Merry Christmas! 

I treasure this girl and her lack of inhibition. She loved how she looks in her new harem pants. She loves wearing her new yellow gloves, she loves her Christmas hat. She loves the way the guides are patient with her. She also loves her family. She barely left my side for the entire trip.

This French Clock was given to Egypt in return for the Place du Concorde Obelisk, It broke right away. It's in the Citadel which I didn't really get a good grasp on during this tour. Probably because by the time it finally opened Elise had to go to the bathroom so badly we went tearing around trying to find one that was open and I had no idea where I'd been.

We didn't all carry our hats around but here are a few in this photo in front of the mosque.

I wish I could see this mosque clean. I bet it would be beautiful. The acoustics were really wonderful.

It's hard to get excited about such a dirty smoggy panorama view of Cairo.

Elise spent a lot of time writing on this trip. She was a little devastated that she hadn't written Santa sooner and that it would be too late. She now knew what she really wanted.

Drawing really helped her get through the Cairo museum, that and some fruit snacks.

An ancient game they don't know how to play.

Some of the famous sculptures that are on the Egyptian bills.

A dwarf who was idolized with his wife.

Last stop was the Khan el Khalili and Old Cairo. We were so anxious to get to our hotel and had a hard time being interested in walking through this. Honestly, the part we walked through wasn't nearly as charming as the Souk here in Oman. Maybe it was just our state of mind.

The only person who was really interested in purchasing anything was Alena. She was excited to look for a dagger or a sword but they didn't have what she was looking for.

Old City Gate. 

Finally we got dropped at a proper hotel. The St. Regis, Cairo was a dream. It was absolutely stunning and they were so kind. They upgraded us to an apartment that was more comfortable and roomy than anything I could've ever imagined. It had 3 giant rooms with king sized bedrooms. It had several lviing areas and a kitchen. I would've been happy to be here for a month. 

Not everyone was up for a dinner, but we four had Christmas dinner with a lovely view. Eli went to bed, Alena enjoyed room service, Sennia and Elise were blissfully tucked into bed with a movie. Poor Eli was so sick. We were beyond excited to snuggle into their giant, silky, lovely beds.