Secret Secret Secret House

Hello everybody! How ya doin? I went to visit Islamic Cairo last weekend and saw some really cool stuff, like a really old house that had a secret passageway. You saw this cabinet that looked normal and then you pulled on it and it opened to a secret room where you could spy on people.

Then we had lunch in this really cool matam - that's Arabic for restaurant. I had a strawberry shake - yum yum yum yum yum and I ordered a cheese sandwich, but I didn't like it. I liked the bread though.

Then we went to the Khan el Khalil, which is the Arab market in Cairo. It's super huge and it looks like the movie Aladdin. Daddy bought me a magic lamp! I rubbed it, but nothing happened. Bummer!!! I was hoping that a genie would pop out so I could wish that school was over forever!!!! Maybe next time. We had a lot of fun - see you next blog!

Owen

Pyramids Make Me Crazy!!!!!!!

Hello everybody! I went to Dashur and Saqqara with Mom, Dad and Jacob. Dashur and Saqqara are places where pyramids are. They are like the Great Pyramid but different. One of the pyramids is bent, and the other one is red and the other one looks like giant steps so they call it the Step Pyramid - pretty cool! It was fun to see these different pyramids because I got to stand on one of the rocks on the bent pyramid. I said "I'm the king of the world!!" There are not a lot of people at these pyramids because everyone goes to the Great Pyramid, so I could dance around and be crazy. It was really hot even though it's only February. Mom and Dad wouldn't let me climb up on any higher rocks - bummer! Jakey wanted to ride a camel and he cried when we said no - what a crazy kid! Camels are smelly and I don't like them! I asked why can't we climb up the pyramid if it's called the Step Pyramid, but Daddy said I was asking too many questions. Bye for now!