Urban renewal cairo style

[smeyer418]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/world/africa/25egypt.html?ref=global-home

[seahorse]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/world/africa/25egypt.html?ref=global-home

Hi Syd:)

 

This looks awful:(

 

How are you? I am going to Egypt this Sept.:D

[cruisemom42]

Interesting article. We drove by some of those luxury gated communities en route from Cairo back to Alexandria. Quite different from being in Cairo!

[WeBeGone]

Well they have to do something. Cairo is busting at the seams. I think the new cities offer some breathing room for those that will be able to afford it. After visting almost all the big cities of the world (I traveled extensively before starting to cruise), I can say that Cairo is one of the cities I could never live in.

[cruisemom42]

I wonder if it may actually be a good thing in the long run...... I'm sure many of us remember when everyone was fleeing the big cities here in the US in the 1970s and early 1980s. NYC was a mess; Atlanta was full of slums and crime. Things have turned around in many big cities. Perhaps Cairo's time will come....

[paul929207]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting the link

[happy trailer]

Two other articles of interest about Egypt in today's paper:

 

Egypt announces site of first nuclear power plant

 

and, on an entirely different note:

 

Egypt discovers 3.500 year old oasis trading post

 

 

Gotta love the juxtaposition of these articles (but that's the Middle East for you ;))!

[smeyer418]

Hi Syd:)

 

This looks awful:(

 

How are you? I am going to Egypt this Sept.:D

 

Hi Ann how are you! we are fine enjoying the Grandkids. we have two trips planned. One for Namibia in October and then Israel/Jordon in 2011. We loved Egypt.

 

Who are you going with?

[seahorse]

Hi Ann how are you! we are fine enjoying the Grandkids. we have two trips planned. One for Namibia in October and then Israel/Jordon in 2011. We loved Egypt.

 

Who are you going with?

Wow:D You guys are busy............No DR?

Going with STI. It came up quite sudden, a TA thing:) We are sooooo looking forward to it (a little creeped out about the Mummy Tummy tho:o)

 

Did a river cruise in the Normandy region that was great..........just did Jamaica (Sandals Whitehouse) and then will go on a Princess Cruise in March. Time is getting much too short:eek:

[smeyer418]

Wow:D You guys are busy............No DR?

Going with STI. It came up quite sudden, a TA thing:) We are sooooo looking forward to it (a little creeped out about the Mummy Tummy tho:o)

 

Did a river cruise in the Normandy region that was great..........just did Jamaica (Sandals Whitehouse) and then will go on a Princess Cruise in March. Time is getting much too short:eek:

 

wash your hands. bring Purell. Stay away from things not cooked. and bring Imodium...

we will be back to DR soon....and the last time they had a Novo attack....

I was looking at an STI to Namibia but we are doing both with Oat....

long story on how we wound up with both scheduled....