Friday, December 10, 2010

One man's journey to Egypt--Miss xihua

7 am, from UNION HOTEL, taxi to bus station, go to xihua car-just next to the ticket window, waiting for the bus are locals, 8 o'clock, on-time driving from Alexander to xihua, several buses a day, and overnight train, basically not required to buy tickets in advance from Alexander xihua back to the car is also true that only early bus (7) the best advance 1 night tickets. this car only three foreign tourists (I, a girl, a United States Korea), is found after a small talk, we 3 head night in Alexander lives in the same hotel, the United States Korea girls and guys in Syria had known when you travel, but everyone in the UNION was not met HOTEL. The world is so small!

7 points more to get to the SIWA, the Korea girl in this long journey that has not fallen, not to mention great Barry's air is not good, 8.9 hours, people always convenient moment. She said, fear looks like in the movie, the car drove off, leaving her a stretch in the desert.

A person with the car of Egypt took us to find the hotel, see YOUSELF signs after he left, there are many enthusiastic SIWA and not return, on several occasions to give tips, but not the other, can only say "Shukla". YOUSELF this hotel very famous, opposite the famous restaurant, but it is recommended that you do not live up to the top level, the whole night to hear the sound, similar to the sewing machine is too hard-working and SIWA.

The second day in the morning with a grey sand, day, windy, with sand.

Locals say that today the weather was bad, not suitable for SAFARI. Sure enough, the hotel said yesterday about good together two people not SAFARI came, not enough to organize a number. I and Li Korea girls had luck somewhere else. Tourist Office of the person who introduced the PALM TREES, this HOTEL is also recommended organizations online SAFARI a better one.

HOTEL in PALM TREES, the name of each person 150 L.E. 2 pm, and three other persons, 1 Korea Mexico in Bedouin drivers leading to the GREAT SAND SEA set off.

At this point, the sky was miraculously turned fine, dark clouds, storm had stopped. Sun high according to the Wanli yellow sand. The car had all the sand dune, Bedouin drivers from time to time to drive to the top of the dune top, intentional pause for a moment, then suddenly the RAF, the car was great. Drivers of laughter.

Before we look at the Fed this endless right beside you, in front of a piece of bushes, so here is a Lake, in the desert, the figure is not one, but now springing up several Department of off-road vehicles.

Visible, in the desert, water attraction. Take a rest and drink a Bedouin Cook black tea, pass at a moment of lizards in the Lake, we also get on the move.

In the desert and go after a few minutes, the driver took us to a green trees around the hot springs, there are not that many people, sunset, and a handful of sitting in the hot spring pool, soak your feet in warm, clear water.

Surrounded by a tranquil, the wind blows over the coconut tree and Bush, calm water rippling ring. There are several hot spring near the small room Lee and I thought it was a latrine, walks to take a look at the inside, empty, and has been buried by the sand.

Cars in the desert has walked a segment, the driver suddenly stopped the car, "see if you can find fish.

"What a joke, which fish in the desert? with a face of confusion, we got out of the car, and our car race in another car stopped here, several people felt went forward, seemed to find anything, we looked at, dawned, along the way, the desert of sand is very fine, but here it is not a sand. In the Earth full of shells. Soon, the Sahara desert is the ocean, so here also left traces of that time. I picked up in the desert for two shells, and later returned, at Cairo airport, attendant on these two things on a half-day.

Fulfilled, the driver took us to his view on the desert sunset in the eyes of the best places.

Waiting for sunset, Lee and I am in the desert with Chinese character writing their own name, the other three Korea man with great interest the Wai, you draw a pen I, as a result, the sunset shot desert into a South Korean study Chinese character classes.

The delegation, only I and Lee to stay in the desert camp for the night, watching the sunset, the others are back in town, if large camps only Li and I, along with official camp man Muhammad, he is also the chef tonight.

There are several dog.

Lee went to the toilet, very surprised told me that the toilet without doors.

The toilet without electricity, only by the night and the phone's weak light, so it is normal for the world…. Because water is broken, and no water. In fact, the toilet is clean, no peculiar smell. It is said that the previous late 20 's in this for the night. I'm with Lee said that simply don't have doors, even the toilets are not that dark desert, which can be when a toilet, not to mention only two of us tourists, also not let our liberties.

Korea has just three people is when there is a tourist guide, fluent in Arabic, the desert is also very understanding, he advised Lee don't stay overnight in this, because of the bad weather tonight, may not see the stars, our two hearts straight drum, attracted by running here, but he is a fee for a couple of times of trouble in SAFARI, if you can not spend the night in the desert, there are unwilling.

Fortunately did not listen to him, the night of the stars can be really beautiful!

Mohammed-end to a dinner, he was a tall young man, slightly shy.

Dinner was very good, taste good, personal feeling than SIWA the famous restaurants, the chicken rice and even some flavor of Hainan chicken rice. Think that several did not in this for the night, but had 120 L.E. heart like picking up a big expensive as met.

At night, Mohammed lit the torch around the camp, and I do not know where to hold to a trunk,

Lost in the fire-lined, immediately, flame red half the camp. The three of us sat around the edges, in the sky huotang stars, shooting the breeze. Now, regardless of who is a tourist, you like a friend, says Mohamed said, don't go back to the city, stay in Siwa, and friends. I think that at this very moment Lee and I have this idea. The surrounding silence, like the sky Meteor or fly over, let all static, past and future is in our minds. Only now, this silence desert of flames ...

The next morning, I drilled the tent, the distant days is white, but can not see the Sun, I and Sunrise nothing fate, in Nepal was widened and India of Jia chamel, although up early, so we can not see a good Sunrise, this time, does not or cannot go against destiny.

I'm in camp pocket a few laps, the surrounding camps have seen it, here are a few camps, summer here is Siwa's refuges.

Because the edge of the town, summer in the evening, the locals will families here, eating, night sleep in large and small tent.

Looking again to the edge of the camp at the Lake.

The Lake should be very large, the Lake, there are several small islands. Look to the East, the town's direction, what's that? yolk!-even rows, even in difficult to roll with climbing and ran to the fence, the sentries several in one breath. Never seen such a clear and the Sun, the never was such a "close", seems to be a tentacle. I have been looking at the Sun for a long time, until it's edges become blurred, halos start growing, melt in a bright room.

Camp dog very aura, it had been following me, last night, me and Lee stayed in the tent, it still lie behind us, when Muhammad came in it was quietly, I find that as long as its master, it has been following us until his owner returns, it will disappear without a trace, it is in place to protect our master.

Windy in the morning, I and small dog wei according to touch its hair, it joined pushin'me, seems to enjoy. After that, whenever it see I approached, automatically fell back down, wait for a free massage.

Always heard floating underwater, thought camp followed by a small river.

Homing acoustic looking for it, the original is a hot spring pool next to the campsite is surrounded by a thick pipe, I do not know where to lead of spring water, a water main break, warm springs from the IRS. Yesterday, when the driver said the camp there is a shower, we also do not believe. It seems that, had it not been for water pipes are broken, we should be able to wash last night to a hot spring bath.

On the way back to town, I propose that the driver took us to the big lake, the Lake is very beautiful, than we imagined, the azure blue of the Lake, the Lake small uninhabited island, island green tree Misty forests, large numbers of waterfowl roost.

Like the beach of mangroves, I almost forgot it is the world's largest desert sand Jara! if not in a hurry, I would like to stay at the Lake. It is strongly recommended to Siwa friend must to have a look at the Lake.

Muhammad asked us to go visit his home, his wife just had a little Baby.

Siwa is Egypt's most traditional areas, women rarely go out, out of necessity is the veil overlay, robe wrap, it is difficult to see their true colors. Me and because Lee is female, to enter the inner room, see their flesh. Mohamed's mother, wife, there are a large group of strings will stay in a small room, there are female relatives and friends came in from time to time to celebrate, everyone and present shook hands, including me and Li, Egypt 's-like shaking hands, whether male or female, so I do as the Romans do also in Egypt, active stretch out every now and then. We have tried to ask about baby's gender, chicken and duck, they all don't know English at this time, Body Language or use. Muhammad's wife and he also has a baby face, two people are married. She is like the previous deep in China leads the boudoir of female, quietly, a sound or not, just smiled and looked at us, we three so your eyes my eyes, next to relatives and friends of Dubrovnik's talk, I and a Lee but cannot understand. The first time in a foreign country, unable to communicate.

Afternoon return to town, Nabil called.

Yesterday I and DOE Office looking for Safari tours, there have been a little episode, two Egypt youth asked us if we think of the desert, that is to Pocket business, have set up Safari, each other quickly explained, they also come for a holiday, a Siwa asked Mohamed Nabil, a call (Egypt called Muhammad really much, or not, in the street called name, return rate must be more than 90%). Nabil as oil company, is an engineer. Desert their project, the work location is in the vicinity of Siwa. And so we come back to Safari, they will bring us together to ride a bike to go around.

At two o'clock, they promise.

Mohamed Nabil and is in military service awareness, when one is Alexander, a Suez. The two later respective reading University, a learned engineering, a school of business. Mohamed's English is not good, Nabil often to his translation, I sometimes doubt, something is said or Mohamed Nabil invent.

We walked along the famous Palm road, while riding a bike, while laughing.

Lee doesn't know what the tall trees is what tree until Nabil holding a Palm to her. Siwa's Spa really many, how often do not ride and see a hot spring, of course sign up: "this swimming to have good swimming techniques. "I think that's the warning visitors, don't wear a swimsuit jumped into the water.

We put the bike on the hot side, through a coconut angustifolia, came to the Lake, this is Fatnas Island.

Sit by the Lake, drink the tea, several European touristsPlaying the guitar. Sunset sunshine through tree, Lake, and Lake reflection and refraction of light in the land. At dusk, sunset, soft music, quiet lake, the reflection of coconut-tree, the most enjoyable trip is such a time. You all romantic cells will unknowingly come.

Tonight I and Lee would take the night train from Siwa, think about this, but some of the deck, the setting Sun also with some sad.

I will miss Siwa.

This is me and repeated Li.

(OASIS camps)

(About twilight)

(OASIS camps)

(Desert sunrise)

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