In Cairo

First time in Egypt! Cairo feels a bit like Mexico City; big, noisy, dirty, crazy... It seems the city is growing faster than planned; everywhere you see building sites and road construction work going on. At the outskirts of Cairo huge neighbourhoods are being built. Some of the projects seem to have run out of money though, halfmade buildings stand empty in the sand with no people or machines nearby.

The traffic is heavy and chaotic, it is as bustling as in Hanoi, Vietnam but the vehicles weigh ten times more and they drive faster here! I saw one car accident on the road from the airport to the hotel and another one from the hotel back to the airport! By the side of the road people sell all different kinds of goods; sodas, water, sun screen and live poultry!
- "Oh, it is so hot, let's buy a coke!".
- "Sure, and I am starving so let's buy a chicken at the same time!"...

The Sheraton 6th of October is kind of isolated from other buildings, you need a cab to go anywhere actually and the nearest shopping mall is 15 minutes away! I feel the trip was too short though, I did not get to know the place. The food is great and I hope to come back soon. Next time I will stay a bit closer to the city center however.

For you who did not know before, there is a lot of sand in Egypt.

Going to the office.

Back-seat tourist picture 1: The majestic Nile river!

Back-seat tourist picture 2: The majestic Giza pyramides!
(Great, now I have ticked off yet two more "must-sees-before-I-die"...)

A primavera vai chegando

"Irmãozinho, voce acha que a primavera esta chegando?"

"Certo!"

Brincando "Indo no metro"

A filha estava sentada na escada em casa, lendo um livro. "O que esta fazendo, filha?", perguntou a Silvia. "Brincando que esto indo no metro", contestou. Que maluca.


O passageiro

Snart, snart, snart...

Rätt vad det är kommer våren fram. Och grillvantarna, calabresakorvarna, picanhan, grovsaltet, stora churrascokniven, kryddstarka såser, caipisar och kalla öl med den!

Enligt SMHI är våren redan här faktiskt, om man med "här" menar sydligaste Sverige alltså. Den får allt pallra sig norröver i rask takt, tycker jag. När går då årets första churrasco av stapeln hemma hos oss? Jag har en stark föraning att det händer redan i april!

El hombre de nieve

Un dia cuando llegué a casa después del trabajo, me encontré con este hombre de nieve guardando la entrada a nuestra casa. Da miedo!

"Porqué todo huele a zanahoria? Odio a zanahorias!"