This entry is about Day 15, Wednesday 12/15
Today we woke up to a day of shear relaxation. We had a delicious breakfast buffet; the most memorable part of this buffet was the pancakes, which were delicious (for some reason the pancakes in Egypt have been very weird). For the rest of the morning we relaxed by the pool and got up to date with the outside world with free internet! The weather here is absolutely beautiful; the sun is so warm and enjoyable.
For lunch a few of us went to a restaurant in the hotel called Acapulco Joe’s where we had Mexican food; Ben and I shared a plate of chicken fajitas which were pretty tasty. There were so many flies in the restaurant, which was very irritating, but we didn’t let it ruin our time.
Soon after this I passed out by the pool (in the shade luckily) and then moved my nap to my room where I slept for the rest of the afternoon until dinner at 6:30pm. Dinner was pretty uneventful because my stomach has been hurting since yesterday, so all I ate was some bead and cheese; definitely not the most nutritious meal but it is really all I can handle.
Later that night we went to Naama Bay, which is like an outdoor mall/market, which was clearly a hot spot for tourists. We got to Naama Bay by taxi which was an experience in itself; for 5 of us, it only cost 25 Egyptian Pounds to get to our destination which was about a 10 minute drive (5 pounds for each of us is less than a dollar each). This was the first citing of American places; Pizza Hut, Baskin Robins, Hard Rock Café, Pizza Hut, etc. I got my first caramel Macchiato from an Egyptian Starbucks, which was very exciting for me. I didn’t but many things here but it was a very fun place to be. We’ll probably go back tomorrow night because it will be our last night in Sharm el-Sheikh before heading back to Cairo.
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