Cairo! The pollution & fog are stuck in the city and creating a haze that isn't so fun. If I looked really hard, I could see the outline of the pyramids as I was entering the hotel but they were too far away to show up in a photo. I'm on Day 13 of the trip and am officially on hotel burn-out. (Mainly due to the fact that housekeeping told me I could only keep the iron for one hour and I pitched a fit and now have my iron.) There's also no in-room coffee so I have to wander downstairs and wade through the sea of happy pyramid-hopping tourists to get to the coffee bar. Yes, even in the coolest city in the world, I can be travel-jaded. But I love Cairo and I'm glad I'm here.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Most Hobbit minded people have already seen the latest installment so this is for those of you waiting for the crowds to go down. Part 2 is much better than part 1. This applies to all viewers. Where the gap happens if you have not read the book (including the appendices) you will probably like the whole movie. If you've read the book and taken the time to read the appendices, then you'll appreciate the back story that's presented here. The spirit of Tolkien is present and Desolation of Smaug fits well within what will become a 6 part movie. What I liked....The opening sequence. This is not in the book and I had to look it up in the appendices and sure enough, Gandalf and Thorin did meet in Bree. Thranduil and Legolas father/son relationship. I liked it. While only a mere mention in the appendices, in this movie we see Legolas loyal to his father. That Legolas doesn't mesh with the person he becomes and it will be interesting to see what happens to Legolas in the nex...
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