Yeah, lets go read some non-books!

Bouncy Children Only

Some of my more artsy photos of Egypt...

Walk Like an Egyptian

Coming to you from...

Kuwait! Yup, I'm in the Kuwait City International Airport taking advantage of the Free! wireless internet here while I await my connection to Cairo. I can't say I ever expected to go to Kuwait in my life, but here I am. Does it count if I don't leave the airport? I'm going to say it does.

Relative Cost

Today I went to the drug store. Here was my bill:
10 pills suphedrine: Rs 7
50 mg diazepam: Rs 15
1 bag cotton balls: Rs 110

Yup, thats right, cotton balls cost 7 times Valium. And no, I did not have a prescription for the diazepam. In case you're now concerned that I have a drug problem, let me ease your mind. The 50 mg of diazepam (Valium) was in 5mg pills, which I cut in half before taking. I have TMJ and sometimes need to take a muscle relaxer before bed so that I can open my mouth without excrutiating pain when I wake up in the morning.

Charminar

This weekend I went to the Charminar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charminar) in old city Hyderabad. It was, as you can see, quite lovely.

Here I am at the top:

Here's the view from the other side:

There are lots of lovely fabric shops surrounding the Charminar:


This little boy was relentless, and ultimately successful in selling us necklaces:
Hyderabad is known for its crystal bangles, and bangles shops surround the Charminar. I am happy to report that my arms are now sparkly and shiny like a true Hyderabadi's.