My second day in Egypt was spent in Khan-al-Khalili. It's a very touristy bazaar ( read trap) but my friend and i got lost and ended up in a local part of the bazaar on the other side of the bridge where there were no tourists at all.
I was mistaken for being Egyptian and i had people constantly trying to converse with me Arabic. That cat you see up there was one of the creepiest things i ever saw- and it just kept staring at me.
meanwhile a woman dressed in black kept chanting something to me ( i kid you not) she was chanting and calling out to me and i kept running.
any minute i thought, i was going to fall into some time portal and King Tut would be giving the command to have me beheaded.
yes...i am a dreamer and life does mean drama.
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Oh the cat is precious....she is like 'so are you going to take a real pic or just pacifying me with the flash gun..and buy something while you are at it'.
haha. the last frame...the eyes are creepy. did u happen to buy any evil eye jewelry while u were there? u know, the blue eye. my egyptian friend insists that i wear one all the time (along with the peace sign and yin yang that i already wear)...it's supposed to keep you protected from burri nazars...
love the cat. probably has lots of stories to tell.
and this post and the commentary is adorable.
there's nothing precious, lovable, adorable about that cat. hahaha and i AM a cat person so really. ;)
when i heard/read about you leaving for cairo- that's exactly what i thought- she's going to a place so full of history, culture, kings and queens and NILE and ohmygod the PYRAMIDS. i am so happy to be visiting through your eyes :)
p.s. oh just so you know- i am loving this series. :)
Was the cat called Eddie? :-D
aneela: are you feeling love for that cat???
sakhmeth: i bought a scarab which is essentially an evil eye - as in its meant to ward off evil things- i bough it in a ring form and pretty much wear it al the time- but not because i believe it works or anything...its just a cool ring and i like the stories that go with it. the typical blue evil eyes are more popular in Iran.
when i was there i bought plenty!
khizzy: you will love the present i got you then :)
insi: my most ardent follower :P
i started blogging this series earlier just for you!
hyde: i had no conversation with he cat unfortunately, what with psycho woman in black chasing me...
but i assure you it did no t look like an eddie....
i want scarab too :(
awesome series, seriously.
Ummm...'saving the world' is my line. Get your own, kayjay =).
PS: Why would anyone want to save the world from a cat?
not love for the cat per se...just her attitude. She is being very matter of fact in telling you to either buy or buzz off...and she seems like a very 'wizened soul', like a crone/old hag if you know what I mean.
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