Made my semi-annual India/Egypt/UK trip over the last two weeks. I felt a bit guilty walking around Noida, India in a short-sleeve shirt while Carlton had a week of below freezing temps. Did get to see the Nile for the first time. But it was at night and from the middle of downtown Cairo the Nile actually didn't look much different from the Willamette near Portland.
Couple of interesting pictures. First probably only appeals to gadget geeks. The Intercontinental Hotel in Cairo features interesting elevator controls - you put in the floor you want to go to, the control then displays which elevator to get onto, and once you're inside there are no buttons, it just takes you to your floor automatically. While that prevents the kids pressing every button, it also prevents you from changing your mind during the trip. I did get stuck going up and down and in and out trying to find the lobby until I figured out I needed to enter a minus sign before the number to get there. Maybe these are everywhere now, but it's the first time I've seen them.
Second picture was just amazing to me. Seeing a Christmas tree behind an obelisk and the Sphinx was just bizarre. I don't even think they celebrate Christmas, but I forgot to ask about it
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