Photo Round Up – Week 102 – 104

Sometimes you just have to enjoy some “WESTERN” comforts and well we sure did. We spent a day at the mall… had Fudruckers for lunch and then watched a movie. It was nice. This is CITY STARS… one of the largest malls in The Middle East located in Cairo.

The Street Art scene in Cairo is alive & kicking… once again I was able to walk by Tahrir Sq. when a new painting was being painted.

One of the buildings that took the brunt of the riots during the 2nd Anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution. Most of the times the protesters try to get things caught on fire so that the smoke over takes smell of the tear gas. This building is a block away from Tahrir Sq.

Ordering food at 4am from the streets of Cairo. We were a bit drunk which is very unusual since we rarely drink in Cairo. Anyway I love this photo & turned it balck & white to show more detail. This guy was about to close but when we came he reopened and went off to buy all the ingredients needed.

I always look forward to the new street art when I walk to Tahrir Sq. but this time it hurt. Lately it’s been hard to accept the challenges Gay men deal with in Egypt & this doesn’t help. The hardest part to accept is that the street art is drawn around the city is from the “next generation” and are from open minded people. Y’all know I love street art, but to see this drawn on the walls hurts.

The only sign I have been able to find at the Pyramids that says “IT IS FORBIDDEN TO CLIMB THE PYRAMID”It’s tiny and only on one side of the Pyramid. It’s actually useless because even though you are not supposed to climb them every one does so.

Spent one whole day at the Pyramids of Giza. This is my 3rd VISIT and fuck they still leave me in awe and wonder.

I’ve seen the Sphinx 3 times now and for some reason I’ve never been impressed by it, until I saw it this time from behind. It’s actually very damn big… doesn’t seem that way when you see it from the front because the head is small.

As I was walking out to exit the pyramids ground I saw the silhouettes of the pyramids and the shadow of the horse carriage and snapped this shot. It is now one of my favorite ones. I turned it black and white again to show the detail.

The silhouette of The Pyramid of Cheops with the sun behind it and a bird in the distance.

I was lucky enough to visit “Zawiet Selim – Beni Suif”a very small town about 3 hours south of Cairo. I arrived on Monday during market day and loved it. The market is an open dirt area where everyone is selling their goods on the floor. Here are a group of women buying vegetables.

The farms around the town were beautiful. It was endless beautiful green with palm tree after palm tree as far the eye could see.

I rode my 1st donkey in Zawiet Selim… it was so funny and a bit uncomfortable.

The sunset in Zawiet  Selim one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen… it was magical.

I couldn’t believe this… when I saw this, but it made me feel amazing and so happy. It went from “COPS ARE GAYS” to “HOMOPHOBIA IS NOT REVOLUTIONARY” in a bit over a week. Reminds me why I love street art. I’d love to know who did it because they really deserve credit. This is more courageous than any of the other street art paintings I have ever seen painted in Cairo.