Cruising Down the Nile

Our friend Maryclaire’s boyfriend Mostapha arranged a surprise birthday cruise for her this last weekend.  I took a break from writing papers and we headed out to see Cairo from a different perspective: from the Nile.

Jose Cuervo + Apple Juice? We always laugh: only in Cairo does it make sense to mix apple juice or mango juice with tequila. 

Some of the sights along the way.

Wow, I took this picture to show the maize fields and agricultural village on an island in the Nile, surrounded by a super urban atmosphere.  However, looking at the picture now I can’t get over the visible brown hazy layer over the city compared with the blue sky high above.

Boy with his donkey and ox underneath the Ring Road overpass I take to and from AUC’s new campus.

With Maryclaire, Mostapha and Ian (another ASU Fulbrighter).

It was a fun afternoon/evening! Even if I did have to limit my intake of Jose Cuervo + apple juice in order to write a coherent papers afterwards.