Siwa

What could be the most relax, chill place in all of Egypt more than met my expectations. The Berber culture of the inhabitants is strong and reveals itself in the cuisine (tajine anyone?). The town is very conservative and alcohol is a no-no in its perimeters; however, as I know, home-made date wine can be bought. The women were not only veiled, but had semi-opaque sheaths covering their entire faces. Furthermore, they wore blankets around their black cloth covered bodies. Most of the women were like this, but not all, and the little girls were dressed in the most outrageously gaudy dresses, more appropriate for a ball than a dusty, date filled town.

I'm happy that we (Klaas the Dutchman, Tobias the German from Munich, and Winter the American with obviously hippie parents) found our own little slice of paradise. I'm just happy that I was able to experience this place before hoards of tourists could ruin it.

So salty I float!! No matter that the water was only 1 1/2 feet deep!

I biked this trail four times!

Old dwellings

Sunset