Three day weekend!

Jordan and I drove to Alexandria last night. I am glad to have a weekend to relax! Last time, we had a great time! We stayed at the Windsor Hotel which has great views of the coast. This time we are staying at Le Metropole which happens to be featured in our travel book. I like it better than the other hotel, although they are very similar! This hotel offers lots of little things such as bathrobes and slippers, a sitting area that you walk into rather than a bedroom you walk into first, and there is a park and the sea outside my window rather than a busy street and the sea. The food is a little nicer and the best Chinese food in all of Egypt is across the park tempting me!! The best part: There is a famous bakery next door! I can smell fresh bread and chocolate when I open my window:)

I am looking forward to walking around leisurely and spending time with Jordan. I think we are headed to the mall tonight which always makes me giddy for some reason. I know the shops are all going to be the same as the mall in Cairo, but I guess now I have time to look and I am not running errands. Tomorrow I want to go have coffee at the bakery, sit and read with Jordan and then head to the palace gardens since last time we went I was so dizzy I could barely walk.

My sister is in Galveston for her big race this weekend! I tried to convince Jordan to fly me to Houston so I could surprise her, but he wouldn't budge! I REALLY wish I was there.

Jordan and I were laughing at the fact that there are parts of this country which remind us of the states. Here are some of the locations we kept pinpointing along the way: Alexandria's roads=Houston, the open desert=West Texas driving to Lubbock, farms=Oklahoma, palm tree oasis=California, oh and Sharm El Sheik=Arizona. I guess we are both homesick. Two more months!!!!!! I can't wait!