New Years Revolution

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

So we are back in Cairo now, and we have to be quite quiet because the mini person (being my little shnookums adorweebull niece) is sleeping. We spent New Years in the desert, in a place called Al Fayoum, staying with some of my mums friends, who have the most amazing houses out there. They are all made of a golden sandstone, which, practically glows in the orangey sunset light. That's my favourite time of day. I love it anywhere, but in the desert, where everything is gold- and sand-coloured already, it looks amazing. The roofs of all the houses are dome-shaped - not like one massive dome, but mini domes over each separate room. And, for a bit of extra cash, you can get coloured glass bottles cemented into the domes, so when the sun shines through, the roof becomes a coloured disco ball, like in clubs from the 70's. There are also stairs which take you up onto the roof, where, normally, there are in-built tables and benches, so you can just casually have your lunch or afternoon mint tea up there. I've decided buying one of those houses will be my New Years Resolution...not this year though, but one day!

It turns out they did have wifi in the desert, but due to constant excessive amounts of work, it was not fully take advantage of, and I did not get to update my blog for you all. I apologize profusely!

My friend Sophie asked me if I could see the pyramids from where we were, which made me chuckle. (Things she says has that effect on people) You see, for those who are not aware like my dear friend, Egypt isn't just one vast area of desert land, which a couple of houses scattered amongst the sand and the camels. It's actually a rather normal city. More dusty than others, perhaps; and with an incredible amount of unfinished houses still under construction, yes; but still quite normal, considering.

Our New Years weekend consisted of food, sleep, a quick desert trip, food, a short walk here and there, sleep, food, drink and food. Successful, in other words. Here are some of my photos of my trip (I'll update this post when internet is a bit faster!) xx

Pomegranate!

The domed roofs

View from the roof

Breakfast, would you believe

Desert walk

So 2012! Wow. I hope it's not as crap as the film (which-I-havn't-seen-but-I-hear-it's-not-good). Maybe this will be the year the Egyptian Revolution stops?