30 in Cairo

My first birthday in Cairo was great! The team at work had a lil' celebration with a cake, flowers and a very nice gift at the office today. The Egyptians are very thoughtful people, especially the core team at work. I had dinner and drinks at the seafood buffet at the hotel with a few co-workers. We went down to check out the new "discotechque" that is opening today, but it was hella crowded...just like 1223 or Lima, so we said "Halas!" ...i'll probably check it out later when i get back from the states. There was a wedding going on, so we enjoyed the live Arabic drum and other instruments I didn't recognize, music. It was really great! Arabic music, i'm talking about back in the day music, is a lot of drums. You can really here the African influence. Phattie Beats like crazy! Anyways, i asked a local about the price of such an extravagant wedding, and i'm talkn crazy off the chain extravagant, and he said it's ony 10,000LE, which is roughly $2000 US - cheap - eh? Well, it's now, 2:17am, first day of being 30! Can't wait to get stateside to celebrate with friends and family! Thanks for your birthday wishes everyone! Luv & Miss