Vladka, Marwan's proud Mom.
The bride gets a kiss
It's a big living room party!
Oh no! All that singing is too much!
Girls get black henna
Boys get orange, but only the groom has his whole feet covered. Ooh, I bet that feels cold!
Wedding party arrives for the second henna ceremony
So... they're constantly snapping their fingers at the bride and groom. I guess to remind everyone exactly who's getting married.
Dana's painted arms
The blonde bombshells
The fabulous singer
Layer # 2, so it's darker and stays longer.
Party on the boat
Dana arrives veiled...
... and performs traditional tribal dancing for everyone! Amazing!
Out comes the sword.
Rich in traditional Arabic men's garb called jalabiya
Ana and Hatim with an espresso... all the nights turned into early mornings...
Us with the happy couple
Rich with his uncle, Marwan's grandpa
The grown-ups area
The Moms in their finest
Showing off the henna... after a few drinks
Some of us wisely took a break
ZZzzzz....
And others just stayed up and up and up...
Now for the White Wedding (grand finale). It all took places at a fancy resort near the Pyramids.
Assembling...
Marwan and Julia (Georgian friend all the way from Moscow)
Justyna and her Mom - the Polish team
Julia and Maysoon (one of Marwan's MANY cousins)
Rich with Hatim
Fancied up
Dalia and her hubby, who got married just here several years ago.
Mahmoud and Tania
Fancy ladies
Boys in black
Girls in colour
Our wonderful hosts
Three Czech generations
Here comes the bride!
There's always time to make goofy faces at the little ones!
Candelabra ladies
The wild procession
Dancing on the way
Taking a quick break before the reception
The stars of the night!
The reception hall
Abu the MC
I love this picture!
We cleaned up pretty well!
So handsome!
Uncle Mirek gets to have a go at belly-dancing!
What's a wedding without cake?
Happy happy
Up-and-coming break dancer!
Future bride?
Ending the fancy night
Still awake in the morning...
A village beside the Pyramids...
where we are riding camels into the sunset!
Well, the brave ones went on horses
Rich's camel's guide rope loosened, but he didn't make a run for it, despite Rich's urgings
There they are, way in the background!
Our guide with his donkey
Hatim and Dana, just before Hatim broke free
And then the waiting started...
Packing was going on...
Tying-up of mattresses on the roofs...
More waiting...
Then some more waiting...
At the resort on the North Coast, the boys challenge the local kids to a game of footie
After the match... everyone's friends.
Last few hours by the pool
An Egyptian license plate... not quite like in Canada.
Happy Tarvel to you, too!
Aaaw..
I get my photo taken by a 3-year-old... good job, girl!
The one on the right took the picture.
An undercover shot at the Egyptian Museum
The usual Cairo madness.. we're waiting to check in for our flight to BANGKOK!
