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Today’s candy comes from coincidence. Yesterday I listened to an old time radio program called, Chandu, the Magician. This program was a serial of a magician who was trained in the Orient and had special powers. The episode I listened to dealt with Chandu and his cohorts at the Mena House in Giza. How cool, I thought. Rosemary and I stayed there on our tour of Egypt.
That morning at work Krystyna, the owner of the company, mentioned they were going on a cruise and would be stopping in Egypt. They were going to take a side trip to Cairo and wanted to know where we stayed. I told her of the Mena in Giza, which is just outside of Cairo.
Later that evening a friend, Amy, sent me an email asking about our trip to Egypt. She happened to be going with the same tour group – OAT, Overseas Adventure Travels – as we traveled with. Naturally I mentioned the Mena House, since it had been on my mind.
The memories flooded back. After arriving in Egypt on our tour we were taken by van straight to Giza and the Mena House—our first experience in Egypt, and what an experience. The Mena House was once a palace and is located next to the Great Pyramids. From anywhere in the compound one could see the pyramids – a spectacular sight.
The hotel was something out of the Arabian Nights. Beautiful entrance ways from room-to-room like huge carved key holes, appoints of flowers and artifacts lined every wall, and magnificent dining areas.
In the morning we stepped outside and gazed at the great pyramid. At night the pyramids were lit up and looked ethereal. We did not want to leave the hotel, but we knew greater sights awaited us.
What delicious candy today. A serendipitous occurrence that lead to some wonderful memories.
Ciao
That morning at work Krystyna, the owner of the company, mentioned they were going on a cruise and would be stopping in Egypt. They were going to take a side trip to Cairo and wanted to know where we stayed. I told her of the Mena in Giza, which is just outside of Cairo.
Later that evening a friend, Amy, sent me an email asking about our trip to Egypt. She happened to be going with the same tour group – OAT, Overseas Adventure Travels – as we traveled with. Naturally I mentioned the Mena House, since it had been on my mind.
The memories flooded back. After arriving in Egypt on our tour we were taken by van straight to Giza and the Mena House—our first experience in Egypt, and what an experience. The Mena House was once a palace and is located next to the Great Pyramids. From anywhere in the compound one could see the pyramids – a spectacular sight.
The hotel was something out of the Arabian Nights. Beautiful entrance ways from room-to-room like huge carved key holes, appoints of flowers and artifacts lined every wall, and magnificent dining areas.
In the morning we stepped outside and gazed at the great pyramid. At night the pyramids were lit up and looked ethereal. We did not want to leave the hotel, but we knew greater sights awaited us.
What delicious candy today. A serendipitous occurrence that lead to some wonderful memories.
Ciao
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