Cairo

To say the opportunity to spend time with Jody after three months apart was a blessing, seems an understatement. We were so happy to see each other and thrilled to get to see a part of the world we never even dreamed of visiting! The resort where Jody stayed during his conference (the reason he was in Cairo) was amazing...gourmet restaurants, beautiful pool, comfy king size bed in a posh room. We were able to see the pyramids, Cairo musuem, and take a dinner cruise on the Nile during his time off. We also shopped in the Market and saw many beautiful mosques, old parts of Cairo and the Citadel as we rode in the cab and prayed for our lives (the traffic in Cairo is intense - literally no traffic rules and millions of cars weaving in and out with pedestrians and donkeys with carts crossing the road out of nowhere!). We were even able to attend Mass at a Coptic Catholic Church after Jody found a hotel employee who was wearing a cross. He engaged in conversation and we ended up going to Mass at her neighborhood church. What an experience! Arabic and lots of incense but still the Mass and the Eucharist! God is so good to us! I am sorry some of the pics are not in order. The pic of what looks like big vases are pipes smoked socially called "hookas", all the restarants had them. No, I didn't have any desire to try one! :)