Postcard from Egypt

Dear Anna,

How are you? Guess where I am right now? I booked a last minute flight to Egypt. I thought I will send you a postcard to give you a little bit more information about Egypt, because you will go to Sharm el Sheik in one month. I am sure you will love it here; the warmth, the beautiful colours of the sea and the historical monuments and tombs.

In the airplane I read an interesting article called “What to Wear, where” about clothing tips in Egypt. If you want less hassle you have to wear long sleeved tops and long skirts and trousers. Well, you can imagine it is way too hot for that in Egypt, because it is about 45 degrees Celsius and the warmth is already killing me in bikini, so long sleeved t-shirts and trousers are more for the locals. They do not seem to have problems being completely covered in the burning sun. Well, for me it is too hot to handle so this tip is definitely not working for me.

The local dress code for women seems to be ‘no shorts’. You will be seen as wearing your underwear which I didn’t know of course. There are so many tourists here in Hurgada that it is not really conspicuous.
Topless sunbathing at hotels is forbidden, but don’t forget your bikini if you go to Egypt, because snorkelling and diving is absolutely fantastic here. The colours are very vivid and bright under the surface. There are various kind of fish and if you take some bread with you they come really close so you can take amazing pictures. You remember the movie “Finding Nemo”? Well, I have seen Nemo and his family.

You also have to visit the major attractions and must see sights such as Luxor and Karnak. The temples and tombs are so impressive with all the sculptured walls and ceilings. My favourite temple is the one of Hatshepsut, because of the symmetry of the building and the amazingly well preserved hieroglyphics. You really have to visit it, because it is so enormous and impressive I can’t even describe it.

I am afraid my holiday is over, but I will come back once more to visit Cairo! See you in a few days!

Love,
Julia