<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334</id><updated>2012-02-16T14:24:49.190-08:00</updated><category term='egypt'/><title type='text'>crossing jordan</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>187</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3982549443513551723</id><published>2012-02-13T18:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-13T18:16:17.515-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Noch am Donnerstag habe ich einen Anruf bekommen. Der Generalstreik ab Samstag wird groß, hol genug Geld von der Bank, kauf Nahrungsmittel, Wasser, Telefonguthaben. Die Anruferin hatte die Revolutionstage miterlebt, ist seit Jahren in Ägypten, kennt viele Leute. Mir kam die Warnung zwar übertrieben vor, aber ich ging trotzdem zur Bank und einkaufen. Am Abend fragte ich einen ägyptischen Freund, der politisch aktiv und involviert ist, wie er die Lage einschätze. Die Antwort hätte nicht konträrer ausfallen können. Nichts werde passieren, kein Streik, keine Demos, kein ziviler Ungehorsam.&lt;br /&gt;Die deutsche Botschaft rührte sich nicht. Die kanadische Botschaft schickte eine Warnung, dass&amp;nbsp; Strom, Gas und Wasser gekappt werden könnten. Meine Facebook-Nachrichtenseite quoll über von Meldungen darüber, wer sich dem Streik angeschlossen habe. Der Verkäufer in der Drogerie erklärte mir am Freitag, dass er noch nicht entschieden habe, ob er öffne oder nicht. Für meinen Zigaretten- und Nussverkäufer war es dagegen gar keine Frage, dass sein Laden am nächsten Tag geöffnet ist. Eine Journalistin meinte: „Wenn du wirklich sehen willst, wie wir an Stresstagen arbeiten, dann komm am Samstag in die Redaktion.“&lt;br /&gt;Das hab ich dann auch gemacht.&lt;br /&gt;Die Straßen waren so leer wie an jedem Samstag, Busse und Metro fuhren wie gewohnt, die Straßenhändler standen an ihren üblichen Plätzen, die meisten Läden waren geöffnet. In der Redaktion warteten sie auf Nachrichten über den Streik, von Chaos und Stress keine Spur. Zwei Reporter kamen aus den Universitäten und konnten berichten, dass Demonstrationen stattgefunden hatten, die Teilnehmerzahlen waren aber gering. Naja, das Semester fängt ja grade erst an, Samstag gehört eigentlich noch zum Wochenende, der richtige Streik startet sicher morgen.&lt;br /&gt;Weder Sonntag, noch Montag konnte ich was von zivilem Ungehorsam und Streik sehen oder hören&amp;nbsp; - wenn man davon absieht, dass die meisten Zeitungen über ein Scheitern der Initiative berichteten und die beiden englischen Nachrichtenportale Egypt Independent und Ahram online den vereinzelten Streiks an den Universitäten ihre Aufmerksamkeit widmeten.&lt;br /&gt;Ein Taxifahrer erklärte mir, dass die Leute am Tahrir doch alle bezahlt und keine Revolutionäre seien und jetzt endlich mal Ruhe einkehren müsse. (Ein Gespräch in einer Redaktion drehte sich übrigens darum, dass alle Taxifahrer vom Geheimdienst dafür bezahlt würden, eine jeweils genehme Meinung kundzutun.) Ein junger Mann im Café versicherte mir, dass die Übergangsperiode gut laufe, dass wohl die Wirtschaft gelitten habe, es aber doch niemandem wirklich schlechter gehe, selbst die armen Leute würden schließlich täglich ihr Essen kaufen.&lt;br /&gt;Im Interview für die Diss wurde ich von einem Journalisten aufgefordert, das Aufnahmegerät auszuschalten als ich nach Interna in einer staatlichen Zeitung fragte. Von einem anderen bekam ich zu hören, dass eine Reform der staatlichen Medien schlechterdings möglich sei, weil alle leitenden Positionen mit Bastarden [sic] besetzt seien, die ihre Privilegien mit allen Mitteln verteidigten. Die privaten Zeitungen bekamen auch ihr Fett weg und zwar vom Feinsten.&lt;br /&gt;Danach wollte ich nur noch schlafen, habe mich dann aber doch noch aufgerafft und bin mit Freunden essen gegangen. Traf einen weiteren jungen Aktivisten und ließ mir seine Sicht der Dinge erzählen. Positiv müsse man sein, sonst verändere sich doch nichts. Und dass die traditionellen Medien so negativ über den Streik und den zivilen Ungehorsam berichteten, sei doch ein gutes Zeichen. Es zeige, dass das Regime Angst vor weiteren Protesten habe. Verlässlich seien im Augenblick nur die sozialen Netzwerke – eine Aussage, die ich schon häufiger gehört habe – im Laufe der Zeit habe er gelernt, welchen Quellen er dort vertrauen könne. Als ich eine seiner Nachrichten nachprüfen wollte, ließ sich allerdings nichts darüber finden – nur Berichte über ähnliche Ereignisse 2010 und 2011.&lt;br /&gt;Und während ich so herumsurfte und -las, sprang mir ein weiteres Video aus dem Inneren des ägyptischen Staatsfernsehens auf den Schirm. Eine weiteres Mal sollen Journalisten vor dem Büro des Informationsministers protestiert haben, diesmal nicht von Nile News, sondern vom dritten Kanal. Heute und zwar im Zusammenhang mit den Aufrufen zum Generalstreik. Sie rufen unter anderem (grob und nur teilweise übersetzt, weil ich hier keinen Mist schreiben will und bei den anderen Sachen nicht sicher bin, ob ich sie wirklich richtig verstanden habe...) "Wir sind die Mehrheit", "Wir sind ein Land", und die Klassiker "Verschwinde. Verstehst du nicht, das heißt, du musst gehen" und&amp;nbsp; "Brot, Freiheit, soziale Gerechtigkeit" in einem anderen Ausschnitt, allerdings kein "Nieder mit dem Militärregime".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gW9lrxoXx5Q" width="420"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Das ergibt kein einheitliches Bild? Willkommen in meiner Welt ;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3982549443513551723?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3982549443513551723/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3982549443513551723' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3982549443513551723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3982549443513551723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/02/noch-am-donnerstag-habe-ich-einen-anruf.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/gW9lrxoXx5Q/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-476216479970668471</id><published>2012-02-04T08:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-04T16:43:33.917-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Wenn ich das Haus verlasse und zur Metro laufe, rieche ich Tränengas. Wenn ich den Fernseher anschalte, sehe ich Straßenschlachten. Wenn ich mich bei Facebook einlogge, werde ich mit wütenden Kommentaren überhäuft - unterbrochen von deutschen Freunden, die Fußball feiern oder Witzbilder teilen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ich sitze an einem kurzen Referat zum Stand der Transformation des Mediensystems und alles, was ich schreiben kann, ist "nicht ausreichend" und Zensur hier, Entlassung da, Einflussnahme dort und Bedrohung daneben.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ich bin müde und wünsche mich zurück an den Punkt vor einem Jahr, als ich mit der Revolution mitgezittert habe und meine Hoffnungen groß waren. Als ich Kairo besuchte und jeder, der über die Revolution sprach, ein Lächeln auf dem Gesicht hatte. Als überall Fernseher liefen und die Leute gespannt hofften, dass ihr Beispiel auch in Libyen, Jemen und Syrien umgesetzt wird. Wie blauäugig mir das jetzt vorkommt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zurück zum Jetzt: Ich verstehe die Wut der jungen Leute, die derzeit vor dem Innenminsterium mit Steinen werfen. Verstehe, dass friedlicher Protest auf dem Tahrir nicht ausreicht, um ihre Trauer über die vielen Toten zu verarbeiten. Dass sie nicht länger gewillt sind, ihre Enttäuschung über den langsamen politischen Prozess herunterzuschlucken und zu warten, ob Parlament und Präsident beginnen, die Forderungen der Straße umzusetzen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dennoch: Gewalt erzeugt Gegengewalt. Und die Bilder, die derzeit über alle Bildschirme flimmern, werden die öffentliche Meinung weiter gegen die Revolution aufbringen. Egal, was die sozialen Netzwerke und Aktivisten sagen. Denn es werden eben nicht nur die Tränengasattacken und Schußwunden gezeigt, sondern auch die steinewerfenden Aktivisten. Und ich habe genug Taxifahrer befragt, um zu wissen, dass viele Leute hier sich ein Ende des Schlachtens wünschen. Bis jetzt sind erneut 12 Menschen gestorben und über 1.500 verletzt worden. - &lt;a href="http://www.egyptindependent.com/node/637556" target="_blank"&gt;interessanter Bericht über Diskussionen in Kamfppausen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ich habe mir gewünscht, dass Kampagnen wie die Video-Screenings von &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/3askarKazeboon?blend=2&amp;amp;ob=0" target="_blank"&gt;Kazeboon&lt;/a&gt;, mit denen die Gewalt der Militärs einer breiteren Masse von Bürgern bewusst gemacht werden sollten, und die friedlichen Proteste vor dem Fernsehgebäude gegen die voreingenommene Berichterstattung über Proteste und Militär mehr Zeit gehabt hätten, ihre Wirkung zu entfalten. Gehofft, dass mit dem Start des Parlaments ein weiterer Schritt in Richtung Demokratisierung gelungen wäre und die Aufmerksamkeit sich nun endlich auf die lange fälligen Reformen zahlreicher staatlicher Institutionen wie Polizei, Militär, Gerichtsbarkeit, Medien, Schulen und Universitäten richten würde &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stattdessen warte ich nun jeden Tag darauf, dass der Ausnahmezustand wieder verhängt wird, um ein noch härteres Durchgreifen gegen jeglichen Protest zu ermöglichen. Dass die Präsidentenwahlen doch wieder verzögert werden. Dass das Parlament seine Sitzungen absagen muss. Schlicht, dass die Revolution endgültig scheitert.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Traurig!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ich hoffe, ich habe auch diesmal unrecht.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yaHrbbWUWzk/Ty1b4pjKUsI/AAAAAAAABlI/EHTXY7w6eOI/s1600/DSCF1128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yaHrbbWUWzk/Ty1b4pjKUsI/AAAAAAAABlI/EHTXY7w6eOI/s320/DSCF1128.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Kazaboon - Liars - Lügner - mit Offiziersmütze an dem wichtigesten Verwaltungsgebäude Kairos, der Mugamma.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-476216479970668471?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/476216479970668471/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=476216479970668471' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/476216479970668471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/476216479970668471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/02/wenn-ich-das-haus-verlasse-und-zur.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yaHrbbWUWzk/Ty1b4pjKUsI/AAAAAAAABlI/EHTXY7w6eOI/s72-c/DSCF1128.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-5385491947717493710</id><published>2012-02-02T02:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-02T04:25:09.500-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Mein Wunsch nach einer friedlichen Fortsetzung der Proteste und Reformen ist also nicht in Erfüllung gegangen. Ganz Ägypten ist schockiert über den tödlichen Ausgang eines Fußballspiels in Port Said, die online-Plattformen sind voll mit Wut und Trauer über die über 70 Toten und vielen hundert Verletzten.&lt;br /&gt;Ich hatte mich gestern mit meinem Arabisch-Tutor getroffen und saß mit ihm und seinen Grammatikübungen bis kurz vor Mitternacht im Cafe. Auf dem Rückweg im Taxi kam ich an großen Gruppen von Männern vorbei, ernst schauend und still, an Stellen, an denen normalerweise keine Demonstrationen stattfinden. Erst da erfuhr ich, was früher am Abend passiert war. Der Taxifahrer war wütend, traurig und schockierend in seinen Rückschlüssen: "Unter Mubarak war alles besser, wir hatten Sicherheit, wir hatten Arbeit. Jetzt haben wir nichts mehr. Wo ist das Militär? Sie müssen uns doch schützen. Mubarak war so viel besser."&lt;br /&gt;Zu Hause ging ich sofort online und schaltete den Fernseher ein. Von einer gezielten Attacke gegen die Fußballfans ist dort die Rede. Von der Verantwortlichkeit der Sicherheitskräfte und des Militärs, die nicht nur nichts gegen die Gewalt unternommen hätten, sondern diese durch ihre unüblich geringe Präsenz im Stadion geradezu befördert hätte. Von Augenzeugenberichten über bezahlte Schläger, die sich unter die Fans gemischt hätten. Von Opfern, die mit den Worten "Das ist dafür, dass ihr den Militärrat beleidigt" zusammengeschlagen wurden.&lt;br /&gt;Der überwiegende Tenor: Das war keine normale Auseinandersetzung zwischen Fußballfans, die tragisch eskaliert ist. Das war Absicht, um den Fußball-Ultras eine Lektion zu erteilen.&lt;br /&gt;Klingt schrecklich nach Verschwörungstheorie, nicht wahr?&lt;br /&gt;Tatsache ist aber, dass die&lt;a href="http://www.egyptindependent.com/node/411104" target="_blank"&gt; Fußballfans seit Beginn der Revolution&lt;/a&gt; (Egypt Independent) in Agypten vor einem Jahr eine tragende Rolle in der &lt;a href="http://www.11freunde.de/international/139306/wir_ultras_haben_den_krieg_gewonnen" target="_blank"&gt;Verteidigung der Demonstrationen und Proteste gegen Polizei- und Militärgewalt&lt;/a&gt; (Interview 11Freunde Anfang 2011) gespielt haben. So waren es zum Beispiel in November 2011 vor allem die Fußballfans, die dazu beitrugen, dass die Protestbewegung den Midan Tahrir zurückerobern konnte, nachdem die Polizei das kleine Sit-In nach der großen Freitagsdemo relativ einfach hatte räumen können. Und Tatsache ist auch, dass die Fans - wie überall auf der Welt vor allem junge Männer - zum Beispiel in den Stadien der berühmtesten Clubs Ahli und Zamalak (beide Kairo) während der Spiele schon lange nicht mehr nur Fußballgesänge zelebrieren, sondern auch politische Slogans wie "Nieder mit dem Militärregime" übernommen haben. Und die werden dann im Rahmen der Live-Übertragungen des staatlichen Fernsehens in ganz Ägypten verbreitet.&lt;br /&gt;Es gibt also in der Tat genug Gründe für das Regime gegen die Fußball-Ultras vorzugehen.&lt;br /&gt;Und weiterer ist der gerade erst in der vergangenen Woche aufgehobene Ausnahmezustand - was man hätte feiern können, wäre da nicht erneut ein Hintertürchen offengehalten worden. Er kann wieder eingeführt werden in Situationen, in denen Raub und Verbrechen überhand nehmen. Absurd, aber wie es der Zufall will, haben erst gestern drei bewaffnete Raubüberfälle - ebenfalls ein bisher eher unübliches Phänomen in Ägypten - große Schlagzeilen gemacht.&lt;br /&gt;Artikel von &lt;a href="http://www.egyptindependent.com/node/633646" target="_blank"&gt;Egypt Independent&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://transitions.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/02/01/egypts_tragedy_this_is_not_just_soccer_violence#.TypWhBlqb0R.facebook" target="_blank"&gt;Foreign Policy&lt;/a&gt;. Die&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_483853888"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.egyptindependent.com/node/633961" target="_blank"&gt;politische Debatte&lt;/a&gt; hat gerade erst begonnen, mit Forderungen nach dem Rücktritt der Regierung sowie des Gouverneurs und der Untersuchung der Vorgänge sowie neuen &lt;a href="http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/33511/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-Ultras-to-join-forces-for-march-on-Parliamen.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Protestmärschen &lt;/a&gt;und &lt;a href="http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/33509/Egypt/Politics-/Activists-block-Maspero-employees-from-entering-st.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Blockaden&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Von diesen schrecklichen Ereignissen abgesehen, scheint sich auch die restliche Lage nicht zu beruhigen. Bereits während der Freitagsdemo auf dem Tahrir gab es Auseinandersetzungen zwischen liberalen Kräften und den Muslimbrüdern. Die Brüder wollten die Errungenschaften der Revolution feiern, die Liberalen warfen ihnen den Verrat derselben vor. Diese Auseinandersetzungen gingen in den folgenden Tagen während Demonstrationen vor dem Parlamentsgebäude weiter, aber auch im Parlamentssaal weiter - dort allerdings nur verbal. Und auch auf die anhaltenden Proteste vor dem TV-Gebäude Maspiro gab es Angriffe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Traurig und beunruhigend das alles zusammen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wfv8GW_zx-g/TypvgU-O53I/AAAAAAAABlA/S-Nlu1mJBvs/s1600/DSCF1148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wfv8GW_zx-g/TypvgU-O53I/AAAAAAAABlA/S-Nlu1mJBvs/s320/DSCF1148.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Graffitti Downtown Kairo&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-5385491947717493710?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/5385491947717493710/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=5385491947717493710' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5385491947717493710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5385491947717493710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/02/mein-wunsch-aus-dem-letzten-post-ist.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wfv8GW_zx-g/TypvgU-O53I/AAAAAAAABlA/S-Nlu1mJBvs/s72-c/DSCF1148.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8236593147859617499</id><published>2012-01-25T01:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-25T17:32:23.516-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Heute, Midan al-Tahrir, Jahrestag der Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;Die einen kamen, um zu feiern. Die anderen, um die ursprünglichen Ziele der Revolution einzufordern. Das Resultat waren mehrere Bühnen, auf denen sich die unterschiedlichen politischen Gruppierungen Ägyptens präsentierten. Man könnte es natürlich als Fortschritt bezeichnen, dass sich die politische Landschaft differenziert. Die Mehrheitsverhältnisse im Parlament lassen jedoch Befürchtungen unter den liberalen Kräften des Landes wachsen, dass die Muslimbrüder mit ihrer klaren Mehrheit im Parlament und ihren guten Beziehungen zum derzeit noch herrschenden Militärrat sich zu einer neuen NDP, Mubaraks Partei, entwickeln.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So lange ich auf dem Platz war, war die Stimmung friedlich und entspannt, obwohl der Platz vor Leuten überquoll und es zum Teil extrem eng war. Manchem Revolutionär und den Angehörigen der Toten der Revolution war die Stimmung viel zu glücklich. Sie waren zum Protestieren gekommen, gegen den Verlauf der Transitionsperiode, die Verschleppung der Wahlen, das Verhalten des Militärs. Aber der Tahrir hat heute keineswegs mit einer Stimme gesprochen. Protest und Jubel lagen wenige Meter von einander entfernt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zudem wurde meine Mitbewohnerin zweimal fies begrabscht und auf Twitter konnte man von weiteren derartigen Vorfällen lesen. So soll eine ausländische Journalistin von knapp hundert Männern verfolgt und derart massiv sexuell belästigt worden sein, dass sie in ein Krankenhaus eingeliefert wurde. Wie schon im letzten Post geschrieben: In Sachen Gleichberechtigung ist der Weg noch extrem lang. Frauen sind keine minderwertigen Sexobjekte, dieser Gedanke muss in allen ägyptischen Köpfen ankommen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Am meisten beeindruckt hat mich eine erneute Demonstration vor dem Gebäude des staatlichen Fernseh- und Radiogebäudes Maspero/Maspiro - an der ich nicht teilgenommen habe! Während unseres Abendessens meinte eine ägyptische Bekannte zu mir "Wir müssen Maspiro niederbrennen" und ich schäme mich ein bisschen für meine Antwort, dass sie das nicht könnten. Was ich meinte, war das massive Sicherheitsaufgebot vor und in dem Gebäude, das jeden Versuch einer gewaltsamen Übernahme extrem blutig enden lassen würde. Zu sehr habe ich noch die Bilder von der&lt;a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/10/25/egypt-don-t-cover-military-killing-copt-protesters" target="_blank"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/10/25/egypt-don-t-cover-military-killing-copt-protesters" target="_blank"&gt;Zerschlagung einer koptischen Demonstration&lt;/a&gt; Anfang Oktober 2011 mit 27 Toten im Kopf. Jetzt, nach Mitternacht, lese ich, dass mehrere hundert Leute dort protestiert haben und bisher alles friedlich geblieben ist.&lt;br /&gt;Warum das wichtig ist? Weil staatliches Fernsehen in einem Land mit einer Analphabetenraten von rund 30 Prozent die wichtigste Informationsquelle ist und das Fernsehen noch immer vor allem ein Werkzeug des herrschenden Regimes ist. Das war nicht nur während der Revolutionstage 2011 zu sehen, als die Proteste zunächst totgeschwiegen wurden, sondern auch wieder im November und Dezember 2011 als die Proteste als Gewaltexzesse und Versuche, das Land zu zerstören, diskreditiert wurden. Der&lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/614416" target="_blank"&gt; Widerstand innerhalb des Gebäudes wächst,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt; und Journalisten fordern mehr redaktionelle Freiheit und das Ende der Zensur durch Vertreter des Militärs. Mir scheint es jedoch mittlerweile so, dass sich ohne den weiteren Druck der Straßen und Plätze hier politisch nichts nach vorne bewegt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saubermachen nach dem Regen:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPo227YnRSU/TyCUWZKiNpI/AAAAAAAABj4/OF6dSygOSpk/s1600/Image0181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPo227YnRSU/TyCUWZKiNpI/AAAAAAAABj4/OF6dSygOSpk/s400/Image0181.jpg" width="300" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Die Brücke zur Freiheit. Die Märtyrer der Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9jQPSmnwiO4/TyCUJXrvePI/AAAAAAAABjw/jtW5AZOKoxg/s1600/Image0187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9jQPSmnwiO4/TyCUJXrvePI/AAAAAAAABjw/jtW5AZOKoxg/s400/Image0187.jpg" width="300" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G2zkYqpwpBQ/TyCUo0YKreI/AAAAAAAABkI/kVefODIZ1d0/s1600/Image0189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G2zkYqpwpBQ/TyCUo0YKreI/AAAAAAAABkI/kVefODIZ1d0/s400/Image0189.jpg" width="300" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;... und Fahnen.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1AVH9fnBN3g/TyCVNhejXqI/AAAAAAAABkw/1_zk_8pd0wM/s1600/Image0203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1AVH9fnBN3g/TyCVNhejXqI/AAAAAAAABkw/1_zk_8pd0wM/s400/Image0203.jpg" width="300" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8236593147859617499?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8236593147859617499/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8236593147859617499' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8236593147859617499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8236593147859617499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/midan-al-tahrir-jahrestag-der.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPo227YnRSU/TyCUWZKiNpI/AAAAAAAABj4/OF6dSygOSpk/s72-c/Image0181.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1032421387576582724</id><published>2012-01-20T00:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-22T14:46:54.898-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Nachdem ich ja im November/Dezember es tunlichst vermieden habe, an Freitagen auf den Tahrir zu gehen, habe ich es nun doch getan. Dafür gibt es vielfältige Gründe - der Hauptgrund ist wohl, dass es sich um eine reine Frauen-Demonstration handelte und ich davon ausgehen konnte, nicht sexuell belästigt zu werden. Zudem kenne ich mittlerweile ein paar Leute und musste nicht allein gehen. Und ich habe den Eindruck, dass ich mich mittlerweile natürlicher und freier durch die Stadt bewege, und fühle mich wohler.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Warum ein Frauenmarsch?&lt;br /&gt;Die Frage durfte ich schon am Abend vorher mit einem ägyptischen Bekannten diskutieren, der mir erklärte, dass es in Ägypten doch eher die Männer seien, die für ihre Gleichberechtigung kämpfen müssten. Frauen dagegen hätten doch alle Rechte, die sie brauchen. Die Tatsache, dass sie sich nicht frei bewegen können, wollte der junge Mann, der gut ausgebildet ist, länger in Deutschland gelebt hat und aus einer reichen Familie kommt, von Anfang an aus der Diskussion ausschließen. Ausreden lassen, wollte er mich auch nicht. Sei's drum, ich wollte keinen Streit vom Zaun brechen und habe mir deshalb nur erlaubt, das letzte Wort zu haben.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Waren und sind Frauen stark in der Protestbewegung vertreten, fehlen sie in der "offiziellen" politischen Landschaft fast völlig. Gerade mal 10 Frauen haben es in das knapp 500-köpfige Parlament geschafft. Auslöser für die seperaten Proteste sind aber vor allem Bilder einer jungen Frau, die von Soldaten im Dezember verprügelt und getreten, über die Straße geschleift und dabei fast komplett entblößt wurde. Die Fotos gingen um die Welt (Ihr könnte sie im Video des &lt;a href="http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012_01_16_archive.html" target="_blank"&gt;Posts vom 16. Januar&lt;/a&gt; nochmal sehen).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Was mich irritiert hat, war die Tatsache, dass es offenbar nötig war, die Demo durch eine von Männern gebildete menschliche Kette zu beschützen. "Schön", fand eine deutsche Bekannte die solidarische Geste. Ich fühlte mich dennoch eingesperrt und fand, dass der Schutzschild dem eigentlichen Sinn des Marschs widersprach. Seinen Sinn sah ich aber spätestens ein, als ich der Männer auf dem Fußwegen gewahr wurde, die wie immer starrten und zusätzlich fotografierten. Manche mögen aus Sympathie da gestanden haben, die Mehrheit aber wohl eher nicht.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7mbIkbgdRqA/TxvLZcTEqWI/AAAAAAAABjY/egNpmGhR0J0/s1600/DSCF1235.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7mbIkbgdRqA/TxvLZcTEqWI/AAAAAAAABjY/egNpmGhR0J0/s400/DSCF1235.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Weiterhin irritierte mich, dass vor der eigentlichen Frauendemo eine zweite, fast nur aus Männern bestehende Demonstrantengruppe lief. Ich könnte jetzt argumentieren, dass hier Kräfte vereint wurden - aber dann hätten sich doch die Züge mischen sollen. Oder, dass hier die Frauen von den Männern unterstützt wurden, weil es im Gegensatz zum ersten Marsch tatsächlich nicht so viele Teilnehmerinnen gab. Aber hätten dann nicht die Frauen voran gehen müssen?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-McFgvBCAIMc/TxvKSRbTCmI/AAAAAAAABjQ/t1t90YRnCRU/s1600/DSCF1256.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-McFgvBCAIMc/TxvKSRbTCmI/AAAAAAAABjQ/t1t90YRnCRU/s400/DSCF1256.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fdkTXQunw9M/TxvMlS7-SMI/AAAAAAAABjg/X8cd0cnTRIU/s1600/DSCF1215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fdkTXQunw9M/TxvMlS7-SMI/AAAAAAAABjg/X8cd0cnTRIU/s400/DSCF1215.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eine andere Sache war dann noch die Tatsache, dass beim Frage-Antwort-Spiel des Slogan-Rufens in der Regel die Männer starteten und die Frauen antworteten. Ausnahmen wie hier auf dem Bild fanden sich dann eher am Ende des Zuges, wohin die Stimmen der männlichen Einpeitscher nicht mehr so gut drangen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PTCL5feM58M/TxvNv9gMuiI/AAAAAAAABjo/C3ZUzk3sxhY/s1600/DSCF1218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PTCL5feM58M/TxvNv9gMuiI/AAAAAAAABjo/C3ZUzk3sxhY/s400/DSCF1218.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ich will hier nix schlecht reden, habe schließlich eine wunderbare Mischung ägyptischer Frauen während des Marschs gesehen, von der jungen Mutter mit Kind auf dem Arm, über die Studentin mit iPhone und offenen Haaren bis hin zur beleibten, vollverschleierten Matrone. Das war toll, keine Frage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vermutlich ist meine Einschätzung wieder viel zu europäisch, an westlichen Maßstäben gemessen und nicht der Situation vor Ort angepasst. Die Gleichberechtigung der Geschlechter in Ägypten scheint mir dennoch seit den Tagen im Januar/Februar 2011 nicht nur nicht von der Stelle gekommen zu sein, sondern eher Rückschritte gemacht zu haben.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ich habe fast den gesamten Marsch als Audio-Datei aufgenommen, sitze aber noch an den Übersetzungen. Is alles nicht so einfach ;) Wenn ich alles fertig hab, werde ich es wohl hier zur Verfügung stellen - wer weiß, wer damit was anfangen kann. Ich fand jedenfalls hochspannend, wie eigentlich die Forderungen der Straße lauten, die zwischen "Brot, Freiheit, soziale Gerechtigkeit" über "Los, &lt;a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husni_Mubarak" target="_blank"&gt;Husni&lt;/a&gt;, sag &lt;a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Hussein_Tantawi" target="_blank"&gt;Hussein&lt;/a&gt;, in der Gefängniszelle ist Platz für zwei" bis "Der Feldmarschall soll hängen" rangierten.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und da ich in Experimentierlaune war, habe ich noch versucht ein Video zu machen. Blöderweise hatte ich vergessen, zuvor die Speicherkarte zu leeren. Deshalb nur ein 20 Sekunden-Eindruck:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxpHC-t9F_hcMTFhMDExMjctYjljNS00NWI1LThmZjgtZDk5NGQ0MDZlZGRh" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/00DNlqlEx-w" width="560"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7mbIkbgdRqA/TxvLZcTEqWI/AAAAAAAABjY/egNpmGhR0J0/s1600/DSCF1235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-McFgvBCAIMc/TxvKSRbTCmI/AAAAAAAABjQ/t1t90YRnCRU/s1600/DSCF1256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fdkTXQunw9M/TxvMlS7-SMI/AAAAAAAABjg/X8cd0cnTRIU/s1600/DSCF1215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PTCL5feM58M/TxvNv9gMuiI/AAAAAAAABjo/C3ZUzk3sxhY/s1600/DSCF1218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1032421387576582724?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1032421387576582724/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1032421387576582724' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1032421387576582724'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1032421387576582724'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/nachdem-ich-ja-im-novemberdezember-es.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7mbIkbgdRqA/TxvLZcTEqWI/AAAAAAAABjY/egNpmGhR0J0/s72-c/DSCF1235.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-4892878354873879468</id><published>2012-01-16T14:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T14:37:07.281-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Ägypten, was nun?&lt;br /&gt;Ich war auf einer Pressekonferenz – eigentlich nur, um ein paar Journalisten kennenzulernen – und die Antwort aller Beteiligten auf die brennende Frage war recht einhellig: Niemand weiß es so recht.&lt;br /&gt;Während das Militär den 25. Januar gerne als Feiertag zelebrieren würde, mobilisieren die revolutionären Bewegungen für Proteste und Trauermärsche. Es wird Demonstrationen geben, darin war sich das Podium einig. Schon über die Frage, ob es wieder große Menschenmengen werden, gingen die Meinungen allerdings auseinander. Ebenso über die Frage, ob die Proteste wieder in Gewalt umschlagen. &lt;br /&gt;Nichts wird passieren, die Leute demonstrieren und gehen dann nach Hause, meinte Hisham Kassem, langjähriger Aktivist und Mitbegründer der privaten Tageszeitung Al-Masry al-Youm. Alles ist möglich, entgegnete Dina Samak, linke Aktivistin und Chefredakteurin der englischen Ausgabe von al-Ahram.&lt;br /&gt;Hier eines der zahlreichen Videos, mit denen derzeit mobilisiert wird. Auch wenn viele Sachen Arabisch sind, sprechen die meisten Bilder und Karikaturen doch auch ohne Worte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="420" height="315"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8tDMDNw_4KQ?version=3&amp;amp;hl=de_DE"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8tDMDNw_4KQ?version=3&amp;amp;hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ein weiteres Thema war natürlich der Rückzug von Mohamed el-Baradei aus dem Rennen um die Präsidentschaft. Baradei hatte am Samstag in einer Videobotschaft erklärt, nicht kandidieren zu wollen, weil das Militär den demokratischen Prozess nicht nur verschleppe, sondern behindere, und nannte als Beispiele die gewaltsamen Auflösungen von Protestveranstaltungen in den vergangenen Monaten und die undurchsichtigen Prozesse von Wahlen und Verfassungsgebung. Die Kandidatur für ein Amt, dessen Rolle und Macht bis heute unklar ist, sei daher nicht mit den Forderungen der Revolution vom 25. Januar 2011 zu vereinbaren. Baradei will zurück auf die Straße und die Jugendbewegungen unterstützen. Böse Zungen dagegen sagen, er habe sich zurückgezogen, weil er erkannt habe, dass er ohnehin nicht viele Chancen habe zu gewinnen. &lt;br /&gt;Die lokale Presse hat Baradeis Rückzug unterschiedlich aufgenommen: Die dezidiert revolutionäre al-Tahrir widmet ihm die gesamte Titelseite, die gemäßigt-kritische al-Masry al-Youm zumindest die Häfte des Titels und die staatliche und sehr einflussreiche al-Ahram gerade mal ein kleines Kästchen in der Mitte des Titelblatts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rKTboYRQNo/TxSmABMKDwI/AAAAAAAABjI/NLjsJ-SBLaE/s1600/DSCF1123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="201" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rKTboYRQNo/TxSmABMKDwI/AAAAAAAABjI/NLjsJ-SBLaE/s400/DSCF1123.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Das Podium betonte seinen Respekt für den ehemaligen Chef der internationalen Atomenergie-Behörde und vergiftete das Lob sogleich: Er habe zu lange im Ausland gelebt und wisse nicht, wie man mit ägyptischen Wählern umgehe. Und außerdem, sei er eben kein echter Politiker und habe die Auseinandersetzungen des politischen Geschäfts nicht aushalten können.&lt;br /&gt;Viel umstrittener war und ist die Rolle des Militärs. Kassem und sein Kollege von al-Jazeera, (sorry, da fehlt der Vorname in meinen Aufzeichnungen...) Amr, versicherten, dass das Militär die Macht abgeben wolle, weil den Offiziere bewusst sei, dass ihnen die Eignung fehle, das Land politisch zu führen. Sie wollten lediglich in Sachen Krieg und Frieden und in der Außenpolitik künftig mitreden. Selbst der militärisch-ökonomische Komplex werde über kurz oder lang privatisiert werden, gab sich der Altaktivist Kassem zuversichtlich. Kurz, der Transitionsprozess sei auf einem guten Weg.&lt;br /&gt;Die deutlich jüngere Fraktion des Podiums, Samak und Hatim Talimah sahen das weit kritischer. „Nichts ist bisher passiert,“ resümierte Talimah, „es hat weder eine Restrukturierung von Polizei oder Militär gegeben, noch echte Veränderungen im Mediensystem oder wirtschaftliche Verbesserungen.“ Der Kopf sei weg, das System aber noch intakt. Und eben das könne dem Militärrat durchaus auf die Füße fallen, argumentierten beide.&lt;br /&gt;Denn während Kassam und Amr erklärten, dass das Militär derzeit unantastbar sei und kein gewählter Politiker sich gegen die Macht der Offiziere durchsetzen könne, setzten die beiden Linken auf einen anderen, schon 2011 unterschätzten Faktor. „Die Revolution kann stärker als das Militär sein, vor allem wenn sie von den Arbeitern unterstützt wird“, so Samak. Das hätten unter anderem die Ereignisse auf dem Midan Tahrir im November gezeigt, nach denen die Präsidentschaftswahlen von 2013 auf 2012 vorverlegt wurden, sekundierte Talimah.&lt;br /&gt;Und damit war sich das Podium dann im Grunde wieder einig – die wirtschaftlichen Probleme und die massive Armut sind das Hauptproblem des Landes. Nicht der inszenierte Konflikt zwischen Christen und Muslimen, nicht die Wahlen von Parlament, Schura-Rat (eine Art Oberhaus) und Präsident. Sondern die Frage nach Brot und Miete.&lt;br /&gt;Mein Fazit? Ich bin nicht wirklich sehr viel schlauer als zuvor, aber beruhigt davon, dass selbst langjährige Aktivisten die Lage in Ägypten ein Jahr nach dem Rücktritt Mubaraks unübersichtlich finden. Wie Kassem es formulierte: „ Es ist frustrierend, denn es gibt einfach zu viele Variablen für eine vernünftige Analyse. Alles kann sich täglich ändern.“ &lt;br /&gt;Das unterschreibe ich so und freue mich auf meine Interviews mit Kassem und Samak.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-4892878354873879468?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/4892878354873879468/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=4892878354873879468' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4892878354873879468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4892878354873879468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/agypten-was-nun-ich-war-auf-einer.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rKTboYRQNo/TxSmABMKDwI/AAAAAAAABjI/NLjsJ-SBLaE/s72-c/DSCF1123.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-5859786782714746892</id><published>2012-01-13T10:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T15:20:05.268-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Gestern im &lt;a href="http://www.cairojazzclub.com/about" target="_blank"&gt;Cairo Jazz Club&lt;/a&gt;, erste Reihe bei &lt;a href="http://www.wustelbalad.com/band.html" target="_blank"&gt;Wust el Balad&lt;/a&gt; (bedeutet: Stadtmitte) - und dann dieser Song, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="420" height="315"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PAEt6QJJi-c?version=3&amp;amp;hl=de_DE"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PAEt6QJJi-c?version=3&amp;amp;hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;eingeleitet und abgeschlossen von Publikumsrufen "Hau ab, hau ab, Militärregierung!" und alle um mich herum singen mit - das gab ne fette Gänsehaut!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Von der historischen Dimension mal abgesehen konnte ich mich nicht entscheiden, was ich großartiger fand, die atemberaubenden Percussionisten, den wahnwitzigen Gitarristen, die emotional mitreißenden Sänger, die elektronische Oud oder die Chemie, die zwischen den Bandmitgliedern zu spüren war. Oder waren es doch die ägyptischen Mädels, die mich erst vor sich ließen, mich dann in den Arm nahmen und hüftschwingend integrierten und mir dann versicherten, dass ich ungemein funky sei?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Es war wohl mal wieder alles zusammen... Guter Abend!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-5859786782714746892?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/5859786782714746892/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=5859786782714746892' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5859786782714746892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5859786782714746892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/gestern-im-cairo-jazz-club-erste-reihe.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-6861608119981102167</id><published>2012-01-11T13:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-13T13:26:59.758-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Ich wusste es ja. Ich könnte hier tausende Katzen adoptieren. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aber was, wenn ich dann zurückgehe? &lt;br /&gt;Bleiben sie zurück, an mich gewöhnt und unfähig, sich selbst zu versorgen? &lt;br /&gt;Oder nehme ich sie mit und mache ihnen und mir das Leben zur Hölle, weil ich ihren Ausgang begrenzen muss? &lt;br /&gt;Kriege ich sie überhaupt so zahm, dass ich sie in einen Katzenkorb verfrachten kann und sie nicht nur den Gang zum Arzt, sondern auch die Reise nach Deutschland überstehen ohne völlig durchzudrehen?&lt;br /&gt;Zu viele Fragen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deshalb füttern wir einfach unsere Hintertürkatzen hin und wieder und freuen uns, dass sie schon nach Tagen ein wenig zutraulicher geworden sind, auch wenn Kuschelsessions völlig ausgeschlossen sind. Was uns andererseits nicht so unrecht ist angesichts ihrer Schmutzfelle, der Schnupfnasen und der offensichtlichen Anwesenheit von Flöhen und Milben. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wären sie nur ein bisschen weniger wild und misstrauisch, würden wir wohl nach einem vertrauenswürdigen Tierarzt suchen. Aber für eine medikamentöse Behandlung kommen wir einfach nicht nah genug an sie heran, an Sterilisierung ist schon gleich gar nicht zu denken. Also muss die Raubtierfütterung ausreichen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OHkU5eSPABQ/TxCe-akx_aI/AAAAAAAABak/TKrGeU7KcBU/s1600/DSCF0877-katzfam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="244" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OHkU5eSPABQ/TxCe-akx_aI/AAAAAAAABak/TKrGeU7KcBU/s400/DSCF0877-katzfam.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unterm Kühlschrank isses schön warm. Allerdings auch nur, wenn man noch nicht ausgewachsen ist...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3EiaQzXDq9o/TxCe-xbSwBI/AAAAAAAABaw/pFwPq1aFiTE/s1600/DSCF0886-minikatz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="247" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3EiaQzXDq9o/TxCe-xbSwBI/AAAAAAAABaw/pFwPq1aFiTE/s400/DSCF0886-minikatz.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-6861608119981102167?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/6861608119981102167/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=6861608119981102167' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6861608119981102167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6861608119981102167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/12/ich-wusste-es-ja.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OHkU5eSPABQ/TxCe-akx_aI/AAAAAAAABak/TKrGeU7KcBU/s72-c/DSCF0877-katzfam.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3333214331552544619</id><published>2012-01-09T17:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-14T16:04:19.267-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Tagestrip zu &lt;a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_%C3%A4gyptischen_Pyramiden"&gt;einigen Pyramiden&lt;/a&gt;, der unvermeidliche Souvenirverkäufer nimmt Kurs auf uns. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4-zAWothuBI/TxIRqK5QNSI/AAAAAAAABeI/IfSPKLJgjaU/s1600/DSCF1078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4-zAWothuBI/TxIRqK5QNSI/AAAAAAAABeI/IfSPKLJgjaU/s400/DSCF1078.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im Hintergrund ein wiederaufgebauter Teil der Tempelanlage von &lt;a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakkara"&gt;Sakkara &lt;/a&gt;und die Stufenpyramide des Djoser, eine der ersten Pyramiden überhaupt. Sämtliche Statuen und Mumien sind entweder vollständig verschwunden oder Teil von Museumssammlungen. Sich die Anlage vorzustellen, erfordert angesichts der verstreuten Steinhaufen jede Menge Fantasie. Hinzu kommt, dass ein großer Teil des Tempels ursprünglich aus Holz gebaut war und erst nach und nach Steine als Baumaterial eingesetzt wurden.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7nsQV0if_SU/TxINyZQQMhI/AAAAAAAABdY/7fXBn3V73r0/s1600/DSCF1083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7nsQV0if_SU/TxINyZQQMhI/AAAAAAAABdY/7fXBn3V73r0/s400/DSCF1083.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Die Pyramide des Unas ein paar hundert Meter weiter sieht kaum noch nach Pyramide aus. Im Hintergrund die berühmten Pyramiden von Giza.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yp2slogxrGo/TxINy95ukCI/AAAAAAAABdk/ascteYxAtKM/s1600/DSCF1086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yp2slogxrGo/TxINy95ukCI/AAAAAAAABdk/ascteYxAtKM/s400/DSCF1086.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gebückt über die Holzplanke ins Innere und staunen, wie geräumig so ein Grab war.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oQlFH5JtM5M/TxINzbTo54I/AAAAAAAABd0/ksHcPJiOLG8/s1600/DSCF1090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oQlFH5JtM5M/TxINzbTo54I/AAAAAAAABd0/ksHcPJiOLG8/s400/DSCF1090.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Farbige Fresken im benachbarten Grab eines Ministers. Die Bilder zeigen Opfergaben für den Verstorben, die für seine lange Reise ins Jenseits gedacht sind. Die abgebildeten Menschen sind alle auf eine steinerne Tür ausgerichtet, hinter der sich allerdings nicht der Sarkophagh des Mannes verbarg, sondern die Grabräuber in die Irre führen sollte. Der eigentliche Sarg befand sich unter dem Boden einer Nachbarkammer in gut 25 Metern Tiefe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IQPHeZZ6AaU/TxIN0QMSEPI/AAAAAAAABd8/TG5CgBvot6I/s1600/DSCF1092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IQPHeZZ6AaU/TxIN0QMSEPI/AAAAAAAABd8/TG5CgBvot6I/s400/DSCF1092.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3333214331552544619?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3333214331552544619/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3333214331552544619' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3333214331552544619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3333214331552544619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/tagestrip-zu-den-pyramiden-der.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4-zAWothuBI/TxIRqK5QNSI/AAAAAAAABeI/IfSPKLJgjaU/s72-c/DSCF1078.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-6939151043111901242</id><published>2012-01-09T17:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-14T16:12:51.709-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Schatten auf der Sphinx :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sjLdSX3Ifjs/TxIW9jI8k5I/AAAAAAAABeU/EvEcpmQ15jI/s1600/DSCF1095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sjLdSX3Ifjs/TxIW9jI8k5I/AAAAAAAABeU/EvEcpmQ15jI/s400/DSCF1095.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;die sehr angefressen aussieht - kein Wunder, schließlich ist sie mittlerweile nicht mehr von Sand umgeben &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30835311@N07/3110282571/"&gt;wie noch 1858&lt;/a&gt;, sondern von einer luftverpestenden Großstadt, die immer weiter wächst. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GZJD3FLRu3c/TxIZiWY9cGI/AAAAAAAABfE/eQ9Bm6QUAtI/s1600/DSCF1097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GZJD3FLRu3c/TxIZiWY9cGI/AAAAAAAABfE/eQ9Bm6QUAtI/s400/DSCF1097.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Größenvergleich mit Reisebus&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1TW6RtuCzhw/TxIW-u-J-gI/AAAAAAAABes/S2LKiowA2P4/s1600/DSCF1096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1TW6RtuCzhw/TxIW-u-J-gI/AAAAAAAABes/S2LKiowA2P4/s400/DSCF1096.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sonnenuntergang mit Blick auf die Pyramiden. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3PEd82aW1BY/TxIW_FgYYEI/AAAAAAAABe4/3JSvobAwleY/s1600/DSCF1111cut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="192" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3PEd82aW1BY/TxIW_FgYYEI/AAAAAAAABe4/3JSvobAwleY/s400/DSCF1111cut.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-6939151043111901242?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/6939151043111901242/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=6939151043111901242' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6939151043111901242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6939151043111901242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/schatten-auf-der-sphinx.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sjLdSX3Ifjs/TxIW9jI8k5I/AAAAAAAABeU/EvEcpmQ15jI/s72-c/DSCF1095.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-2736420444974400546</id><published>2012-01-08T16:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-14T16:31:09.553-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Für Nichtraucher ist es wohl die Hölle auf Erden, als Raucher wundert man sich manchmal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Raucherecke im Flughafen von Aswan. Wir haben damit nix zu tun. Das war schon so!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6aF_neqWKqw/TxIeDpjkkLI/AAAAAAAABfQ/FWmO9no0BhI/s1600/DSCF1072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6aF_neqWKqw/TxIeDpjkkLI/AAAAAAAABfQ/FWmO9no0BhI/s400/DSCF1072.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Statt knapp 14 Stunden Zugfahrt haben wir uns anderthalb Stunden Flug gegönnt. Weise Entscheidung, wie ich später las - denn just an diesem Tag begannen Streiks der Eisenbahner auf der Strecke zwischen Kairo und Oberägypten. Da wären dann aus den 14 Stunden vielleicht gar 24 geworden. Und der Trip nach Aswan war schon nah am Horror - im seltsamen Gegensatz zu meinen Zugfahrten 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und ein hübsches Hütchen für den Rauchmelder. Ich wette diverse Euro darauf, dass der Raucherraum beim Bau des Flughafens nicht vorgesehen war. Aber auch in Ägpyten nehmen der Nichtraucherschutz und die Raucherdiskriminierung an Fahrt auf.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bvjK71UJmb8/TxIeD-WvjXI/AAAAAAAABfg/P14ZtGgPDzs/s1600/DSCF1074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bvjK71UJmb8/TxIeD-WvjXI/AAAAAAAABfg/P14ZtGgPDzs/s400/DSCF1074.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-2736420444974400546?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/2736420444974400546/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=2736420444974400546' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2736420444974400546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2736420444974400546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/fur-nichtraucher-ist-es-wohl-die-holle.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6aF_neqWKqw/TxIeDpjkkLI/AAAAAAAABfQ/FWmO9no0BhI/s72-c/DSCF1072.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-4983924142102720929</id><published>2012-01-07T16:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-14T16:35:50.714-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>es folgen noch diverse Bilder von der Idylle in Aswan, aber das Hochladen dauert Ewigkeiten, deshalb kommen die nur nach und nach. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Geduld bitte!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-4983924142102720929?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/4983924142102720929/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=4983924142102720929' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4983924142102720929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4983924142102720929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/es-folgen-noch-diverse-bilder-von-der.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8940373774364566911</id><published>2012-01-05T02:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T05:14:06.721-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Ausflug auf die&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantine"&gt; Elefanten Insel&lt;/a&gt; und Rundgang durch eines der nubischen Dörfer dort. Der Liebste lag leider krank im Bett.&lt;br /&gt;Und während ich auf dem Hinweg das Doppelte des Fahrtpreises zahlen sollte, weil ich ja Ausländerin bin, war das auf dem Rückweg gar kein Thema mehr. Grund für die schnelle Integration war, dass ich einer schwerbeladenen Frau half und ihr Baby die Treppe hochtrug. Das Kind kannte mich zwar nicht, was es aber offensichtlich gewohnt, von fremden Leuten durch die Gegend gehievt zu werden und gab nicht den kleinsten Protestlaut von sich.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blick auf Assuan:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wkxxAATGtNc/TxKw9stLQOI/AAAAAAAABg8/d9k565HPJsE/s1600/DSCF0988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wkxxAATGtNc/TxKw9stLQOI/AAAAAAAABg8/d9k565HPJsE/s400/DSCF0988.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Das besondere an nubischer Architektur ist die Farbigkeit der Häuser. An einer Stelle meines Spaziergangs fragte ich die herumsitzenden Frauen, die die Kinderschar der umliegenden Häuser hüteten, ob ich ein Foto machen dürfe und wurde aufgefordert dafür zu zahlen. Ich argumentierte, dass ich als Studentin doch auch kein Geld habe, was mir nicht wirklich geglaubt wurde. Deutsche sind doch schließlich alle reich. Es ging ein bisschen hin und her und schließlich wurde ich auf einen Tee eingeladen - ohne zahlen zu müssen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xn3UHCDUEas/TxKw-HzuEpI/AAAAAAAABhM/z3ozToEzD_Q/s1600/DSCF0989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xn3UHCDUEas/TxKw-HzuEpI/AAAAAAAABhM/z3ozToEzD_Q/s400/DSCF0989.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sUYFy9nGy8k/TxKw-v-muKI/AAAAAAAABhU/mPpHiRoXU8c/s1600/DSCF0993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sUYFy9nGy8k/TxKw-v-muKI/AAAAAAAABhU/mPpHiRoXU8c/s400/DSCF0993.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und in fast jeder Gasse, in die ich einbog, kamen mir entweder Kinder oder Schafe oder Ziegen entgegen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0fxxnNQVwmU/TxKw_KLZUHI/AAAAAAAABhg/7Y29x_Y5u68/s1600/DSCF0994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0fxxnNQVwmU/TxKw_KLZUHI/AAAAAAAABhg/7Y29x_Y5u68/s400/DSCF0994.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8940373774364566911?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8940373774364566911/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8940373774364566911' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8940373774364566911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8940373774364566911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/ausflug-auf-kitcheners-insel-und.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wkxxAATGtNc/TxKw9stLQOI/AAAAAAAABg8/d9k565HPJsE/s72-c/DSCF0988.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-6209952496924602138</id><published>2012-01-05T01:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T04:32:29.093-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Blick auf Baba Dool, auf dessen Terasse ich mit Blick auf den Sonnenuntergang über dem Nil einen Minztee trank. Der Eigner hat das Haus wunderschön bemalt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WdZzKrRu6AQ/TxLCdt6Sf5I/AAAAAAAABhs/F9yL3wO1fko/s1600/DSCF1032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WdZzKrRu6AQ/TxLCdt6Sf5I/AAAAAAAABhs/F9yL3wO1fko/s400/DSCF1032.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wkPtghn8Cu4/TxLCfMAQHxI/AAAAAAAABiU/dekgh0QGVO8/s1600/DSCF0997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wkPtghn8Cu4/TxLCfMAQHxI/AAAAAAAABiU/dekgh0QGVO8/s400/DSCF0997.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;und innen mit nubischem Dekor vollgehängt. Die bunten runden Teile werden entweder als Unterlage für das Essen benutzt oder um Schalen und Töpfe mit Essen abzudecken. Drei von ihnen schmücken jetzt mein Zimmer in Kairo und bringen ein bisschen Farbe in den Raum.&lt;br /&gt;Sehr ruhiger, schöner Platz für eine kleine Pause. Man könnte bei Baba Dool auch essen und wohl auch nächtigen, aber auf der anderen Seite des Nils wartete ja jemand auf mich.&lt;br /&gt;Der Mini-Alligator im Glaskasten tat mir allerdings eher leid, deshalb gibt es von ihm kein Foto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYXj21EWLLY/TxLCeitbvxI/AAAAAAAABiE/8_Xx8c0jmd8/s1600/DSCF0996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYXj21EWLLY/TxLCeitbvxI/AAAAAAAABiE/8_Xx8c0jmd8/s400/DSCF0996.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ein noch ein Blick auf die Terassen der Bungalows des benachbarten Hilton Hotels, das mit seiner kastigen Bauweise so gar nicht auf die Insel passen will. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O8wLZoCw71s/TxLCgMl7LFI/AAAAAAAABic/LAi9i9gxrEk/s1600/DSCF1004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O8wLZoCw71s/TxLCgMl7LFI/AAAAAAAABic/LAi9i9gxrEk/s400/DSCF1004.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hinsichtlich der Ruhe und des unverstellten Blicks auf das Westufer kam dann aber doch ein bisschen Neid bei mir auf.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wG-g4_GT_vU/TxLCd92fHxI/AAAAAAAABh4/TCRwM8XAQtE/s1600/DSCF0991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wG-g4_GT_vU/TxLCd92fHxI/AAAAAAAABh4/TCRwM8XAQtE/s400/DSCF0991.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-6209952496924602138?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/6209952496924602138/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=6209952496924602138' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6209952496924602138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6209952496924602138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/blick-auf-baab-dool-auf-dessen-terasse.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WdZzKrRu6AQ/TxLCdt6Sf5I/AAAAAAAABhs/F9yL3wO1fko/s72-c/DSCF1032.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-7251764917807920454</id><published>2012-01-05T00:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T05:08:42.501-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Und abschließend noch ein Besuch in dem kleinen Museum Animalia, durch das mich die Tochter des Besitzers Mohamed Sobhi sehr nett und informiert führte. Auch hier hätten wir uns traditionell nubisch bewirten lassen können, aber irgendwie passten Zeitplan und Gesundheitszustand nicht so recht zusammen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hier zu sehen: Der typische Ofen eines nubischen Hauses, der sich immer in einem offenen Hof befindet. Der Sand davor wird aus der Wüste geholt und zweimal im Jahr ausgewechselt. So bleibt alles sauber und, viel wichtiger, man sieht morgens an den Spuren im Sand, ob sich Schlangen oder Skorpione über Nacht im Hof getummelt haben und eventuell sogar noch anwesend sind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-syZ8RvBQFM8/TxLJV7JiJKI/AAAAAAAABiw/WgLj99ZQxm0/s1600/DSCF1007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-syZ8RvBQFM8/TxLJV7JiJKI/AAAAAAAABiw/WgLj99ZQxm0/s400/DSCF1007.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Die giftigen Tierchen sind auch der Grund dafür, dass das Bett in der Regel extrem hochbeinig ist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G56Mf8LcNnw/TxLJWI-ebmI/AAAAAAAABjA/hcvOSOy24lE/s1600/DSCF1009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G56Mf8LcNnw/TxLJWI-ebmI/AAAAAAAABjA/hcvOSOy24lE/s400/DSCF1009.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zu sehen gab es außerdem noch diverse Fotos zur wichtigen Rolle von Frauen in der nubischen Gesellschaft und den Umsiedlungsprojekten im Rahmen der Flutung des Nasser-Stausees sowie diverse ausgestopfte Säugetiere, Vögel und Insekten aus der Gegend.&lt;br /&gt;Und nochmals ein Mini-Alligator in einem kleinen, abgedeckten Bassin. Ich solle vorsichtig sein, er sei aggressiv. Aber so lange man die Hand nicht rein steckt, sitzt das Tierchen unbewegt und wirkt wie tot. Krokodil eben. Er werde wohl den Winter wieder nicht überleben, erklärte mir Noura bedauernd, aber den Touristen würde von ihren Führern immer verprochen, dass es im Museum einen Alligator zu sehen gäbe und deshalb müsse man halt einen haben. Doof! Fand sie auch.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-7251764917807920454?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/7251764917807920454/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=7251764917807920454' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7251764917807920454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7251764917807920454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/und-abschlieend-noch-ein-besuch-in-dem.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-syZ8RvBQFM8/TxLJV7JiJKI/AAAAAAAABiw/WgLj99ZQxm0/s72-c/DSCF1007.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-6917118788460918239</id><published>2012-01-04T01:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T02:12:26.083-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Straßenszenen aus Assuan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U2AMKlTViF8/TxKlpK6aNBI/AAAAAAAABfo/EpKVTYDBqME/s1600/DSCF0975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U2AMKlTViF8/TxKlpK6aNBI/AAAAAAAABfo/EpKVTYDBqME/s400/DSCF0975.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Süßigkeitenverkauf&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gbwxIGyAOxs/TxKlpqlcJlI/AAAAAAAABf0/kdZRgxOyPt0/s1600/DSCF0976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gbwxIGyAOxs/TxKlpqlcJlI/AAAAAAAABf0/kdZRgxOyPt0/s400/DSCF0976.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anstehen für subventionierte Lebensmittel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ppmZWi9wFQs/TxKlqCyM3SI/AAAAAAAABgA/gpMTyXPCvNA/s1600/DSCF0978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ppmZWi9wFQs/TxKlqCyM3SI/AAAAAAAABgA/gpMTyXPCvNA/s400/DSCF0978.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;frisches Gemüse&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xXw9fesDgzs/TxKlq2PlAPI/AAAAAAAABgM/lo4P45ZXJfM/s1600/DSCF0981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xXw9fesDgzs/TxKlq2PlAPI/AAAAAAAABgM/lo4P45ZXJfM/s400/DSCF0981.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Webstuhl im Suk. Der funktionierte zwar, aber ich hatte trotzdem das Gefühl, dass er mehr als Touristenaktraktion da stand als zur wirklichen Produktion. Ein schönes, buntes Tuch hab ich trotzdem gekauft...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8mFH4EjBbZk/TxKlrj53cNI/AAAAAAAABgY/2Zs3dBkS5gM/s1600/DSCF0982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8mFH4EjBbZk/TxKlrj53cNI/AAAAAAAABgY/2Zs3dBkS5gM/s400/DSCF0982.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-6917118788460918239?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/6917118788460918239/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=6917118788460918239' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6917118788460918239'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6917118788460918239'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/straenszenen-aus-assuan.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U2AMKlTViF8/TxKlpK6aNBI/AAAAAAAABfo/EpKVTYDBqME/s72-c/DSCF0975.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-6848242556875599333</id><published>2012-01-03T13:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-13T14:24:09.615-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Mal wieder der schöne Tempel von &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philae"&gt;Philea&lt;/a&gt;. Ganz ohne große Worte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DdAzU3aX-p0/TxCp9C3rFmI/AAAAAAAABa8/hkxA8hbEi0c/s1600/DSCF0930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DdAzU3aX-p0/TxCp9C3rFmI/AAAAAAAABa8/hkxA8hbEi0c/s400/DSCF0930.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lSW0xkfH14E/TxCp9c8QLyI/AAAAAAAABbI/HdVlOdrRDe8/s1600/DSCF0929.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lSW0xkfH14E/TxCp9c8QLyI/AAAAAAAABbI/HdVlOdrRDe8/s400/DSCF0929.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VytHh2PLMAs/TxCp9-MvSbI/AAAAAAAABbU/dmS265GsxUc/s1600/DSCF0939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VytHh2PLMAs/TxCp9-MvSbI/AAAAAAAABbU/dmS265GsxUc/s400/DSCF0939.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bC_GdpOFwvw/TxCp-bO_xII/AAAAAAAABbk/8_-kUGQyAOw/s1600/DSCF0942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="301" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bC_GdpOFwvw/TxCp-bO_xII/AAAAAAAABbk/8_-kUGQyAOw/s400/DSCF0942.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9yw-PGePUwM/TxCp_ZsJdSI/AAAAAAAABbs/Co0EPViU4eE/s1600/DSCF0955philweg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9yw-PGePUwM/TxCp_ZsJdSI/AAAAAAAABbs/Co0EPViU4eE/s400/DSCF0955philweg.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-6848242556875599333?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/6848242556875599333/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=6848242556875599333' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6848242556875599333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6848242556875599333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/mal-wieder-der-schone-tempel-von-philea.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DdAzU3aX-p0/TxCp9C3rFmI/AAAAAAAABa8/hkxA8hbEi0c/s72-c/DSCF0930.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-2583343082659535733</id><published>2012-01-02T02:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T02:29:04.667-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Dachterasse des &lt;a href="http://www.keylanyhotel.com/kh/facilities.aspx"&gt;Keylany-Hotels&lt;/a&gt;, das ich immer noch wärmstens empfehlen kann. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xngkme8hPV8/TxKo_Vda73I/AAAAAAAABgk/bI76K0OgwOE/s1600/DSCF0984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xngkme8hPV8/TxKo_Vda73I/AAAAAAAABgk/bI76K0OgwOE/s400/DSCF0984.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sehr zentral gelegen, aber dennoch ruhig, günstig, super sauber und die Zimmer gerade mal wieder frisch renoviert, großartiges Frühstück mit Filterkaffee und extrem nettes Personal, das einem noch jede Frage beantwortet. Da verzichte ich auch gern auf den direkten Blick auf den Nil. In den Pool habe ich kurz die Füße rein gesteckt, aber das Wasser war mir einfach zu kalt. &lt;br /&gt;Als Schmankerl gibt es direkt gegenüber eines Männerfriseur, bei dem wir geschlagene drei Stunden verbracht haben, in denen der dem Liebsten eine komplette Schönheitskur angedeihen ließ. Dabei wollte der eigentlich nur eine Rasur... Wir waren so angetan von dem jungen Mann, dass wir jetzt Facebook-Freunde von Mahmoud sind ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und ich liebe die Tassen des Keylany, die ganz offensichtlich von Hand gefertigt sind, weil wirklich jede ein bisschen anders ist. Leider unverkäuflich und im Souq nicht zu finden, da vom Hotelbesitzer aus einer Oase im Westen importiert. Ich hätte mich sonst sofort damit eingedeckt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k4nMR_k-kec/TxKo_gM_-EI/AAAAAAAABgw/squaUQoD3MM/s1600/DSCF0972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k4nMR_k-kec/TxKo_gM_-EI/AAAAAAAABgw/squaUQoD3MM/s400/DSCF0972.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-2583343082659535733?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/2583343082659535733/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=2583343082659535733' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2583343082659535733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2583343082659535733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/dachterasse-des-keylany-hotels-das-ich.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xngkme8hPV8/TxKo_Vda73I/AAAAAAAABgk/bI76K0OgwOE/s72-c/DSCF0984.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-9081337402094300654</id><published>2012-01-01T14:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T13:09:31.269-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Verwundert, dass keine Nachrichten mehr über gewaltsame Ausschreitungen aus Kairo über den Fernsehbildschirm flackern? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ein Grund waren die Bemühungen einiger Aktivisten, die Wogen zu glätten und die &lt;a href="http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/3312/the-battle-of-muhammad-mahmud-street_teargas-hair"&gt;wütenden jungen Männer&lt;/a&gt;, die sich weiterhin Straßenschlachten mit Polizei und Militär liefern wollten, zu beruhigen und davon abzuhalten. Denn Gewalt, Tote und Verletzte diskreditieren nicht nur die Revolution, sondern spielen auch denjenigen in die Hände, die glauben, dass Ägypten von keiner zivilen, demokratisch gewählte Regierung geführt werden kann, sondern die harte Hand der Militärs braucht.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aber machen wir uns nichts vor. Der Hauptgrund waren heftige militärische Gegengewalt und das rigorose Absperren ganzer Straßenzüge nicht nur mit Stacheldraht, sondern mit massiven Betonklötzen. Das begann schon im November und wurde im Dezember fortgesetzt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s_5Y1sZU1OM/TxC8lYKViSI/AAAAAAAABcA/Oxa75W4cUlw/s1600/Image0162-mauer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s_5Y1sZU1OM/TxC8lYKViSI/AAAAAAAABcA/Oxa75W4cUlw/s400/Image0162-mauer.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hier ein interessanter Artikel des ägyptischen Journalisten Mohamed Elshahed zur wachsenden Präsenz von Mauern in Ägypten. Der Artikel erschien zuerst bei &lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/570311"&gt;al-Masry al-Youm/Egypt Independent&lt;/a&gt; und wurde kurze Zeit später vom &lt;a href="http://www.freitag.de/kultur/1151-kairo-eine-architektur-der-besatzung"&gt;Freitag &lt;/a&gt;übersetzt und veröffentlicht. Dass Mauern zwar effektiv sein, aber die eigentlichen Probleme nicht lösen können, ist eine Einsicht, die uns Deutschland ja bereits gemacht hat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Al+Eini,+El-Sayeda+Zainab,+Cairo,+Egypt&amp;amp;oe=utf-8&amp;amp;client=firefox-a&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=FYovygEdTZLcAQ&amp;amp;split=0&amp;amp;hq=&amp;amp;hnear=Al+Eini,+El-Sayeda+Zainab,+Cairo,+Egypt&amp;amp;t=m&amp;amp;vpsrc=6&amp;amp;ll=30.039526,31.23632&amp;amp;spn=0.013003,0.018239&amp;amp;z=15&amp;amp;output=embed"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Al+Eini,+El-Sayeda+Zainab,+Cairo,+Egypt&amp;amp;oe=utf-8&amp;amp;client=firefox-a&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=FYovygEdTZLcAQ&amp;amp;split=0&amp;amp;hq=&amp;amp;hnear=Al+Eini,+El-Sayeda+Zainab,+Cairo,+Egypt&amp;amp;t=m&amp;amp;vpsrc=6&amp;amp;ll=30.039526,31.23632&amp;amp;spn=0.013003,0.018239&amp;amp;z=15&amp;amp;source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left"&gt;View Larger Map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Die vor allem anfänglich massive Miltärpräsenz an den Sperren hat mich eine Weile davon abgehalten, mich ihnen zu nähern oder Fotos zu machen, auch wenn langsam ein Gewöhnungseffekt eintritt. Sowohl bei mir wie auch bei den Einheimischen und den Soldaten. Ich habe wie viele nicht täglich Lust, den Umweg über die nun in beide Richtungen stark befahrene Kornich el-Nil zu machen, wenn ich nach Downtown muss. Dabei brauchte ich ursprünglich gerade mal zehn Minuten gemütlichen Laufens (ich wohne etwa auf Höhe der Metrostation Saad Zaghloul, allerdings westlich der Kasr al-Aini) bis zum Midan Tahrir (Metrostation Sadat). Doch jetzt ist die Kasr al-Aini gesperrt, der Verkehr quält sich durch's Viertel links bzw. westlich davon und über die ehemalige Einbahnstraße entlang des Nils. Und rechts bwz. östlich der Qasr al-Aini stehen sich die Soldaten an den Sperren rund um das Parlaments (Maglis al-Schab)- und Kabinettsgebäude sowie das Innenminsterium die Beine in den Bauch, was diesen Weg als Ausweichroute noch weniger attraktiv macht.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hin und wieder hört und liest man von Ausländern, die von Polizei/Geheimdienst/Militär bis nach Hause verfolgt oder noch auf der Straße festgenommen werden, weil sie um die falsche Ecke gebogen oder ein falsches Foto gemacht haben. So wie Bekannte meiner Mitbewohnerin oder &lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/570406"&gt;dieser Journalist&lt;/a&gt;. Auch ich bin schon um die falsche Ecke gebogen und in die Sperre reingelaufen, habe Fotos gemacht oder Maulaffen feilgehalten. Aber es hilft nix, ich sehe einfach zu harmlos aus ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;edit, 16.01.2012: Der Journalist Khaled al-Balshy hat im Namen zweier Menschenrechtsorganisationen eine Klage gegen den Militärrat wegen der Sperrung der Straßen und der damit verbundenen Schädigung der ägyptischen Wirtschaft eingereicht. &lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/603576"&gt;Egypt Independent&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/31810/Egypt/Politics-/Rights-groups-in-Egypt-file-suit-to-reopen-militar.aspx"&gt;Al-Ahram online&lt;/a&gt; hat bereits einen Tag zuvor darüber berichtet, ordnet al-Bashly aber der falschen Zeitung zu. &lt;br /&gt;Der Fehler ist möglicherweie dadurch entstanden, dass al-Bashly früher mal für al-Dustur gearbeitet hat, die Zeitung aus der der jetzige Chef von al-Tahrir, Ibrahim Eissa, auf Betreiben des Regimes vor den Wahlen 2010 rausgeworfen wurde. Is halt alles etwas unübersichtlich hierzulande...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-9081337402094300654?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/9081337402094300654/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=9081337402094300654' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/9081337402094300654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/9081337402094300654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2012/01/verwundert-dass-keine-nachrichten-mehr.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s_5Y1sZU1OM/TxC8lYKViSI/AAAAAAAABcA/Oxa75W4cUlw/s72-c/Image0162-mauer.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-5367108845713760765</id><published>2011-12-31T16:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-13T17:03:47.880-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Wenn frau schon mal Besuch hat, muss sie sich auch nicht dafür schämen, touristische Attraktionen unsicher zu machen. Den&lt;a href="http://www.somalipress.com/guides/city-guides/cairo-tower.html"&gt; Cairo Tower&lt;/a&gt; hatte ich schon mehrfach aus der Ferne bewundert und mich an den Lichtspielen seiner Millionen LEDs erfreut. Dass man auch nach oben kann, habe ich erst in diesem Jahr erfahren. Und die Gelegenheit genutzt:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;amp;msid=207726691138615010658.0004b67250ab3e2d4a3f9&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;t=m&amp;amp;vpsrc=6&amp;amp;ll=30.044281,31.231384&amp;amp;spn=0.052009,0.072956&amp;amp;z=13&amp;amp;output=embed"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;View &lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;amp;msid=207726691138615010658.0004b67250ab3e2d4a3f9&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;t=m&amp;amp;vpsrc=6&amp;amp;ll=30.044281,31.231384&amp;amp;spn=0.052009,0.072956&amp;amp;z=13&amp;amp;source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left"&gt;Cairo Tower&lt;/a&gt; in a larger map&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zamalek im Vordergrund und die Gegend nördlich von Downtown am Ufer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cmqojn8nOeU/TxDLigPamuI/AAAAAAAABcM/eSXJOrZTL_g/s1600/Image0166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cmqojn8nOeU/TxDLigPamuI/AAAAAAAABcM/eSXJOrZTL_g/s400/Image0166.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Downtown, die Brücke führt direkt zum Tahrir&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hGXtDXj3dyU/TxDLjahdXpI/AAAAAAAABck/PFGE55hcDd8/s1600/Image0163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hGXtDXj3dyU/TxDLjahdXpI/AAAAAAAABck/PFGE55hcDd8/s400/Image0163.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;im Vordergrund Zamalek, Mitte Manial und links Garden City&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sgy7v8Jdrss/TxDLixBQAxI/AAAAAAAABcY/F3qJ8wdIpu4/s1600/Image0164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sgy7v8Jdrss/TxDLixBQAxI/AAAAAAAABcY/F3qJ8wdIpu4/s400/Image0164.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wegen heftigem Sonnenschein fehlt der Blick auf Dokki und Muhandessin. Sorry, sorry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HFHxhp75uJg/TxDLj-gmXtI/AAAAAAAABc8/LjVzKOC_7OY/s1600/Image0169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HFHxhp75uJg/TxDLj-gmXtI/AAAAAAAABc8/LjVzKOC_7OY/s400/Image0169.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-5367108845713760765?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/5367108845713760765/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=5367108845713760765' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5367108845713760765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5367108845713760765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/12/wenn-frau-schon-mal-besuch-hat-muss-sie.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cmqojn8nOeU/TxDLigPamuI/AAAAAAAABcM/eSXJOrZTL_g/s72-c/Image0166.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-7182036201881655683</id><published>2011-12-23T17:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-24T00:44:29.216-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Das mit dem Schlafen hat nicht recht geklappt. Mein Vater ist hier, ein reichlich spontaner Besuch, und wir haben den Freitag gemeinsam verbracht. Immer schön weit um den Tahrir herum, weil er Angst um mich hatte, während Freunde von mir demonstrierten. Friedlich, ohne Zwischenfälle, zum Glück.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und dank einiger lustiger Abende in Gesellschaft, kenne ich plötzlich sogar einige Nasen aus dem folgenden Beitrag.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_rt4UYAylMc" width="560"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Den versprochenen Kommentar zur Rolle des Militärs habe ich noch immer nicht geschrieben. Ich finde es schwierig, alle Akteure hier richtig einzuschätzen, und habe deshalb beschlossen, noch ein wenig weiter darüber zu sinnen. &lt;a href="http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/12/19/egypts_transition_cant_wait" target="_blank"&gt;Hier&lt;/a&gt; jemand, der schon eine Meinung hat. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Frohe Weihnachten euch allen!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-7182036201881655683?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/7182036201881655683/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=7182036201881655683' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7182036201881655683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7182036201881655683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/12/das-mit-dem-schlafen-hat-nicht-recht.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/_rt4UYAylMc/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-5910232576254489791</id><published>2011-12-20T00:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T15:55:48.971-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;bin erschöpft und werde am Freitag nur schlafen, schlafen, schlafen. Und ja, es ist mir bewusst, dass heute erst Dienstag ist. In der arabischen Woche ist das aber schon der Mittwoch und manchmal hat man einfach so Wochen...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seit vorgestern turne ich über meine zweite akademische Konferenz - English only. Mittags eile ich in die Sprachschule und dann wieder zurück. Abends netzwerken, Hausaufgaben machen, Nachrichten verfolgen. Bisschen viel auf einmal. Aber ein Ende ist ja in Sicht und Spaß macht es auch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und weil eine Kollegin, die vorgestern einen Vortrag gehalten hat, bei mir übernachtet und sich in Kairo auskennt, bin ich gestern über den Midan al-Tahrir gelaufen und habe mir auch aus einiger Entfernung die Barrikaden auf der Quasr al-Aini angesehen. Uniformen, Leute, Diskussionen, Schlagstöcke, Stacheldraht. Nichts, was ich jeden Tag haben muss. Aber seit ich es gesehen habe und nichts passiert ist, bin ich wieder deutlich ruhiger und enspannter. Alles nur in den Medien oder über Erzählungen von Freunden und Bekannten zu verfolgen, macht einen dann doch irgendwann ramdösig.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zudem haben wir dann noch einen Kairo-Klassiker absolviert, zu dem ich bisher nicht gekommen war. Eine Runde im Boot auf dem Nil. Eine Erfahrung, die ich nicht missen möchte. Mit bunten Lichterketten überspannt, ohrenbetäubende arabische Popmusik aus den Lautsprechern, entlang der Reling gepolsterte Sitzbänke und in der Mitte viel Platz auf den Holzplanken. Man steigt ein und wartet, bis das Boot sich soweit gefüllt, dass es losfährt. Das hat so zwanzig, dreißig Minuten gedauert. Die eigentliche Tour über den Nil dauerte dann ziemlich genau zehn Minuten&amp;nbsp; ich hab auf die Uhr geschaut...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Was das ganze aber so interessant macht, ist die Tatsache, dass man eine ganz übliche Cairener Freizeitbeschäftigung miterlebt. Familien mit kleinen Kindern, Pärchen, Freunde und hin und wieder auch Touristen - alle landen sie auf den Booten. Und man sieht ab nachmittags eigentlich immer mindestens eins über den breiten Fluss schippern, wenn man eine der Brücken Downtown überquert.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Womit ich nicht gerechnet hatte: Auf dem Boot gibt es auch ein Unterhaltungsprogramm der besonderen Art. Erst dachte ich, die tanzenden Mädchen wären eine Gruppe von Freundinnen, die sich einfach einen Spaß daraus machten, zu der Musik ihre Hüften zu schwingen. Aber je länger wir das Treiben beobachteten, desto offensichtlicher wurde, dass sie zum Boot gehörten und ihre Show vor allem für die männlichen Besucher abzogen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jetzt bin ich hin- und hergerissen, ob ich es als eine Form der Prostitution verstehen soll oder nicht. "Die Mädchen hatten doch Spaß dabei", argumentierte meine Kollegin und ich konnte zunächst nicht widersprechen. Das gemeinsame Herumgealber der Teenies und das Spiel mit der Aufmerksamkeit der jungen Männer in einem Schutzraum, in dem niemand wagen würde, übergriffig zu werden wirkten harmlos, spaßig, entspannt. Doch die Art des Tanzes war extrem sexuell aufgeladen und garantiert den Besitzern des Bootes, dass gerade die jungen Männer immer wieder kommen - während das junge ägyptische Paar, das uns gegenüber saß, eher unangenehm berührt schien...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und so frage ich  mich, was an den Tagen passiert, an denen die Mädchen vielleicht einfach mal keine Lust auf Tanzen und Lächeln und stundenlanges Herumhängen auf dem Boot haben. Das steht in keinem Reiseführer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-5910232576254489791?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/5910232576254489791/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=5910232576254489791' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5910232576254489791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5910232576254489791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/12/bin-erschopft-und-werde-am-freitag-nur.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3066959098033689421</id><published>2011-12-17T05:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-17T14:14:20.135-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;und wieder sitzen wir im Wohnzimmer, haben den Fernseher und das Internet laufen und versuchen zu verstehen, was einige hundert Meter weiter vor sich geht.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Es gibt &lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/554176" target="_blank"&gt;wieder gewaltsame Auseinandersetzungen&lt;/a&gt;, die gestern am frühen Morgen vor dem Gebäude des Kabinetts begannen. Dort blockierte seit den letzten schweren Auseinandersetzungen im November ein Protestcamp die Zugänge zum Gebäude, was unter anderem dazu geführt hat, dass der neue Premier Ganzouri seinen Arbeitsplatz noch nicht betreten konnte. Hauptforderungen der Protestler: Übergabe der Macht an eine zivile Regierung, Entschädigung der Familien der Getöten und der Opfer der vergangenen Gewaltakte, Untersuchung der Vorgänge durch unabhängige Kräfte und Verurteilung der Verantwortlichen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Die Gewalt brach aus, nachdem einer der jugendlichen Protest-Camper vom Militär verhaftet, misshandelt und dann wieder freigelassen wurde. Ich habe gestern Videos gesehen, in denen von den Dächern der umliegenden Gebäude Männer in Militäruniformen Steine auf die Protestierenden warfen. Und Bilder von auf dem Boden sitzenden Frauen, die von Soldaten mit Helmen und Schlagstöcken angegangen werden.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vorangegangen waren sehr merkwürdige Meldungen&lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/549886" target="_blank"&gt; über vergiftetes oder schlechtes Essen&lt;/a&gt;, das den Männern im Camp von einer vollverschleierten Frau gebracht worden sei.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und was gestern noch sehr lokal und klein wirkte, hat sich heute wieder auf den nahen Midan al-Tahrir ausgeweitet. Die letzten verbleibenden Zelte sind in Flammen aufgegangen, Bilder auf Al-Jazeere zeigen ganz klar Soldaten beim Abbruch des Lagers und wie sie Zivilisten auf dem Platz mit äußerster Brutalität verprügeln. Die Zahlen zur Stunde: 9 Tote und knapp 400 Verletzte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und während die Bilder im Netz und auf dem Bildschirm eine klare Sprache sprechen, überbieten sich Regierung und Militärrat darin, &lt;a href="http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Story.aspx?sid=59448" target="_blank"&gt;die Schuld von sich zu weisen&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;und wie beim letzten Mal kann ich versichern: ich bin trotz der geringen Entfernung hier sicher, ich kriege beim Einkaufen um die Ecke gar nichts von den Geschehnissen mit, ich meide den Platz... Fühlt sich merkwürdig an.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3066959098033689421?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3066959098033689421/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3066959098033689421' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3066959098033689421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3066959098033689421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/12/und-wieder-sitzen-wir-im-wohnzimmer.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1534785492953026147</id><published>2011-12-14T17:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-15T17:57:15.726-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;tönte ich, das hier sei als Tagebuch gedacht? Nun, es hat hoffentlich niemand gehört...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Es ist schon wieder halb drei in der Nacht, ich habe den gesamten Abend mit dem Überarbeiten meines ersten englischen Wissenschaftstext verbracht, der morgen eingereicht werden muss, und danach versucht, mich auf dem Laufenden zu halten. Während der Essenspause fing die Satellitenschüssel dankenswerterweise die &lt;i&gt;Tagesthemen &lt;/i&gt;ein, so dass ich mir das Lesen der deutschen Nachrichten heute sparen konnte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stattdessen habe ich dann diesen wunderbaren &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maurice-chammah/egypt-media-censorship-spingborg_b_1146133.html" target="_blank"&gt;Artikel der Huffington Post &lt;/a&gt;gelesen, der sehr gut einfängt, woran ich akademisch derzeit arbeite. Noch eine Fußnote für das Konferenzpapier, das ich mit meiner Kollegin Hanan gemeinsam einreichen werde...&lt;br /&gt;In Kürze: Weil der Chefredakteur der privaten Tagezseitung &lt;i&gt;al-Masry al-Youm &lt;/i&gt;den Artikel eines amerikanischen Politikwissenschaftlers zum Thema Armee, Militärrat und Macht erst hat verändern lassen und dann doch nicht ins Blatt nahm, sondern statt dessen die zweite Ausgabe des wöchentlichen Ablegers &lt;i&gt;Egypt Independent &lt;/i&gt;einstampfen ließ - &lt;b&gt;Luft holen&lt;/b&gt; - haben einige Redakteure der englischen Internetausgabe von &lt;i&gt;al-Masry al-Youm &lt;/i&gt;öffentlich protestiert, den Artikel digital publiziert und sich von ihrem Mutterblatt losgesagt. Jedenfalls trägt die Internetseite, die ich täglich besuche, jetzt den Schriftzug &lt;i&gt;Egypt Independent&lt;/i&gt;, wo vorher &lt;i&gt;al-Masry al-Youm&lt;/i&gt; stand. Ob da eine wirkliche Unabhängigkeit draus wird, ist vermutlich dann aber doch sehr stark eine Frage des Geldes...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Die meiste Lesezeit ist natürlich für die Wahlberichterstattung drauf gegangen: Schon tagsüber war, obwohl ich an keiner Schule und damit auch an keiner Wählerschlange direkt vorbeigekommen bin, die Wahl kaum zu übersehen. Zur Erklärung: Die zweite Runde der Wahlen findet unter anderem im Distrikt Giza statt, was ich unbedarfte Ruhrpöttlerin uneingeschränkt der Stadt Kairo zuordnen würde - nur um von Wattenscheidern belehrt zu werden, dass Wattenscheid nicht Bochum ist.&lt;br /&gt;Wie auch immer, aus dem Taxi steigend (ich wohne in Kairo, nicht in Giza) trat ich auf diverse Wahlflyer der Muslimbrüder - obwohl Wahlwerbung in den 48 Stunden vor der Wahl verboten ist. Und eine meiner Klassenkameradinnen bekam per SMS die gleiche Werbebotschaft wie ich während der ersten Runde: Dieser Block ist gut für Ägypten und hat das Zeichen "soundso" - wegen einer Analphabetenrate von geschätzten 30 Prozent hat die Wahlkommission den Parteien Symbole zugeordnet, die von Banane über&amp;nbsp; Panzer und altertümlicher Kanone bis hin zum Standmixer gehen. Die Muslimbrüder haben eine Waage, die Salafis ne Laterne, der erfolgversprechendste liberale Block ein Auge und der &lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/nov/27/egypt-election-symbols-in-pictures#/?picture=382437594&amp;amp;index=11" target="_blank"&gt;Guardian ne umfangreiche Bildergalerie.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kommentar unseres Lehrers zu der SMS: Naja, einem der &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naguib_Sawiris" target="_blank"&gt;Chefs &lt;/a&gt;des &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Bloc" target="_blank"&gt;Blocks &lt;/a&gt;gehört die Mobiltelefongesellschaft, da muss man sich nicht wundern.&lt;br /&gt;Und während die einen SMS verschickten und die anderen Flugblätter verteilten, bezahlten die nächsten Minibusse, um damit Wähler in Wahllokale zu fahren, und wieder andere wurden für tot erklärt, um einige Stunden später energisch zu protestieren und auf der Kandidatur zu beharren. Ingesamt sei es wieder sehr friedlich gewesen, schreiben die&lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/548676" target="_blank"&gt; Journalisten von AMAY/EI, &lt;/a&gt;obwohl es vereinzelt zu Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Parteivertretern gekommen sei und in einem Fall sogar zu einer halbstündigen Schießerei zwischen den Vertretern zweier Parteien, bei der niemand verletzt worden sein soll.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und jetzt ist es drei und ich lösche das Licht :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1534785492953026147?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1534785492953026147/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1534785492953026147' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1534785492953026147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1534785492953026147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/12/tonte-ich-das-hier-sei-als-tagebuch.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-4472997573138180394</id><published>2011-12-12T16:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-21T23:46:47.969-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Das hier sollte mal ein Tagebuch sein. Das war es nie wirklich, aber seit ich angefangen habe, auf Englisch zu schreiben, hat die Frequenz der Veröffentlichungen wirklich extrem abgenommen. Ich kann halt immer noch nicht einfach mal englisch drauflosschreiben. Aus Angst, Fehler zu machen, die ich in meiner Muttersprache nie machen würde, sinniere ich bei jedem Text mehr über Präpositionen als den eigentlichen Inhalt. Und da jetzt gerade eine Zeit ist, in der sehr viele Gedanken es wert scheinen, festgehalten zu werden, werde ich das ab sofort wieder ändern.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Sorry, dear international friends!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Übermorgen fängt die zweite große Runde der Parlamentswahlen statt. Es ist ein äußerst verwirrendes System. Dreimal werden an jeweils 2 Tagen Kandidaten für das Parlament gewählt. Die erste Runde war schon, die zweite beginnt morgen und die dritte im Januar. Gewählt werden je zwei Direktkandidaten und ein Listenkandidat pro Wahlkreis. Wer mehr wissen will, führe sich das&lt;a href="http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_29526-1522-1-30.pdf?111128102007" target="_blank"&gt; PDF der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung&lt;/a&gt; zu Gemüte, das ins Detail geht.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Die Ergebnisse der Direktkandidaten werden direkt nach jeder Runde verkündet – beim letzten Mal dauerte das bis Freitag; gewählt wurde Montag und Dienstag. Gibt es keine eindeutige Mehrheit, müssen die beiden, die ab besten abgeschnitten haben, in die Stichwahl. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Die Ergebnisse der Listenplätze gibt es im Januar und danach geht es an die Wahl des Oberhauses und des Präsidenten. Das Oberhaus wird nicht vollständig gewählt, ein nicht unerklecklicher Teil der Mitglieder wird ernannt. Von wem auch immer – derzeit geht es ganz schön hoch her in Sachen Regierungsbildung und „Wer hat hier eigentlich das Sagen?“ Zweifellos das Militär, aber davon später mehr...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Es gibt 36 Parteien, die sich zum Teil zu Blöcken zusammengeschlossen haben. Die Hauptströmungen sind Islamisten und Säkulare, dazu noch Rechte/Nationale und Linke. Eine Einteilung, die in mein deutsches Raster noch nicht ganz reinpasst. Einige Blöcke sind zudem recht bunt zusammengewürfelt und haben sich quer über die Strömungen verbunden. Das folgende Bild habe ich vor dem Start der Wahlen auf Facebook bei einer ägyptischen Freundin gesehen, die ursprüngliche Quelle hab ich leider nicht mit abgespeichert. Sorry, sorry! &lt;b&gt;edit:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Jetzt habe ich doch per Zufall den Namen des Autors wiedergefunden: "Jacopo Carbonari, an intern at the EU Delegation to Egypt" hat diese Übersicht angefertigt. Auch wenn ich schon Kritik daran gehört habe, scheint es doch die bisher beste Übersicht über die aktuelle Parteienlandschaft überhautp zu sein.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fuPj2u3SUH8/TuaaHGayPAI/AAAAAAAABZY/N8UhQdSnTaY/s1600/Map_Egypt_Parties_17-11-2011.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fuPj2u3SUH8/TuaaHGayPAI/AAAAAAAABZY/N8UhQdSnTaY/s320/Map_Egypt_Parties_17-11-2011.png" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Die Ergebnisse der ersten Runde, die ich in verschiedenen Medien gelesen habe, gehen etwas auseinander, aber die Tendenz ist klar. Wie allgemein erwartet, haben die Muslimbrüder zwischen 40 und 50 Prozent geholt. Die Liberalen haben mäßig abgeschnitten. Die Vertreter der revolutionären Jugend sowie Frauen sind quasi nicht im Parlament vertreten. Und extrem überraschend für alle, mit denen ich ich so rede oder von denen ich lese, haben die Salafisten irgendwas zwischen 20 und 30 Prozent geholt.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Wer sind die Salafis?, habe ich mich gefragt. Den Begriff hatte ich wohl schon gehört, auch eine ungefähre Einordnung dazu geliefert bekommen – ich liebe Radio! Aber da niemand mit ihnen rechnete, zumindest nicht in der westlichen Hemisphäre – in der ich ja bis November meine Nachrichten konsumiert habe  – waren die Salafisten auf meiner politischen Landkarte ein weißer Fleck. Nicht, dass ich die ägyptischen Parteien wirklich ordnen könnte, mehr als die Strömungen und einige größere Parteien bzw. Blöcke haben sich noch nicht im Hirn festgesetzt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Salafis? Machtbewusst!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Einem führenden Vertreter, der direkt vor den Stichwahlen darüber schwadronierte, dass Demokratie keineswegs islamisch sei, wurde von seiner Partei al-Nour (das Licht) ein Maulkorb verpasst. Wenn ich es zeitlich richtig wahrgenommen habe, allerdings erst nachdem er seinen sicher geglaubten Sitz im Parlament doch nicht bekam. Den gewann stattdessen ein Muslimbruder.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Aus mehreren Quellen hörte ich übrigens von Liberalen, die sich entweder genötigt sahen, einem Muslimbruder ihre Stimme zu geben, oder erst gar nicht zur Stichwahl gingen, weil sie eh nur die Wahl zwischen Pest und Cholara aka Muslimbruder oder Salafi hatten.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Die Muslimbrüder bzw. ihre Partei „Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit“ hatten bisher ein Bündnis mit den Salafisten abgelehnt. Nach der Verkündung der Ergebnisse der ersten Runde halten sie sich fein bedeckt. Die Salafis hingegen drängen auf ein Bekenntnis zu einer islamischen Koalition.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Und in ihrem Eifer ihre Radikalität herunterzuspielen, enttarnen sie sich dann doch. Natürlich könne das Parlament keine Frau verpflichten, ein Kopftuch zu tragen, aber religiöse Institutionen wie die al-Azhar, die könnten das wohl. Zudem sei der Koran in dieser Sache ganz klar, Kopftuch tragen ist Pflicht...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Die Sache mit dem Tourismus und den Ausländern und dem Alkohol ist auch so eine. Derzeit kann man, wenn man die Augen offen hält, Alkohol überall kaufen. Es gibt spezielle Läden, aber ich habe auch schon Wein und Bier im Mini-Markt um die Ecke gesehen. Dabei, hört, hört, ist Alkohol auch im Christentum verboten. Haben jedenfalls die Salafis von christlichen Priestern gehört, erzählen sie. Gut das ich keine Christin bin... &lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/545636" target="_blank"&gt;„Lustiger“ Artikel der englischen Ausgabe&lt;/a&gt; von al-Masri al-Jaum (Der Ägypter heute).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Und dann war da noch die Sache mit dem Taxifahrer. Woher ich denn komme, will er wissen. Aus Frankreich vielleicht? Und dann will er mir vorschwärmen, wie toll ausländische Frauen seien, was ich damit kontere, dass alle Frauen toll seien. Da muss er zustimmen.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Er will natürlich wissen, ob ich einen Freund habe, einen Ehemann gar, und ich sage, klar bin ich verheiratet – schließlich will ich die Frage nach meiner Telefonnummer nicht hören – und habe auch viele männliche Freunde. Das Konzept einer platonischen Freundschaft kann ich ihm nicht wirklich begreiflich machen und ich fürchte, das liegt nicht nur an meinen mangelhaften Sprachkenntnissen. Er ist immer noch der Meinung, dass Männer und Frauen, die befreundet sind, Sex haben müssen und dass das aber nur in einer Ehe stattzufinden habe.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Hin und her, hin und her ... und mit seiner Frau zum Beispiel spreche er nur über den alltägliche Dinge, über Politik oder so könne man mit ihr nicht reden. Wie ich denn da mit wildfremden Männern alle möglichen Themen besprechen könne? Na, sag ich, über Sex muss man jedenfalls auch nicht die ganze Zeit reden. (Sex war im übrigen so ziemlich sein einziges englisches Wort.) Gut, meint er, wechseln wir das Thema.&lt;br /&gt;Was er denn wähle am kommenden Montag, will ich wissen, es sind schließlich nur noch zwei Tage bis zur ersten Runde der Wahlen. Die Salafisten, sagt er, die Salafis sind die besten für das Land. Ich während ich noch über seine Antwort staune, spricht er schon wieder über Sex.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Meine Erfahrung aus der westlichen Welt: Wenn ein Mann und eine Frau sich unterhalten und es geht um Sex, dann kennen sie sich entweder schon sehr lange und gut und durchaus auch platonisch oder einer von beiden respektive beide wollen Sex haben.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"&gt;Okay, ist lang geworden. Hat sich offensichtlich einiges aufgestaut. Demnächst mehr in diesem Theater. Ich freu mich, wenn wer mal reinklickt!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-4472997573138180394?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/4472997573138180394/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=4472997573138180394' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4472997573138180394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4472997573138180394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/12/das-hier-sollte-mal-ein-tagebuch-sein.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fuPj2u3SUH8/TuaaHGayPAI/AAAAAAAABZY/N8UhQdSnTaY/s72-c/Map_Egypt_Parties_17-11-2011.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-468092729342769753</id><published>2011-11-22T14:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T15:43:40.019-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;So for the first time in my life I feel tear gas burning my eyes, nostrils and throat. My flatmate and me just stepped out on the balcony to smoke a cigarette and decided within a minute to break with the no-smoking-inside for this evening. We live about ten minutes away from &lt;a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahrir" target="_blank"&gt;Midan Tahrir&lt;/a&gt; where protest intensify since the peaceful demonstration last Friday but did not hear or smell anything during the last four days. At the moment I am not sure why we can feel it now, if because of the massive use of tear gas against the protesters&lt;a href="http://bazonline.ch/ausland/naher-osten-und-afrika/Das-heimtueckische-Traenengas-vom-TahrirPlatz-/story/22061994" target="_blank"&gt; (some say it may even be CS gas or worse, but until now this rumors are not approved)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strike&gt;or because additionally the wind changed direction.&lt;/strike&gt; And this happens just after the Field Marshall &lt;a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Hussein_Tantawi" target="_blank"&gt;Tantawi &lt;/a&gt;stepped in front of the cameras and &lt;a href="http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/27243/Egypt/Mass-protests-in-Egypt-demand-end-of-military-rule.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;assured (coverage by the English edition of state-owned Al-Ahram, scroll to 19.46) &lt;/a&gt;that the military would not hurt any Egyptian, adding that the military felt insulted by the protests but would patiently cling to power. Hilarious! And obviously meant as a warning against continuing the protests.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;edit:&lt;/b&gt; Well, I just now listen to an interview on Al-Jazeera about it being definitely a more intense gas then usual tear gas and that it is used unbearable extensively. The people try to find out what kind of gas it is to be able to fight the symptoms. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still I feel save where I live and do not expect the battle raging in the streets off Midan Tahrir to expand into my area. And still I would like to support the protests but do not dare to go to the Square myself for several reasons. It would feel like a kind of war tourism, I would not be very helpful still having problems to understand the local dialect especially when spoken fast and I fearing all the time to be run over by a stampede. So, what I can do is keeping my friends updated and buy medical and other supplies for the field hospitals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So please do not worry! I am fine - especially in contrast to the ones who are fighting on the streets - and a I will not change my habit to avoid Midan Tahrir and the protesting masses when heading to school or get my other stuff done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My main information (English) sources: &lt;a href="http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/Egypt" target="_blank"&gt;Al-Jazeera&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en" target="_blank"&gt;Al-Masry Al-Youm&lt;/a&gt;, Twitter&lt;b&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;#Tahrir&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span class="stream-tab-title-inner"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-468092729342769753?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/468092729342769753/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=468092729342769753' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/468092729342769753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/468092729342769753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/11/so-for-first-time-in-my-life-i-feel.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-4080203424545387726</id><published>2011-11-20T08:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-20T08:23:53.575-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;just in case, you're worried: I am safe and secure, avoiding Midan al-Tahrir and the Downtown area although skimming Twitter and media coverage all the time instead of doing my homework...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to follow I recommend:&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_78607566"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/Egypt" target="_blank"&gt;Al-Jazeera-Blog&lt;/a&gt; and the daily&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_78607571"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en" target="_blank"&gt;al-Masry al-Youm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en" target="_blank"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;or the hashtag &lt;a class="  twitter-hashtag pretty-link" href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23Tahrir" rel="nofollow" title="#Tahrir"&gt;&lt;s class="hash"&gt;#&lt;/s&gt;Tahrir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;They do much better then I could at the moment. I just hold my breath... &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-4080203424545387726?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/4080203424545387726/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=4080203424545387726' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4080203424545387726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4080203424545387726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/11/just-in-case-youre-worried-i-am-safe.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-5473030171459039702</id><published>2011-11-18T15:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T15:51:07.599-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Good news, very good news!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I got the scholarship granted by the &lt;a href="http://www.daad.de/de/index.html" target="_blank"&gt;DAAD&lt;/a&gt;. I just opened the e-mail expecting it to be a refusal because they decided so fast. So they will pay me money to do my field research here in Cairo and certainly support me by other means too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;=)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-5473030171459039702?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/5473030171459039702/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=5473030171459039702' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5473030171459039702'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5473030171459039702'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/11/good-news-very-good-news-i-got.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-5010099281721755975</id><published>2011-11-13T12:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-13T12:59:04.063-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>ungeduldig wie ich bin, konnte mir die Wohnungssuche gar nicht schnell genug gehen. Dabei habe ich diverse Wohnungen gesehen, über die ich nun mit einigem Abstand auch wieder lachen kann.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Es ging mit einem winzigen Zimmer in einer Wohnung los, in der die Inhaberin quasi auf dem Flur schlief, mit einem Vorhang abgetrennt, und die von ihren zwei Mitbewohnerinnen so viel Geld nahm, dass sie am Ende quasi gar keine Miete bezahlte. Es ging weiter mit einem echt süßen Ägypter, der mir vom Broker in der ersten Minute unseres ersten Gesprächs als Schwuler vorgestellt wurde, und der sich selbst als überzeugten Feministen beschrieb. In der Wohnung gab es kaum Möbel, ein Loch im Fußboden sollte mit einem Papierkorb getarnt werden, über den ich prompt erst mal stolperte und die Straße kannte ich bereits als mehr als laut und vielbefahren - tags und nachts... Höhepunkt war aber eigentlich die Wohnung, vor der ich als erstes angebettelt wurde, kaum hatte ich die Metro verlassen, im Fahrstuhl glitzerten Blutstropfen auf dem Boden vom gerade stattfindenden Eid al-Adha und in der Küche huschten mit dem Betätigen des Lichtschalters diverse Kakerlaken verschreckt zwischen die Schränke. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drei Wohnungen habe ich insgesamt gesehen, in die ich gerne eingezogen wäre, die Wohnung in Garden City ist es nun geworden, weil die anderen potenziellen Mitbewohner nicht schnell genug entschieden haben.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mein Zimmer: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MIeDrT4Tkt8/TxCZADXAMWI/AAAAAAAABaA/XM_ZmxHXZ8E/s1600/DSCF0847-zimm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="290" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MIeDrT4Tkt8/TxCZADXAMWI/AAAAAAAABaA/XM_ZmxHXZ8E/s400/DSCF0847-zimm.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blick in den Flur - neben dem Balkon befinden sich das Zimmer meiner kanadischen Mitbewohnerin und rechts die Küche. Zwischen unseren Zimmern ist das Wohnzimmer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wn9BDxkacnA/TxCZAQwJ6-I/AAAAAAAABaM/AU58AY_AdX8/s1600/DSCF0850flur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="315" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wn9BDxkacnA/TxCZAQwJ6-I/AAAAAAAABaM/AU58AY_AdX8/s400/DSCF0850flur.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und der Blick aus dem Fenster:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lAlZjfkVPIw/TxCaNt2mFpI/AAAAAAAABaY/YugQiFaHxvw/s1600/DSCF0867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lAlZjfkVPIw/TxCaNt2mFpI/AAAAAAAABaY/YugQiFaHxvw/s400/DSCF0867.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-5010099281721755975?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/5010099281721755975/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=5010099281721755975' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5010099281721755975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5010099281721755975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/12/ungeduldig-wie-ich-bin-konnte-mir-die.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MIeDrT4Tkt8/TxCZADXAMWI/AAAAAAAABaA/XM_ZmxHXZ8E/s72-c/DSCF0847-zimm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-7762022952935652652</id><published>2011-11-08T12:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-13T12:39:07.088-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>schon wieder ein Geburtstag in der Ferne. Diesmal sogar ganz ohne Party.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dafür morgendlicher Sprachtest mit erfreulichem Ausgang, ein herziges Skype-Gespräch, zig Glückwünsche per Facebook, libanesisches Essen auf einem Nil-Dampfer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Und ein Blumenstrauß:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2N5kfw90kxI/TxCSLt12drI/AAAAAAAABZ0/L_AKx9u_f08/s1600/DSCF0860-gebbi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="380" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2N5kfw90kxI/TxCSLt12drI/AAAAAAAABZ0/L_AKx9u_f08/s400/DSCF0860-gebbi.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Danke für alles! :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-7762022952935652652?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/7762022952935652652/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=7762022952935652652' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7762022952935652652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7762022952935652652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/11/schon-wieder-ein-geburtstag-in-der.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2N5kfw90kxI/TxCSLt12drI/AAAAAAAABZ0/L_AKx9u_f08/s72-c/DSCF0860-gebbi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-994998713762080640</id><published>2011-11-04T15:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-04T15:58:02.325-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Friends, lovers, sweethearts!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I arrived safely in Egypt, was picked up at the airport in time, met old friends and made new ones, bought a bunch of books and after visiting three flats also seem to have found a good place to stay for the next months already. I will see two more flats tomorrow and then decide for one, but honestly the one I saw today seems to be perfect. In the heart of the city but in a quiet street, in an old-fashioned but clean building, with an Egyptian and an Italian flatmate and at a very reasonable price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because I ignored the happening of a big Islamic feast, &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha"&gt;Eid al-Adha&lt;/a&gt;, I have to wait for my language lessons one more week. But this certainly will turn out as something good because this way I will not force myself to hurry too much. I will just move out of the hotel, stroll around, meet friends and read newspapers. Should be enough to do...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So hope with me for more good news and a lot of pictures, for example of sheep, cows and cats :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. And I have to thank you again for the wonderful Goodbye you celebrated with me. I really loved it! So much, that I was still singing and dancing when I cleaned the flat the day after :) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-994998713762080640?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/994998713762080640/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=994998713762080640' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/994998713762080640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/994998713762080640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/11/friends-lovers-sweethearts-i-arrived.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8850582752474526752</id><published>2011-08-10T06:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-25T06:22:24.809-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Sneaking back to urbanity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5HcUYzR5M9w/Tn8nlov8EDI/AAAAAAAABZA/2LDF1FBEqp8/s1600/DSCF0685-7-bahn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5HcUYzR5M9w/Tn8nlov8EDI/AAAAAAAABZA/2LDF1FBEqp8/s320/DSCF0685-7-bahn.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TWt0WhBZa2o/Tn8n6dFl2sI/AAAAAAAABZE/ilM2gulvd_o/s1600/DSCF0688-7-bab.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TWt0WhBZa2o/Tn8n6dFl2sI/AAAAAAAABZE/ilM2gulvd_o/s320/DSCF0688-7-bab.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nature gets the &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emscher"&gt;Emscher &lt;/a&gt;back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MM_q9vI2HfY/Tn8obJp5KrI/AAAAAAAABZI/jpWs27rUkhg/s1600/DSCF0690-7-renaturierung.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8c3sSfCwAbo/Tn8p2JmROrI/AAAAAAAABZU/lp1zY2XWz0E/s1600/DSCF0697-7-graffi.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8c3sSfCwAbo/Tn8p2JmROrI/AAAAAAAABZU/lp1zY2XWz0E/s320/DSCF0697-7-graffi.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8850582752474526752?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8850582752474526752/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8850582752474526752' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8850582752474526752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8850582752474526752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/08/sneaking-back-to-urbanity.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5HcUYzR5M9w/Tn8nlov8EDI/AAAAAAAABZA/2LDF1FBEqp8/s72-c/DSCF0685-7-bahn.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-4168930226610024575</id><published>2011-08-09T05:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-25T06:03:42.547-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Starting the day with a &lt;a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Crassenstein"&gt;castle&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jj80HPVwRvo/Tn8coaDb0AI/AAAAAAAABYM/0IzEq0A3tbA/s1600/DSCF0625-6-crassenstein.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jj80HPVwRvo/Tn8coaDb0AI/AAAAAAAABYM/0IzEq0A3tbA/s320/DSCF0625-6-crassenstein.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ltrj2Jc71iU/Tn8dNyKAsLI/AAAAAAAABYQ/7DxW9OvRywE/s1600/DSCF0626-6-securi.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ltrj2Jc71iU/Tn8dNyKAsLI/AAAAAAAABYQ/7DxW9OvRywE/s320/DSCF0626-6-securi.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Green only, no cars, hardly any people, just adverse winds and rain breaks. Love it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XsDRXxS82e4/Tn8dwmcrzFI/AAAAAAAABYU/6ZwQVsyjHwU/s1600/DSCF0638-6-gose.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XsDRXxS82e4/Tn8dwmcrzFI/AAAAAAAABYU/6ZwQVsyjHwU/s320/DSCF0638-6-gose.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ba9n_SaAdwc/Tn8eTQa7GSI/AAAAAAAABYY/4d34rbVeW3M/s1600/DSCF0642-6-nat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ba9n_SaAdwc/Tn8eTQa7GSI/AAAAAAAABYY/4d34rbVeW3M/s320/DSCF0642-6-nat.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An old fashioned railroad crossing. You need to call the control center and then hurry to cross the rail treck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xLYGG-QFhUg/Tn8eyTqMk3I/AAAAAAAABYc/z02GvMShBQo/s1600/DSCF0645-6-schran.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xLYGG-QFhUg/Tn8eyTqMk3I/AAAAAAAABYc/z02GvMShBQo/s320/DSCF0645-6-schran.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ThVulP6I1GA/Tn8fMWs0RcI/AAAAAAAABYg/fskGt2cEavY/s1600/DSCF0649-6-schran2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ThVulP6I1GA/Tn8fMWs0RcI/AAAAAAAABYg/fskGt2cEavY/s320/DSCF0649-6-schran2.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-23kzHEIpYzE/Tn8fs-LoRhI/AAAAAAAABYk/BSl-DkTm3Mo/s1600/DSCF0650-6-schran3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-23kzHEIpYzE/Tn8fs-LoRhI/AAAAAAAABYk/BSl-DkTm3Mo/s320/DSCF0650-6-schran3.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Some weeks ago somebody at work claimed this part of a &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamm"&gt;Hamm &lt;/a&gt;non existent. I did some research then and now I could see myself: Hamm-Kump is for real ;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oezEG-KaSvI/Tn8gKSf0_lI/AAAAAAAABYo/iGd0Y8XVsyg/s1600/DSCF0657-6-kump.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oezEG-KaSvI/Tn8gKSf0_lI/AAAAAAAABYo/iGd0Y8XVsyg/s320/DSCF0657-6-kump.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mEL8kM2CfVA/Tn8hGOxdG9I/AAAAAAAABYw/GFQE9kNAD7w/s1600/DSCF0664-6-pause.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="235" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mEL8kM2CfVA/Tn8hGOxdG9I/AAAAAAAABYw/GFQE9kNAD7w/s320/DSCF0664-6-pause.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hhw-RO2vy7Q/Tn8gsclSEZI/AAAAAAAABYs/2SOCffTHTRQ/s1600/DSCF0663-6-koepf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hhw-RO2vy7Q/Tn8gsclSEZI/AAAAAAAABYs/2SOCffTHTRQ/s320/DSCF0663-6-koepf.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visiting an old friend and leaving a sunflower.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s9VgUb-P6CY/Tn8haMUEC3I/AAAAAAAABY0/M4sHUi79sr8/s1600/DSCF0668-6-rip.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="206" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s9VgUb-P6CY/Tn8haMUEC3I/AAAAAAAABY0/M4sHUi79sr8/s320/DSCF0668-6-rip.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-4168930226610024575?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/4168930226610024575/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=4168930226610024575' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4168930226610024575'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4168930226610024575'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/08/starting-day-with-castle-green-only-no.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jj80HPVwRvo/Tn8coaDb0AI/AAAAAAAABYM/0IzEq0A3tbA/s72-c/DSCF0625-6-crassenstein.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-6384563056292428184</id><published>2011-08-08T04:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-25T05:16:51.228-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Finally the map became my friend, but now opposing wind and rain made me stop several times, getting saved by chapels and carports. Stop overnight in &lt;a href="http://www.wadersloh.de/Geschichte.28.0.html"&gt;Wadersloh&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BJbPuS9CqOg/Tn8V71TryvI/AAAAAAAABX8/pr20NBF5Zqk/s1600/DSCF0598-5-vade.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="250" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BJbPuS9CqOg/Tn8V71TryvI/AAAAAAAABX8/pr20NBF5Zqk/s320/DSCF0598-5-vade.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-43ZU3doxpg4/Tn8WQY_bbXI/AAAAAAAABYA/Jse5GoBcFCs/s1600/DSCF0602-5-vadersloh.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="193" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-43ZU3doxpg4/Tn8WQY_bbXI/AAAAAAAABYA/Jse5GoBcFCs/s320/DSCF0602-5-vadersloh.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-6384563056292428184?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/6384563056292428184/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=6384563056292428184' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6384563056292428184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6384563056292428184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/08/finally-map-became-my-friend-but-now.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BJbPuS9CqOg/Tn8V71TryvI/AAAAAAAABX8/pr20NBF5Zqk/s72-c/DSCF0598-5-vade.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-233935304279594192</id><published>2011-08-07T03:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-25T05:15:29.852-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Starting a new day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gBHQFdMzbg8/Tn8JuFDyWHI/AAAAAAAABW0/wUwck2fFBUk/s1600/DSCF0487-4-start.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gBHQFdMzbg8/Tn8JuFDyWHI/AAAAAAAABW0/wUwck2fFBUk/s320/DSCF0487-4-start.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having a cigarette in the green.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EF10U9O0-VQ/Tn8KZxLOnlI/AAAAAAAABW4/LPHTz1GGzaQ/s1600/DSCF0489-4-gruen.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EF10U9O0-VQ/Tn8KZxLOnlI/AAAAAAAABW4/LPHTz1GGzaQ/s320/DSCF0489-4-gruen.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The old houses of &lt;a href="http://www.rheda-wiedenbrueck.de/"&gt;Rheda-Wiedenbrück&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wVus5hWzcSo/Tn8L5qE4W2I/AAAAAAAABXE/61ngBb-ai8I/s320/DSCF0502-4-rad.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rph2CKLCGA8/Tn8Omyvv-KI/AAAAAAAABXY/dpnQxJ_V9tk/s1600/DSCF0526-4-wied.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="227" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rph2CKLCGA8/Tn8Omyvv-KI/AAAAAAAABXY/dpnQxJ_V9tk/s320/DSCF0526-4-wied.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scrap metal art in &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rietberg"&gt;Rietberg&lt;/a&gt;, having an ice cream. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OuQdIgFF8Gc/Tn8PI0cmv8I/AAAAAAAABXc/XTGjKiWVFdc/s1600/DSCF0530-4-rietschrott.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OuQdIgFF8Gc/Tn8PI0cmv8I/AAAAAAAABXc/XTGjKiWVFdc/s320/DSCF0530-4-rietschrott.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The artificial wildlife sanctuary &lt;a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinhorster_Becken"&gt;Steinhorster Becken&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NIOhpFW6lCk/Tn8Qdmm8uTI/AAAAAAAABXo/W60UawKRqrA/s1600/DSCF0537-4-steinhorsterbecken.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NIOhpFW6lCk/Tn8Qdmm8uTI/AAAAAAAABXo/W60UawKRqrA/s320/DSCF0537-4-steinhorsterbecken.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-233935304279594192?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/233935304279594192/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=233935304279594192' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/233935304279594192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/233935304279594192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/08/starting-new-day.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gBHQFdMzbg8/Tn8JuFDyWHI/AAAAAAAABW0/wUwck2fFBUk/s72-c/DSCF0487-4-start.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1742542513875858024</id><published>2011-08-06T03:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-25T06:28:09.116-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;In the morning of our third day I decided to go on alone because my friends planned to head on with their high speed which I found too stressful. Besides my knees had started to hurt because I had no possibility to adapt to this long distances and small breaks. And, last but not least, as the only smoker in our group I always had to hurry to finish coffee, food and cigarettes and not make them wait for me. So here my first relaxing cigarette break, just before I go and buy a map to find my way home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyGdAU7LvII/Tn7_3b28gcI/AAAAAAAABWU/WPzfgzXC524/s1600/DSCF0444-3-start.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyGdAU7LvII/Tn7_3b28gcI/AAAAAAAABWU/WPzfgzXC524/s320/DSCF0444-3-start.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyGdAU7LvII/Tn7_3b28gcI/AAAAAAAABWU/WPzfgzXC524/s1600/DSCF0444-3-start.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The map and me had some problems first, what made me stop again and again and drive pretty slowly. Additionally the road signs were far from perfect...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEkkI173jRQ/Tn8Ak0f7OWI/AAAAAAAABWc/Ca1x2xcaQkk/s1600/DSCF0449-3-schild.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEkkI173jRQ/Tn8Ak0f7OWI/AAAAAAAABWc/Ca1x2xcaQkk/s320/DSCF0449-3-schild.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Orchids everywhere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DXoep5vQU5A/Tn8BoOymukI/AAAAAAAABWk/XzII6pP52Ro/s1600/DSCF0453-3-orchis.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="247" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DXoep5vQU5A/Tn8BoOymukI/AAAAAAAABWk/XzII6pP52Ro/s320/DSCF0453-3-orchis.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Nobody around, relaxing speed, no need to talk. That's holidays!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IQpGcnJyTQo/Tn8CQFudFXI/AAAAAAAABWo/DM_lp40T_eM/s1600/DSCF0457-3-weg.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IQpGcnJyTQo/Tn8CQFudFXI/AAAAAAAABWo/DM_lp40T_eM/s320/DSCF0457-3-weg.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sleep over in the &lt;a href="http://www.flussbett-hotel.de/"&gt;Flussbett Hotel&lt;/a&gt;, having excellent organic food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-to4oIRSrNwE/Tn8C0jXY9dI/AAAAAAAABWs/xZqdfj50hAY/s1600/DSCF0465-3-food.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-to4oIRSrNwE/Tn8C0jXY9dI/AAAAAAAABWs/xZqdfj50hAY/s320/DSCF0465-3-food.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1742542513875858024?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1742542513875858024/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1742542513875858024' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1742542513875858024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1742542513875858024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/08/in-morning-of-our-third-day-i-decided.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyGdAU7LvII/Tn7_3b28gcI/AAAAAAAABWU/WPzfgzXC524/s72-c/DSCF0444-3-start.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8655457375175768795</id><published>2011-08-05T02:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-25T06:33:53.753-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;We were driving pretty fast and had almost no breaks, but at this organic supermarket we got coffee and wonderful chocolate cake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gOzVn-iFTzo/Tn75-XxBXEI/AAAAAAAABWI/V-AosK6oyWY/s1600/DSCF0420pause-ko.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gOzVn-iFTzo/Tn75-XxBXEI/AAAAAAAABWI/V-AosK6oyWY/s320/DSCF0420pause-ko.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And then, all of a sudden, we stood there: A bridge in the middle of restauration, no way to just cross it by bike. And my friends had only a map which did not help to find an alternative route. Fortunately it was possible to cross the bridge by foot though only by ignoring the fences. So we removed our bags and carried every single bag and bike past the fences, over the gaps betweens street and bridge and to the other side. As you can see: We had a sense of humor about the unexpected disruption.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SArFpjXvPRg/Tn76nBgA7MI/AAAAAAAABWM/XxLRi-_anl4/s1600/DSCF0422br%25C3%25BCcke-ko.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SArFpjXvPRg/Tn76nBgA7MI/AAAAAAAABWM/XxLRi-_anl4/s320/DSCF0422br%25C3%25BCcke-ko.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The evening came with some more surprises: The camping ground we headed for did exist but the people there did not allow us to stay. The owner was not present and the women managing a christian youth group for some reason seemed to be afraid of us three travelers and did not show any grace of charity. However, we were happy then to find this old farmyard about three kilometres away from the camping ground. The old owner told his dog that we are okay, allowed us to stay and use the water pipe next to to door and by sunset even brought us three bottles of beer to welcome us. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P9G09dspfxQ/Tn77NuZd0oI/AAAAAAAABWQ/f42BYTQXDy0/s1600/DSCF0426bauer-ko.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P9G09dspfxQ/Tn77NuZd0oI/AAAAAAAABWQ/f42BYTQXDy0/s320/DSCF0426bauer-ko.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8655457375175768795?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8655457375175768795/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8655457375175768795' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8655457375175768795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8655457375175768795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/08/we-were-driving-pretty-fast-and-had.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gOzVn-iFTzo/Tn75-XxBXEI/AAAAAAAABWI/V-AosK6oyWY/s72-c/DSCF0420pause-ko.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-2643628414302520111</id><published>2011-08-04T02:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-25T06:29:38.090-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pFTAvCpt5aI/Tn7yCPzGvYI/AAAAAAAABWE/lboatCylyEQ/s1600/DSCF0414tag1-ko.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pFTAvCpt5aI/Tn7yCPzGvYI/AAAAAAAABWE/lboatCylyEQ/s320/DSCF0414tag1-ko.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three days ago I did not even know I would be travelling. I had so much work that I decided to need a break and told a friend that I did not exactly know what to do except leaving town for some days. She invited me to the trip she and her boyfriend had planned months in advance and here we are, biking and camping about 90 kilometres from our hometown on our first evening.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I bought a new tent because I only had a big one which weights to much for biking. So I decided for the &lt;a href="http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/Gear-Reviews/Search-Results/Tents/Coleman-Rigel-X2-tent-2008/"&gt;Coleman Rigel&lt;/a&gt;. I do not understand how two people should sleep there comfortably even if they like each other very much. Rain becomes a problem when you try to get your stuff out of the tent - you have to decide if either you get wet or you stuff. Although I have to say: It stayed tried also during heavy rain. But even if it does not rain the condensation water wets you and your sleeping bag. Still, the tent is fast to fix, small to pack and really very light. So I will keep it for later loner tours.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-2643628414302520111?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2643628414302520111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2643628414302520111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/08/three-days-ago-i-did-not-even-know-i.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pFTAvCpt5aI/Tn7yCPzGvYI/AAAAAAAABWE/lboatCylyEQ/s72-c/DSCF0414tag1-ko.JPG' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3562158866327829835</id><published>2011-03-31T00:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-04T04:45:33.047-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;Two&lt;a href="http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-04-01T00%3A00%3A00-07%3A00&amp;amp;updated-max=2010-05-01T00%3A00%3A00-07%3A00&amp;amp;max-results=1"&gt; things I like&lt;/a&gt; about Germany:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Taking a cab and entering the front seat like a duck takes to water. One thing I would never dare to do in the Middle East. In Germany I think nothing of doing so. Every taxi driver would consider me vain and snobbish not sitting next to him and chatting about the weather, family, jobs, whatever. Besides the sight is a lot better than from the back seat. In Egypt or elsewhere in the Middle East taking the front seat would most likely be understood as an invitation to harass me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Imagine a crowded place in Germany, a placid evening, everyone chatting, smoking, trinking. And in the middle of this urban scene imagine a small cat searching for food in the rubbish. Apart from the fact that there would hardly be any rubbish bag lying in a German Downtown - it would be unthinkable for anyone to kick the cat for all the world to see. Not everyone may love animals, but no one would dare to torture an animal in public. I have seen incidents like this not only once in the Middle East. I always wanted to hit or kick the animal abusers back. But I never did because I was on my own and not any one of the passerbys would have understood why I was angry, arguing and certainly screaming. In Germany it would not only be me showing the bad ass that he is doing terribly wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are certainly more important issues to discuss about, but both are about respect. &lt;br /&gt;Respect between men and women.&lt;br /&gt;Respect for any living creature. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do not claim that Germany is perfect. I do not claim that respect is present everywhere, for everything, for everyone. &lt;br /&gt;But still I realize the small contrasting things I love my homeland for.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3562158866327829835?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3562158866327829835/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3562158866327829835' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3562158866327829835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3562158866327829835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/03/two-things-i-like-about-germany-1.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3054936624566902073</id><published>2011-03-30T02:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-30T02:15:35.108-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;just for the fun of it... who knows when I will ever have such a good and interesting view ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pXzQ4Hlhgeo/TZLz9jDPxgI/AAAAAAAABVk/8bjaoMecnc4/s1600/DSC00110start.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pXzQ4Hlhgeo/TZLz9jDPxgI/AAAAAAAABVk/8bjaoMecnc4/s320/DSC00110start.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SrH9U-_YJNA/TZL0CiEoSXI/AAAAAAAABVo/2SbfTufZ1YM/s1600/DSC00111schatten.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SrH9U-_YJNA/TZL0CiEoSXI/AAAAAAAABVo/2SbfTufZ1YM/s320/DSC00111schatten.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cairo &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ytjtjfyyo9o/TZL0HjQ9nLI/AAAAAAAABVs/sMUfUmADyok/s1600/DSC00112kurve.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ytjtjfyyo9o/TZL0HjQ9nLI/AAAAAAAABVs/sMUfUmADyok/s320/DSC00112kurve.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YHotoWJVASI/TZL0MWf8tTI/AAAAAAAABVw/_XDiMf0lehM/s1600/DSC00113kairo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YHotoWJVASI/TZL0MWf8tTI/AAAAAAAABVw/_XDiMf0lehM/s320/DSC00113kairo.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;al-Iskanderia / Alexandria &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d3DCxfJaUJg/TZL0RHb2UlI/AAAAAAAABV0/qZ3WtatXTNI/s1600/DSC00122iskanderia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d3DCxfJaUJg/TZL0RHb2UlI/AAAAAAAABV0/qZ3WtatXTNI/s320/DSC00122iskanderia.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WDHlSDlVQ3Y/TZL0XCQT1xI/AAAAAAAABV4/SL4IPAr7t2U/s1600/DSC00124kueste.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WDHlSDlVQ3Y/TZL0XCQT1xI/AAAAAAAABV4/SL4IPAr7t2U/s320/DSC00124kueste.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3054936624566902073?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3054936624566902073/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3054936624566902073' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3054936624566902073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3054936624566902073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/03/just-for-fun-of-it.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pXzQ4Hlhgeo/TZLz9jDPxgI/AAAAAAAABVk/8bjaoMecnc4/s72-c/DSC00110start.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3510545709098706039</id><published>2011-03-27T03:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-30T02:21:08.449-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;I already posted the pictures of the traces of the revolution but I also talked a lot with Egyptian friends and other people about their hopes and fears. I arrived just after 77 per cent of the population voted "Yes" for the constitutional referendum and exactly the day the Ministry of Interior burned. The revolution is still everywhere - a newpaper article is pinned at the hotel reception and in the elevator, people are discussing the latest revolutionary events in other Arab countries, e.g. Syria and Yemen, whereever you go you the TV is turned on and does not show soap operas as one year ago but the news by &lt;a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/"&gt;Al-Jazeera &lt;/a&gt;or &lt;a href="http://www.alarabiya.net/en_default.html"&gt;Al-Arabia&lt;/a&gt;. And then there was this silence well after midnight. Silence in a city that is know as the one that never sleeps. No traffic, no honking, no laughter, only the screams of fighting cats during the night because of the curfew. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most of the people I talked to had voted "No". Young liberals who had been at Tahrir square, some for all of the 18 cold, cold nights, some only a few times, but all with high hopes. Did you know that coke works against tear gas? I did not and my new friends did not either. But some Tunesians knew already and helped their egyptian friends by telling them. Some of the people I asked now started to work at the grassroots, talking in their neigbourhood about the coming events and political decisions, planning to campaign for promising parties and candidates or just keep talking with family and friends because they lack time to be engaged more. Most of them fear the influence of islamists, even the moderate ones as the &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood"&gt;Muslimbrotherhood&lt;/a&gt;, but none of them denies that especially the Brotherhood will play a important role in new Egypt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I also met the &lt;a href="http://www.ikhwanweb.com/"&gt;Muslimbrothers &lt;/a&gt;because writing my PhD about Egypt means that I need all the information I can get. I confess that I was a little trouble by the thought of going to their office and meeting them. For me it felt like walking into the lion's den. (No offense to anyone! Just my feelings!) It was interesting though. I did not get this much new information because we had a little misunderstanding when I asked for an appointment with an official some days before. But it was important anyway because now my personal fear is gone and I can handle them with reason although I am still pretty sceptical about their ambitions. And it was interesting to see how many people are visiting the office and try to get into the network of the brothers - memorable especially to see the western visitors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The strangest encounter came when I did not expect any more. Heading for my flight back, drinking my last coffee in Egypt in the crowded lobby I accidentally shared my table with a young woman who catched my attention before because of her stylish clothes. It turned out she was an actress on her way to Casablanca to present her new film. "I hate the people of Tahrir" she told me and "I want Mubarak back, he is so sweet and good." I was not surprised because I knew already about the role of the state owned media and a lot of entertainment VIPs like actors and singers during the revolutionary days. I did not ask for her name. But I realised that the girl that traveled with the blonde, sunglassed actress, her "friend" and stylist, did not participated in our talk although I invited her to. The second girl stayed silent, ate her meal and then as a matter of course took the big bag of the starlet when the two of them left for the gate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what will happen next? I have to change the design of my PhD to catch the changes caused by the revolution. Hopefully I will be done by the end of the year and then gather my data in Egypt. I do not expect to travel before Octobre, but who knows - maybe we will have a litte summertrip for a week or so :) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3510545709098706039?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3510545709098706039/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3510545709098706039' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3510545709098706039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3510545709098706039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-already-posted-pictures-of-traces-of.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-2649020440863664235</id><published>2011-03-26T00:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-30T02:27:45.635-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;So, what I really was here for was searching for the traces of the revolution. Entering my hotel I smelled the scent of fire as well as when first heading for Tahrir. In the lobby of the hotel some windows are crashed, near the egyptian museum the building of the ruling party was burnt. After a bit, I did not smell the agone fires anymore - habituation works...&lt;br /&gt;What I see and hear instead is the proudness of most Egyptians. At Tahrir the do not only sell t-shirts that say "I love Egypt" but also lots of theses badges that remind of the start of the revolution. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hpRGl_aJ9LU/TY2VfAReSWI/AAAAAAAABUg/Ch6VeA6bzpQ/s1600/DSCF0101kleb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hpRGl_aJ9LU/TY2VfAReSWI/AAAAAAAABUg/Ch6VeA6bzpQ/s320/DSCF0101kleb.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At Tahrir I also found a single remaining leaflet showing the wishes of the angry demonstrators. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xpRL-Kgh92c/TY2XLPkrWCI/AAAAAAAABUo/JtqAq4GfjTM/s1600/DSCF0110zettahrir.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xpRL-Kgh92c/TY2XLPkrWCI/AAAAAAAABUo/JtqAq4GfjTM/s320/DSCF0110zettahrir.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If I did not know better I would have thought: "Well Egypt is a third world country, it is normal that the streets are broken, even downtown."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ki8z8_hF1X0/TY2WZ6RzrqI/AAAAAAAABUk/XHx-4fqA24Y/s1600/DSCF0107steintahrir.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ki8z8_hF1X0/TY2WZ6RzrqI/AAAAAAAABUk/XHx-4fqA24Y/s320/DSCF0107steintahrir.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;But I know better. These are the traces of the fierce battles between the demonstrators and their counterparts paid by the regime. A friend of mine spent his nights at Tahrir and told me how they removed the pavers, crashed them and prepared this way for the attacks they knew would happen. We all know the pictures of the people of Tahrir who tried to protect themselves. To walk where formerly the street was neat if not tidy feels weird, especially because you find broken spots all around the square and in the neigbouring streets and know you are walking a battlefield.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7VxBxipvtTA/TY2X-Og-pOI/AAAAAAAABUs/Se9pdeOG8oU/s1600/DSCF0111steintalaatharb.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7VxBxipvtTA/TY2X-Og-pOI/AAAAAAAABUs/Se9pdeOG8oU/s320/DSCF0111steintalaatharb.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I came also across a very touching gesture: All around Tahrir people had hung little plastic baskets at lampposts and other pickets to say "We wil keep our country clean - now and for the rest of time." Rubbish very often just lies at the ground because the is no convenient number of dustbins all around. And although my best fried in Egypt told me: "Well people did this but I do not think that keeping the streets clean is our business." I think the little coloured buckets are not only a try to keep the streets clean but are clear political claim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3caaPAgdv-U/TZL2xi2ELRI/AAAAAAAABV8/SV-7jsfPZ_4/s1600/DSCF0171bucket.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3caaPAgdv-U/TZL2xi2ELRI/AAAAAAAABV8/SV-7jsfPZ_4/s320/DSCF0171bucket.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-2649020440863664235?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/2649020440863664235/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=2649020440863664235' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2649020440863664235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2649020440863664235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/03/so-first-i-was-searching-for-obvious.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hpRGl_aJ9LU/TY2VfAReSWI/AAAAAAAABUg/Ch6VeA6bzpQ/s72-c/DSCF0101kleb.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-397148945600044014</id><published>2011-03-25T02:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-28T02:36:25.815-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;I miss my old cat so badly.&lt;br /&gt;I know I should not get a new cat now since my life will be too unstable for some more time to take this responsibility.&lt;br /&gt;I kind of freak out everytime I see a cat - especially the stray ones in the streets of Cairo, sick and dirty as they are.&lt;br /&gt;I can hardly  resist the wish to feed and pet them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I did not.&lt;br /&gt;And I did not bring one home.&lt;br /&gt;Not even this little sweety.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lR5co1LfqMk/TZBVyhG-52I/AAAAAAAABVg/WcnaCcVpadU/s1600/DSCF0128mauz.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lR5co1LfqMk/TZBVyhG-52I/AAAAAAAABVg/WcnaCcVpadU/s320/DSCF0128mauz.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although I really wanted to... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-397148945600044014?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/397148945600044014/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=397148945600044014' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/397148945600044014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/397148945600044014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-miss-my-old-cat-so-badly.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lR5co1LfqMk/TZBVyhG-52I/AAAAAAAABVg/WcnaCcVpadU/s72-c/DSCF0128mauz.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-4493733206902183263</id><published>2011-03-24T01:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-28T02:13:57.738-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;when you are a friend of mine you know already what comes next. I love nature, I love green, I love plants, I love animals, I cannot live without any of them, I love to take pictures of them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And since this was never meant to be a political blog I feel free to show you the green banks of the river Nile in the middle of Cairo. I found these plant shops at the isle Manial/Roda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KZtSPUHOrJg/TZBMtwixUvI/AAAAAAAABVM/-AgbS-gr9T0/s1600/DSCF0154nilrot.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KZtSPUHOrJg/TZBMtwixUvI/AAAAAAAABVM/-AgbS-gr9T0/s320/DSCF0154nilrot.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xiJkUwaUMh0/TZBNckC_A_I/AAAAAAAABVU/1zKwl7J2oKg/s1600/DSCF0163nilherz.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xiJkUwaUMh0/TZBNckC_A_I/AAAAAAAABVU/1zKwl7J2oKg/s320/DSCF0163nilherz.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do not know what kind of bird it is but its blue feathers were shining like jewelry in the sun. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uyBugPzNF14/TZBNE-7T4lI/AAAAAAAABVQ/2vZna9RtV-o/s1600/DSCF0160nilvog.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uyBugPzNF14/TZBNE-7T4lI/AAAAAAAABVQ/2vZna9RtV-o/s320/DSCF0160nilvog.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And that's what it looks like when you cross the bridge back to downtown:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wxcutpB5td4/TZBN09CF7jI/AAAAAAAABVY/htRxNWm6JRc/s1600/DSCF0169nil.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wxcutpB5td4/TZBN09CF7jI/AAAAAAAABVY/htRxNWm6JRc/s320/DSCF0169nil.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sTCtiF9hRPo/TZBOJvIQm3I/AAAAAAAABVc/H47c4XpjG-o/s1600/DSCF0170nilbrueck.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sTCtiF9hRPo/TZBOJvIQm3I/AAAAAAAABVc/H47c4XpjG-o/s320/DSCF0170nilbrueck.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-4493733206902183263?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/4493733206902183263/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=4493733206902183263' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4493733206902183263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4493733206902183263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/03/when-you-are-friend-of-mine-you-know.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KZtSPUHOrJg/TZBMtwixUvI/AAAAAAAABVM/-AgbS-gr9T0/s72-c/DSCF0154nilrot.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8296881522331627608</id><published>2011-03-23T01:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-28T01:48:15.719-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;I could not resist, I had to go to Khan Khalili again. It is a tourist trap of course but in the same time it is the best place to get lost, be overwhelmed and part of arabic culture. Besides I went there with a German guy I met in the hotel and since it was his first time in Egypt I could kind of advise him not to tap in every trap that came along the way ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some pictures from the part where the golden stuff is made and sold. Since this is the only part of the bazaar where the streets are this narrow I understand the architecture as a quiet simple but very effective safety concept. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mzeo7wCkRWs/TZBCeEFy8SI/AAAAAAAABUw/tFJz19R7uKw/s1600/DSCF0120khangassegold.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mzeo7wCkRWs/TZBCeEFy8SI/AAAAAAAABUw/tFJz19R7uKw/s320/DSCF0120khangassegold.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PInnGj-kZws/TZBC1btfFBI/AAAAAAAABU0/7E2NgJ80Td0/s1600/DSCF0123khanhoch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PInnGj-kZws/TZBC1btfFBI/AAAAAAAABU0/7E2NgJ80Td0/s320/DSCF0123khanhoch.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-61lxhydn0O4/TZBDPIXFp2I/AAAAAAAABU4/VcsKmJ2DHBA/s1600/DSCF0125khangold.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-61lxhydn0O4/TZBDPIXFp2I/AAAAAAAABU4/VcsKmJ2DHBA/s320/DSCF0125khangold.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;spices of course &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cMOmgf5y8jI/TZBDlzJa-LI/AAAAAAAABU8/P5SqwRi8SqE/s1600/DSCF0139wuerz.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cMOmgf5y8jI/TZBDlzJa-LI/AAAAAAAABU8/P5SqwRi8SqE/s320/DSCF0139wuerz.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the guys who do the waterpipes (Shisha) - I always thought all the Shishas in Egypt come from China, but obviously at least some of them are Egyptian and handmade...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6_TzlwjNyZs/TZBD_a9J26I/AAAAAAAABVA/01cmHjmw4JY/s1600/DSCF0143khanpipe.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6_TzlwjNyZs/TZBD_a9J26I/AAAAAAAABVA/01cmHjmw4JY/s320/DSCF0143khanpipe.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9gfN1_nlss/TZBEWiNiDXI/AAAAAAAABVE/Y7d-b1CquKU/s1600/DSCF0147khanmasch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9gfN1_nlss/TZBEWiNiDXI/AAAAAAAABVE/Y7d-b1CquKU/s320/DSCF0147khanmasch.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A walked the ancient quarter for hours when I came first here. This time we only strolled around a bit and had a coffee. Seeing these big new pipes for gas was ambivalent. On one side I consider it a progress that the state invests in the quarter and tries to keep up with the needs of the people. On the other side it looked like this building lot is not very well thought through and blocks the street and entrances since a long time already.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-63vWDPlHF3g/TZBEurMCp9I/AAAAAAAABVI/RUL1BVCDmLg/s1600/DSCF0150khangas.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-63vWDPlHF3g/TZBEurMCp9I/AAAAAAAABVI/RUL1BVCDmLg/s320/DSCF0150khangas.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8296881522331627608?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8296881522331627608/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8296881522331627608' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8296881522331627608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8296881522331627608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-could-not-resist-i-had-to-go-to-khan.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mzeo7wCkRWs/TZBCeEFy8SI/AAAAAAAABUw/tFJz19R7uKw/s72-c/DSCF0120khangassegold.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-7716435053590500814</id><published>2011-03-22T16:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-28T01:50:06.896-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;did I ever mention that I love to fly? I know that it is everything but a sustainable way of travelling but still, I like the feeling and the view:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-E-C-eEL9zvU/TYvWSR_VZbI/AAAAAAAABUc/G7X_-5WumDI/s1600/Image0113flug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-E-C-eEL9zvU/TYvWSR_VZbI/AAAAAAAABUc/G7X_-5WumDI/s320/Image0113flug.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-7716435053590500814?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/7716435053590500814/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=7716435053590500814' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7716435053590500814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7716435053590500814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/03/did-i-ever-mention-that-i-love-to-fly-i.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-E-C-eEL9zvU/TYvWSR_VZbI/AAAAAAAABUc/G7X_-5WumDI/s72-c/Image0113flug.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8130464643594702120</id><published>2011-03-16T04:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-16T04:15:57.744-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='egypt'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;I will be traveling again! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just a very, very brief visit in Egypt but nevertheless I'm moving and can explore the "new Egypt" my egyptian friends promised.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, very soon there will be some new pics, some new words and still the plan to do my research by the end of the year. We will see ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Start&lt;/b&gt;: March, 22nd &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8130464643594702120?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8130464643594702120/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8130464643594702120' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8130464643594702120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8130464643594702120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-will-be-traveling-agai-just-very-very.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-5699519653429561657</id><published>2010-10-25T12:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-01-17T07:50:40.661-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Time is running so fast, I almost forgot to blog about it. So friends, don’t worry, I am fine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a teacher finally. I do not believe in signs, but I love the fact that my first class is Iraqi. The &lt;a href="http://www.daad.de/hochschulen/wiederaufbau/irak/10208.de.html"&gt;DAAD&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href="http://www.raumplanung.uni-dortmund.de/ispc/pliq/index.html"&gt;TU Dortmund&lt;/a&gt; cooperate with Iraqi universities and I am the lucky one who takes care of eleven young men and women and makes them understand and speak my mother tongue. They are amazing! Very willing to learn, curious and always ready for a joke. We laugh a lot while we work together. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9h4zYw26I/AAAAAAAABTo/kOWDIO48xL8/s1600/DSCF9562korr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9h4zYw26I/AAAAAAAABTo/kOWDIO48xL8/s320/DSCF9562korr.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9h0SVmTHI/AAAAAAAABTk/RtJRA86yie4/s1600/DSCF9561korr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9h0SVmTHI/AAAAAAAABTk/RtJRA86yie4/s320/DSCF9561korr.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;And luckily we also have the possibility to visit different places in the region to make them understand why Germany is the country it is. Examples: &lt;a href="http://dev.brauereimuseum.dortmund.de/project/assets/template3.jsp?tid=57967&amp;amp;iid=nl&amp;amp;smi=1.0"&gt;brewery museum&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.westfalenhallen.de/114.php"&gt;fairground hall&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href="http://www.konzerthaus-dortmund.de/"&gt;concert house&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.afg-do.de/"&gt;Anne Frank comprehensive school&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dortmunder_U"&gt;Dortmunder U&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.entsorgung-dortmund.de/Das-Unternehmen/Anlagen/Deponie-Dortmund-Nordost/131421,1031,131407,-1.aspx"&gt;disposal site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="border: medium none; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9h76ZXBSI/AAAAAAAABTs/Fk-GjeHYmlo/s1600/DSCF9505baumus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="294" nx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9h76ZXBSI/AAAAAAAABTs/Fk-GjeHYmlo/s320/DSCF9505baumus.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9h-tFl48I/AAAAAAAABTw/yAVy2NhcIps/s1600/DSCF9607konz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="236" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9h-tFl48I/AAAAAAAABTw/yAVy2NhcIps/s320/DSCF9607konz.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9iCAzlN4I/AAAAAAAABT0/6Q6BzS9fJgU/s1600/DSCF9680messe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9iCAzlN4I/AAAAAAAABT0/6Q6BzS9fJgU/s320/DSCF9680messe.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Besides I am still working for the radio station and read and write and read and write and talk and r…. for my PhD. So I never feel bored but still have the time to do things I can not earn money with. I recently got a new idea about my future plans that will change my daily business a lot but it is too early to talk about it. So stay tuned :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;P.S. something sad: My cat, brave Leroy passed away. We lived together for 13 years. He was sick but the vet said it would be okay with the help of one tablet a day. In the end everything happened very fast and now I often feel strange sitting at my desk and wondering for the split of a second where he sits or sleeps.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-5699519653429561657?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/5699519653429561657/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=5699519653429561657' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5699519653429561657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5699519653429561657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/10/time-is-running-so-fast-i-almost-forgot.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9h4zYw26I/AAAAAAAABTo/kOWDIO48xL8/s72-c/DSCF9562korr.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-621166840007512615</id><published>2010-09-19T06:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-06T12:16:37.342-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB"&gt;Friends of mine moved and live now in a beautiful flat with a tiny garden. While they went to &lt;place w:st="on"&gt;&lt;country-region w:st="on"&gt;Italy&lt;/country-region&gt;&lt;/place&gt; I had the keys to work sitting in their winter garden and take care of flat and post box. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9f1DJ5otI/AAAAAAAABTM/Kztdx3Dl2_Y/s1600/marmDSC00096korr.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9f1DJ5otI/AAAAAAAABTM/Kztdx3Dl2_Y/s320/marmDSC00096korr.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB"&gt;During these two weeks the plums got ripe, so tried to preserve fruits for the first time of my live. The cook books of my mother, older then I am, told me what to do and how.&lt;/span&gt;﻿&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9fy1CjtOI/AAAAAAAABTI/SSPpe8pMZts/s1600/marmDSC00093korr.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9fy1CjtOI/AAAAAAAABTI/SSPpe8pMZts/s320/marmDSC00093korr.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9fwc6vzKI/AAAAAAAABTE/7FdfUtvjVsk/s1600/marmDSC00091korr.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="231" nx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9fwc6vzKI/AAAAAAAABTE/7FdfUtvjVsk/s320/marmDSC00091korr.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border: medium none;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB"&gt;I confess that I underestimated the quantity of plums so after having preserved about five kilos alone I asked my boyfriend, who is an excellent cook, to help me. I had experimented with vanilla, chocolate and rum. Together we made one sweet and one hot plum jam. The last one is with curry, garlic, green pepper, mustard and other stuff and tastes absolutely gorgeous. Needs to be done next year again!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-621166840007512615?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/621166840007512615/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=621166840007512615' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/621166840007512615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/621166840007512615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/09/friends-of-mine-moved-and-live-now-in.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9f1DJ5otI/AAAAAAAABTM/Kztdx3Dl2_Y/s72-c/marmDSC00096korr.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8127948872002267095</id><published>2010-08-27T17:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-06T12:17:35.885-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Six days relaxation. Although the weather was a little bad tempered. We had storm, rain, a soaking tent, dog roses, some sun and a good time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9cV0RBFnI/AAAAAAAABS0/fdDmwSi6VV4/s1600/stmaartenzeeDSC00077rose.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9cV0RBFnI/AAAAAAAABS0/fdDmwSi6VV4/s320/stmaartenzeeDSC00077rose.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9ceP7VlRI/AAAAAAAABS8/NzD1qLHpf4E/s1600/stmaartenzeeDSC00072home.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9ceP7VlRI/AAAAAAAABS8/NzD1qLHpf4E/s320/stmaartenzeeDSC00072home.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9cZCz7UHI/AAAAAAAABS4/BI4oQvCeH4g/s1600/stmaartenzeeDSC00073blick.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9cZCz7UHI/AAAAAAAABS4/BI4oQvCeH4g/s320/stmaartenzeeDSC00073blick.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border: medium none;"&gt;About the &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petten_nuclear_reactor"&gt;reactor&lt;/a&gt; that lies hidden in the dunes I read only later.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8127948872002267095?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8127948872002267095/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8127948872002267095' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8127948872002267095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8127948872002267095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/08/six-days-relaxation.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/TM9cV0RBFnI/AAAAAAAABS0/fdDmwSi6VV4/s72-c/stmaartenzeeDSC00077rose.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1186986240033763791</id><published>2010-04-26T05:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-26T05:42:21.008-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>What I really love about Germany?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walking home, alone, in the middle of the night ... and nobody cares or wonders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S9WJ7eUIb3I/AAAAAAAABSk/-CmIrqkSAVo/s1600/DSC00085ddorfkorr.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S9WJ7eUIb3I/AAAAAAAABSk/-CmIrqkSAVo/s320/DSC00085ddorfkorr.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1186986240033763791?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1186986240033763791/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1186986240033763791' title='1 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1186986240033763791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1186986240033763791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-i-really-love-about-germany.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S9WJ7eUIb3I/AAAAAAAABSk/-CmIrqkSAVo/s72-c/DSC00085ddorfkorr.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1271339061428132346</id><published>2010-03-15T15:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-15T15:48:04.620-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I went with my language buddy to see &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliopolis_%28Cairo_suburb%29"&gt;Heliopolis&lt;/a&gt;, which is still called "New Egypt" although it is already 100 years old. And it appears a bit odd to see next to gross tower blocks typical for modern architecture these beautiful buildings that where meant to create an atmosphere of relaxed richness and a new way of life. I'll show only the old ones ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56tSSTmiFI/AAAAAAAABSc/er48GRikOgM/s1600-h/Image0083heliosta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56tSSTmiFI/AAAAAAAABSc/er48GRikOgM/s320/Image0083heliosta.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We almost got trouble when I took this picture from the other side of the street because we were standing in front of the &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Presidential_Palace"&gt; presidential palace &lt;/a&gt;that is used to host foreign VIP such as presidents and monarchs and the military guard did not like us to stand in front of the wall for more then two minutes...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56souDsJEI/AAAAAAAABSU/phzhhcUOrB0/s1600-h/Image0085heliodet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56souDsJEI/AAAAAAAABSU/phzhhcUOrB0/s320/Image0085heliodet.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56rGPJiJQI/AAAAAAAABR8/8RmpOTSowpk/s1600-h/Image0089heliohaus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56rGPJiJQI/AAAAAAAABR8/8RmpOTSowpk/s320/Image0089heliohaus.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56sFxfvKCI/AAAAAAAABSM/XXeSDE9LfZU/s1600-h/Image0087helioschlo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56sFxfvKCI/AAAAAAAABSM/XXeSDE9LfZU/s320/Image0087helioschlo.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56qVVk4zII/AAAAAAAABRs/zCSCSVRsO1o/s1600-h/Image0099heliobaron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56qVVk4zII/AAAAAAAABRs/zCSCSVRsO1o/s320/Image0099heliobaron.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;a href="http://tour-guide.egypt.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=371:the-baron-palace-of-heliopolis&amp;catid=20:destinations&amp;Itemid=168"&gt;Baron Palace &lt;/a&gt;is under construction at the moment so we could not enter, but the mix of architectural styles was impressive even from the distance. If I ever will have the possibility I would love to see it from the inside too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heliopolis is located about 20 minutes from Downtown and I could tell just by walking around that it is the area of the upper middle class - even the cats look cleaner... Another thing that stood out was the number of unveiled women. Still I saw mainly women with hijab but obviously many Christian Egyptians live there. So here are some churches - again, we almost got trouble, because one of the guards did not wanted me to take a pic...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56rbQZDKhI/AAAAAAAABSE/X1CYD3ByB0Y/s1600-h/Image0088heliochri.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56rbQZDKhI/AAAAAAAABSE/X1CYD3ByB0Y/s320/Image0088heliochri.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56qnWsKdPI/AAAAAAAABR0/h4aSrmIsa3I/s1600-h/Image0091heliokopt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56qnWsKdPI/AAAAAAAABR0/h4aSrmIsa3I/s320/Image0091heliokopt.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1271339061428132346?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1271339061428132346/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1271339061428132346' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1271339061428132346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1271339061428132346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-went-with-my-language-buddy-to-see.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S56tSSTmiFI/AAAAAAAABSc/er48GRikOgM/s72-c/Image0083heliosta.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-7838250921408338043</id><published>2010-03-13T04:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-15T05:31:47.161-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Today I made it to Khan Khalili, the famous suq in the old islamic quarter. Last time I strolled only through the streets of the residential area and visited the mosques. This time we went there for shopping, but I spare you the details of our bargain experiments. Let's say, we got some reduction... Besides we strolled around a little and of course ended up in a mosque again - it was quiet, cool and just wonderful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54dNdjdGGI/AAAAAAAABPs/yVIXzN-laS8/s1600-h/Image0034khantor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54dNdjdGGI/AAAAAAAABPs/yVIXzN-laS8/s320/Image0034khantor.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54dwAi1j_I/AAAAAAAABP0/TTAhc2ijJrA/s1600-h/Image0035khantuer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54dwAi1j_I/AAAAAAAABP0/TTAhc2ijJrA/s320/Image0035khantuer.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54cptVfV5I/AAAAAAAABPk/cCVk3LvvBFk/s1600-h/Image0041khanbad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54cptVfV5I/AAAAAAAABPk/cCVk3LvvBFk/s320/Image0041khanbad.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54cMNQtMII/AAAAAAAABPc/zNbQShSOka8/s1600-h/Image0028khandet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54cMNQtMII/AAAAAAAABPc/zNbQShSOka8/s320/Image0028khandet.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54at3pRaHI/AAAAAAAABPU/ItkmyoUqkk8/s1600-h/Image0027khandet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54at3pRaHI/AAAAAAAABPU/ItkmyoUqkk8/s320/Image0027khandet.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54eSc8c6pI/AAAAAAAABP8/HMZJDs0BKqI/s1600-h/Image0044khanraus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54eSc8c6pI/AAAAAAAABP8/HMZJDs0BKqI/s320/Image0044khanraus.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54e5ynhcVI/AAAAAAAABQE/-Xp49TKbr-c/s1600-h/Image0049khanstras.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54e5ynhcVI/AAAAAAAABQE/-Xp49TKbr-c/s320/Image0049khanstras.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;The oldest coffeeshop of the khan, Fishawi, may be famous, but it does not really break with the hustle and bustle of the suq. It is cramped with tourists taking pictures (just like me...), cats slinking around, a few locals watching the scene with ironic looks and every minute another hawker passes your table, offering everything, books, carpets, toys, necklaces, everything! And all-around there is the noise. Still, it's fun and worth to see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54fs_7QkMI/AAAAAAAABQM/pBF-FZgm5E8/s1600-h/Image0050fishawi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54fs_7QkMI/AAAAAAAABQM/pBF-FZgm5E8/s320/Image0050fishawi.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and finally: a cup of coffee, tea and water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54gGZl2-XI/AAAAAAAABQU/zr5S8ry7KZQ/s1600-h/Image0052kaff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54gGZl2-XI/AAAAAAAABQU/zr5S8ry7KZQ/s320/Image0052kaff.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-7838250921408338043?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/7838250921408338043/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=7838250921408338043' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7838250921408338043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7838250921408338043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/03/today-i-made-it-to-khan-khalili-famous.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54dNdjdGGI/AAAAAAAABPs/yVIXzN-laS8/s72-c/Image0034khantor.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-712220125114117738</id><published>2010-03-11T06:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-15T15:28:25.559-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>So after all the wonderful pictures from Downtown Cairo don't let yourself be mislead, because not all of the buildings of the Belle Epoque are renovated like the first one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54xOO1udHI/AAAAAAAABQc/Ljmv_NNWo0Q/s1600-h/Image0076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54xOO1udHI/AAAAAAAABQc/Ljmv_NNWo0Q/s320/Image0076.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54xzi2phTI/AAAAAAAABQk/STp_NU1709c/s1600-h/Image0075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54xzi2phTI/AAAAAAAABQk/STp_NU1709c/s320/Image0075.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And actually modern Egypt looks completely different. Some pictures I took on my way to school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54zEDYh7cI/AAAAAAAABQ8/_YT8v1kPRFs/s1600-h/Image0058hoch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54zEDYh7cI/AAAAAAAABQ8/_YT8v1kPRFs/s320/Image0058hoch.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54zYYLYQ4I/AAAAAAAABRE/JBcEsXMLW6M/s1600-h/Image0059hoch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54zYYLYQ4I/AAAAAAAABRE/JBcEsXMLW6M/s320/Image0059hoch.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54ztFgDkxI/AAAAAAAABRM/cKo_xUinLLI/s1600-h/Image0069normal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54ztFgDkxI/AAAAAAAABRM/cKo_xUinLLI/s320/Image0069normal.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54z-MFHZCI/AAAAAAAABRU/rdMwaELWpDc/s1600-h/Image0068himar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54z-MFHZCI/AAAAAAAABRU/rdMwaELWpDc/s320/Image0068himar.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A freshly painted school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S540HgjjiMI/AAAAAAAABRc/Rri3bkB4jbY/s1600-h/Image0070schul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S540HgjjiMI/AAAAAAAABRc/Rri3bkB4jbY/s320/Image0070schul.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everywhere you walk by you will find water reservoirs the locals use to drink from. You do not have to pay for it. I did not try because I did not want to run the risk of getting sick, but a egyptian friend assured me that this water is cold and very refreshing because the vessels are made of clay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S540UVID--I/AAAAAAAABRk/QvFRUgOp9aA/s1600-h/Image0072drink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S540UVID--I/AAAAAAAABRk/QvFRUgOp9aA/s320/Image0072drink.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My school. The first time I came here I almost missed it because I did not expect it to be in a normal dwelling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54ye7nmc_I/AAAAAAAABQs/pgB7AG2WIvg/s1600-h/DSC01491schule.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54ye7nmc_I/AAAAAAAABQs/pgB7AG2WIvg/s320/DSC01491schule.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54y7t1Gn7I/AAAAAAAABQ0/990IxVKpVv4/s1600-h/DSC01492schule.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54y7t1Gn7I/AAAAAAAABQ0/990IxVKpVv4/s320/DSC01492schule.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-712220125114117738?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/712220125114117738/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=712220125114117738' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/712220125114117738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/712220125114117738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/03/so-after-all-wonderful-pictures-from.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S54xOO1udHI/AAAAAAAABQc/Ljmv_NNWo0Q/s72-c/Image0076.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-7927617809551773127</id><published>2010-03-09T11:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T11:17:17.347-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>...daily business got me already... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since I found out that I just have to ask the hotel crew for turkish coffee if I do not want the watery Nescafé the Arabs love imcomprehensively my mornings start better. I know my way to school including where to cross the street without to much struggle and where to shout to make the microbus stop. I know some people I meet frequently for chatting (indeed mainly Arabic although it is still very tiring), tea and other action. I met some people from the media scene, journalists and academics, copied some arabic books concerning my topic and even did some touristic stuff like visiting the incredible Egyptian Museum. I get along with the locals very well although I have days, in fact only situations where I really would like to hit someone - usually a young male tout staring at me or telling me in English or French that he wants to welcome me...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's only one more week to go and I just decided to slow down a bit. Reason number one: Temperature reached almost 40 degrees Celsius yesterday and today and is expected to be as high as this until Thursday, maybe even Sunday. Reason number two: during the last couple of days I saw serveral women seemingly close to a collapse and feel that the city is really draining my nerves. I have had some trouble before I headed for Cairo and I will have lots of work when I come home, so I prefer to spend my remaining time focussing on the language, meeting people for private fun only and experiencing the beautiful sides of the city. In mind I have a Sufi dance event, definitely a shopping tour through Khan Khalili and I haven't visited the &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Citadel"&gt;Citadel&lt;/a&gt; yet although I can see it from my hotel room.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-7927617809551773127?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/7927617809551773127/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=7927617809551773127' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7927617809551773127'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7927617809551773127'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1265482221888958184</id><published>2010-03-06T14:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-06T15:00:54.618-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>It's late already, I'm tired and I need to get up early in the morning because I'll go to school like I did today and will do for the rest of the week. Besides I'll watch some movies at the Goethe Institut at Midan Tahrir and hopefully will meet some more people from the media scene.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I'll sweat like I haven't done since a long time while Germany bogs deep in the snow. Poor dears! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So only some more urban scenes:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5Ld5qz48CI/AAAAAAAABPM/YVAP4czIlWo/s1600-h/DSC01495metro.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5Ld5qz48CI/AAAAAAAABPM/YVAP4czIlWo/s320/DSC01495metro.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5LdZxeC8WI/AAAAAAAABPE/wKPaKNNitW8/s1600-h/DSC01498metro.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5LdZxeC8WI/AAAAAAAABPE/wKPaKNNitW8/s320/DSC01498metro.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5LcoskDL-I/AAAAAAAABO8/KgIgRJWDt28/s1600-h/DSC01501kamal.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5LcoskDL-I/AAAAAAAABO8/KgIgRJWDt28/s320/DSC01501kamal.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5LbnhnGDLI/AAAAAAAABOs/c4SGGgIDVZk/s1600-h/DSC01504kino1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5LbnhnGDLI/AAAAAAAABOs/c4SGGgIDVZk/s320/DSC01504kino1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Believed that the last one was for real? Got ya!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was a shooting for a film and the staff had a real hard time to keep the passers-by and the curious crowd out of the way. There was a lot of screaming and shouting and waving and the director, or whatever he may call himself, was almost hit by a car. But he seemed to be a real Egyptian because he didn't care but kept standing in the middle of the street. Amazing! Ridiculous!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5LcGRskt-I/AAAAAAAABO0/HLEnuiCscDQ/s1600-h/DSC01503kino.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5LcGRskt-I/AAAAAAAABO0/HLEnuiCscDQ/s320/DSC01503kino.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1265482221888958184?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1265482221888958184/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1265482221888958184' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1265482221888958184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1265482221888958184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-late-already-im-tired-and-i-need-to.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S5Ld5qz48CI/AAAAAAAABPM/YVAP4czIlWo/s72-c/DSC01495metro.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8756920163046756706</id><published>2010-03-03T14:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-03T14:30:03.907-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Already Wednesday? Time flies! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monday I visited a leftist daily and they were really nice and invited me to come back to spent some more time and gather information for my work. I'll see but I found it very interesting to talk to them and see their workconditions. After this I went to the university because it was close by but did not enter because it was very crowded and I did not really had something to do there. Besides I few hours later a had a meeting with a professor of the American University so I sat in a cafe and prepared for this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47chjM70VI/AAAAAAAABOc/VLpsiESKzcE/s1600-h/DSC01482retuni.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47chjM70VI/AAAAAAAABOc/VLpsiESKzcE/s320/DSC01482retuni.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday I was strolling around again after school and a meeting with a journalist of a business paper, had lunch in a small restaurant where I was surrounded by locals and ate Koshary, the Egyptian fast food consisting of noodles, rice, lentils, chickpeas, roasted onions and tomatoe sauce. Really tasty! &lt;br /&gt;This artistic boy was too fast for my little mobile to focus - usually the wooden boxes are filled with bread. I really admire these guys because they manage to cycle in this crazy traffic even single-handed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47cEwWqoSI/AAAAAAAABOU/638IjQ7zEtA/s1600-h/DSC01485rad.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47cEwWqoSI/AAAAAAAABOU/638IjQ7zEtA/s320/DSC01485rad.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sitting at a small square and having a cigarette I saw something I had read about only. Several merchants were selling clothes, shoes or ties, but obviously without having a permission to do so. All of a sudden, all of them started running because a small truck with police men stopped nearby. The police arrested them and took all their goods. One of the tie traders dropped as many ties as possible while they brought him to the car. His acquaintances, bread marketeers who were not bothered by the police, followed and collected the ties so not all goods were lost. After only five minutes the drama was over and people returned to their daily business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47bxbsaGTI/AAAAAAAABOM/kQS_aCrEk_U/s1600-h/DSC01486retataba.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47bxbsaGTI/AAAAAAAABOM/kQS_aCrEk_U/s320/DSC01486retataba.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47bMJy4IVI/AAAAAAAABOE/mkRPn4MNCi4/s1600-h/DSC01489retorabi.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47bMJy4IVI/AAAAAAAABOE/mkRPn4MNCi4/s320/DSC01489retorabi.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47amgGUUpI/AAAAAAAABN8/ZQdW3N_xTpQ/s1600-h/DSC01490retorabi.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47amgGUUpI/AAAAAAAABN8/ZQdW3N_xTpQ/s320/DSC01490retorabi.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today I spent the afternoon and evening with the German girl I met a few days ago. We cooked and sat and talked and in the evening went to a concert with &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=makan+cairo&amp;search_type=&amp;aq=f"&gt;traditional arabic and nubian music&lt;/a&gt;. It was really impressive - mainly elder men and women played percussion instruments, sang and filled the beautiful room of &lt;a href="http://cairoliveeventsguide.blogspot.com/2008/10/makan.html"&gt;Makan &lt;/a&gt;with an amazing atmosphere, very slow and quiet in the beginning and almost defeaning in the end. It gave me chills several times.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8756920163046756706?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8756920163046756706/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8756920163046756706' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8756920163046756706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8756920163046756706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/03/already-wednesday-time-flies-monday-i.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S47chjM70VI/AAAAAAAABOc/VLpsiESKzcE/s72-c/DSC01482retuni.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-4123576188451836209</id><published>2010-02-28T12:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-28T12:00:27.886-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Yesterday was a Arabic only day. I went to Downtown and bought some more movies for children on DVD because these films are very convenient listening comprehensions, additionally I got new arabic letters for my keyboard because the old ones started to peel off. In the afternoon I met the girl from the fast food restaurant, Amal, and her fiance and we walked around in Downtown, sat in a cafe and they helped me finding the post office which I failed to locate by myself because the main post office is under construction at the moment and I just did not identify it. Then we met some of her colleagues who work like her for a political party. One of them took me to another friend in the evening. Fardouz works as a travel guide and speaks German and while her husband taught my companion some English we studied Arabic. It got very late and all of us were pretty tired so when her babyboy woke up hungry we left and headed back to Downtown by bus. We will probably meet again on Tuesday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today I got my first lesson in the language school in Mohandesseen. After two hours mainly talking I walked back to Downtown. I crossed the Nile encircled by cars and then immerged into the comparative silence of Zamalek, a big island which is a domestic area with some embassies. Walking around I saw a lot of pretty old buildings, some of them empty, and many guardians. While the embassy of the Netherlands shone like a precious gem with its white walls the only thing I could see of the German embassy were grey walls with steel hooks around it and the national colours painted to the guardian's huts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4rJk5cwJqI/AAAAAAAABN0/cS2HgHcUoxs/s1600-h/DSC01474ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4rJk5cwJqI/AAAAAAAABN0/cS2HgHcUoxs/s320/DSC01474ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4rJC_mnyVI/AAAAAAAABNs/1vm3TQBl_vU/s1600-h/DSC01475ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4rJC_mnyVI/AAAAAAAABNs/1vm3TQBl_vU/s320/DSC01475ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crossing the bridge to Downtown again a lot of green attracted my attention. It seems usual to use the space beneath the bridges for gardening because of the availability of water there. I saw mainly succulents but also dracaena, yucca and patches with beautiful flowers I could not identify because they were to far away. After strolling around for three hours I had dinner in Cafe Riche and then went back to my hotel room to rest a bit. Later I may meet my Iraqi friend but that's not for sure. It would be fine for me to stay in the hotel and study too - Cairo is just crazy and exhausting, but still, I like it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4rGD3bZRwI/AAAAAAAABNc/LsPRybLQPtY/s1600-h/DSC01480ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4rGD3bZRwI/AAAAAAAABNc/LsPRybLQPtY/s320/DSC01480ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4rIe_Mzm8I/AAAAAAAABNk/Pf99SmYsOrQ/s1600-h/DSC01478ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4rIe_Mzm8I/AAAAAAAABNk/Pf99SmYsOrQ/s320/DSC01478ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-4123576188451836209?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/4123576188451836209/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=4123576188451836209' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4123576188451836209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4123576188451836209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/02/yesterday-was-arabic-only-day.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4rJk5cwJqI/AAAAAAAABN0/cS2HgHcUoxs/s72-c/DSC01474ret.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-7517975264955491951</id><published>2010-02-26T10:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-26T10:09:27.074-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Yesterday, I took a day off. I went to my placement test nearby, shopped a bit around on the way back to the hotel and then took a nap since I felt tired since leaving my bed for breakfast. And my tiredness certainly was not caused by the view I have every morning during breakfast ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4gLOgfNLSI/AAAAAAAABNM/Cr7dNKicHGI/s1600-h/DSC01464ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4gLOgfNLSI/AAAAAAAABNM/Cr7dNKicHGI/s320/DSC01464ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4gKnomorNI/AAAAAAAABNE/SUYe6-qqLTA/s1600-h/DSC01466ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4gKnomorNI/AAAAAAAABNE/SUYe6-qqLTA/s320/DSC01466ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I talked to a university professor by phone who I was supposed to meet in the afternoon but he rescheduled our meeting. So I had nothing to do but watch the children play in the schoolyard behind my hotel. They did what all kids do during their breaks - playing soccer, running around, jumping, screaming, laughing. I saw a girl kicking a smaller boy who interrupted the circle she formed with other girls, other girls spinned on their own axis enjoying the slight rain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4gLyaQeKuI/AAAAAAAABNU/06sl_UohyxE/s1600-h/DSC01459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4gLyaQeKuI/AAAAAAAABNU/06sl_UohyxE/s320/DSC01459.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the evening a thunderstorm emptied the streets and cleared the air. So today walking the streets was even a bit more challenging because big puddles blocked the route.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4gJx4wxVGI/AAAAAAAABM8/SZZCfgbpylo/s1600-h/DSC01473ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4gJx4wxVGI/AAAAAAAABM8/SZZCfgbpylo/s320/DSC01473ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I met a German girl who is doing interviews for her PhD in Cairo and like me has a Iraqi father. We chatted for a long time in a coffeehouse and then went to the bookshop of the American University. I bought a recently published book on Arab Media and one more Arabic textbook. The streets were very quiet because the Muslims today celebrate Prophet Mohammed's birthday - a big day in Egypt and some sidewalks were blocked by praying men on green carpets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For tomorrow I do have no other plans then walking around, finding the main post office and maybe meet the Egyptian girl I met some days ago.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-7517975264955491951?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/7517975264955491951/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=7517975264955491951' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7517975264955491951'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7517975264955491951'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/02/yesterday-i-took-day-off.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4gLOgfNLSI/AAAAAAAABNM/Cr7dNKicHGI/s72-c/DSC01464ret.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1643807110088009519</id><published>2010-02-24T14:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-24T14:12:26.342-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>So today I got some things done. I had my first interview with a woman who works for a German foundation and did her Master in Communications at the University of Cairo. The view from their balcony was breathtaking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4WfLpa7aLI/AAAAAAAABMc/I6c3g8bS7eM/s1600-h/DSC01451ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4WfLpa7aLI/AAAAAAAABMc/I6c3g8bS7eM/s320/DSC01451ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Afterwards I strolled through Downtown a bit, buying some stuff, watching the people and stray cats and dogs (so thin and dirty), managing to cross the crowded streets and getting familiar with the area. One thing attracting my attention was the fact that many locals wear woollen jumpers while I dress only with a light, though long-sleeved shirt.&lt;br /&gt;Additionally I went to an Arabic language school. I'll have my placement test tomorrow and hopefully start my lessons on Sunday. The school is nearby so I can walk there and depending on the level I will learn with one or two other language students or alone. A friend recommended the school because it is cheap although she was not completly satisfied. I have to check and see how it works.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4Wf7bUXirI/AAAAAAAABMk/nwkl0t7sWAc/s1600-h/DSC01452ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4Wf7bUXirI/AAAAAAAABMk/nwkl0t7sWAc/s320/DSC01452ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4WgmFLUW9I/AAAAAAAABMs/QZM0aR44Y3I/s1600-h/DSC01454ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4WgmFLUW9I/AAAAAAAABMs/QZM0aR44Y3I/s320/DSC01454ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During my application the girl I met yesterday called and we will probably meet on Friday to chat a bit. Today I had no time because I met a friend I know from Jordan and lived with during my first stay in Egypt. He is Iraqi and I like him a lot. We walked around, met some Iraqi friends of him (It was kind of strange for me that they wanted to eat at McDonalds...) and in the evening went to a reading. Poets from almost every arab country were invited by the Ministry of Youth and read at the Egyptian Journalist Syndicate. The first part was quite embarrasing because there were only a few people listening to the recitation and a lot of talk in the lobby disturbing the event. The second part was better but I got very tired because I had to focus very hard to follow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4Whchn600I/AAAAAAAABM0/K1XbswNdeWk/s1600-h/DSC01455ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4Whchn600I/AAAAAAAABM0/K1XbswNdeWk/s320/DSC01455ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So now I go to bed, read some more pages and then drift away...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1643807110088009519?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1643807110088009519/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1643807110088009519' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1643807110088009519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1643807110088009519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/02/so-today-i-got-some-things-done.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4WfLpa7aLI/AAAAAAAABMc/I6c3g8bS7eM/s72-c/DSC01451ret.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-5383378283648100890</id><published>2010-02-23T03:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-23T12:29:09.417-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;first breakfast:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4O1pPDSnWI/AAAAAAAABLc/9KEkhtSZSJw/s1600-h/DSC01435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4O1pPDSnWI/AAAAAAAABLc/9KEkhtSZSJw/s320/DSC01435.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;and a look around from my tiny balcony:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4O18vxEMAI/AAAAAAAABLk/HSPZbK7UQgA/s1600-h/DSC01441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4O18vxEMAI/AAAAAAAABLk/HSPZbK7UQgA/s320/DSC01441.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4O2TGilYKI/AAAAAAAABL0/-xlxVZwHLTM/s1600-h/DSC01444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4O2TGilYKI/AAAAAAAABL0/-xlxVZwHLTM/s320/DSC01444.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;I can even see the river Nile&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;(hardly to recognize but it's in the right corner behind the buildings...)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4O2GkrQIxI/AAAAAAAABLs/xoFL3M6Nl6Q/s1600-h/DSC01442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4O2GkrQIxI/AAAAAAAABLs/xoFL3M6Nl6Q/s320/DSC01442.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;well, again some words about the quality of the pics: I'm very sorry but my camera died before I started and I had no possibility to get a new one on short notice or even let the old one be repaired. So I shoot all the pics with my mobile and hope you do not bother. I do but that's the way it is... Since I did not publish all the pics from the last trip to Cairo maybe I will show some of them too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a little later, after strolling a bit through downtown and along the Nile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4Q1_73uQxI/AAAAAAAABMU/ZbcepAlhmXE/s1600-h/DSC01445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4Q1_73uQxI/AAAAAAAABMU/ZbcepAlhmXE/s320/DSC01445.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4Q1JrkhGTI/AAAAAAAABME/XmCD_DeWq6I/s1600-h/DSC01446ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4Q1JrkhGTI/AAAAAAAABME/XmCD_DeWq6I/s320/DSC01446ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;immediate silence, pretty surprising. This park is next to main roads but for some reason the noise is almost inaudible. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4Q1u_-5r3I/AAAAAAAABMM/qSxUupTYMXY/s1600-h/DSC01447ret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4Q1u_-5r3I/AAAAAAAABMM/qSxUupTYMXY/s320/DSC01447ret.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;my flight acquaintance unfortunately had to work so we will meet Thursday or later somewhere in Germany. Instead I met a nice girl in a fast food restaurant - there were no other places, so she shared her table with me. Amal works for a ministry and talks not so much English, so we had to talk Arabic and she agreed that we meet again. I certainly will call her, it was real fun to talk to her. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I made two sweet girls laugh very hard when they asked me if I was alone in Cairo. Because of my former trip through the Middle East I know that people usually pity you when you confess that you're on your own so I said that a friend of me stayed in the hotel sleeping. The snoring noise I made because I forgot the proper conjugation of "to sleep" for a moment seemed to be very amusing :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-5383378283648100890?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/5383378283648100890/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=5383378283648100890' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5383378283648100890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5383378283648100890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/02/first-breakfast-and-look-around-from-my.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S4O1pPDSnWI/AAAAAAAABLc/9KEkhtSZSJw/s72-c/DSC01435.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8668852030901433006</id><published>2010-02-22T14:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-22T14:52:36.476-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>So since about four hours I'm back in town, in the mother of the world, the Egyptian capital Cairo, after some difficulties concerning my accomodation and transport - heard of the &lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8527269.stm"&gt;Lufthansa strike&lt;/a&gt;? My flight was cancelled and it was impossible to get some information by phone because the hotline was so overloaded that I was not even put on hold. And I tried really hard to get through... So Sunday I went to the airport in Düsseldorf and there could change my flight to Egypt air.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the airplane I met a very nice guy who will work for the national TV station in Cairo for some days so the four hours flying just spun away. Maybe we will meet tomorrow and stroll through &lt;a href="http://touregypt.net/cairo/cairoislamic.htm"&gt;Khan Khalili &lt;/a&gt;a little.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was picked up at the airport by a guy sent by the &lt;a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294201-d1012908-Reviews-Isis_Hotel-Cairo.html"&gt;hotel &lt;/a&gt;I checked in. Traffic is still crazy and even now I hear the noise although it is past midnight and I'm aloft the city in the 16th floor. The hotel is simple but the guys at the reception seem to be nice. We chatted a little Arabic/English and then I bought a new SIM for my mobile and some water, bread and cheese around the corner. It seems as if I stranded again in the car repair shops area like in Aleppo but the people at the street were friendly and did not seem to care about me walking around after dark.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So now I will smoke one more cigarette, read a bit Kerouac and then get pretty sleepy and have nice dreams :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8668852030901433006?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8668852030901433006/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8668852030901433006' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8668852030901433006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8668852030901433006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/02/so-since-about-four-hours-im-back-in.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-2745709517461309879</id><published>2010-02-16T03:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-16T03:51:14.114-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>the flight is booked, starting on February 22th and staying till March 17th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Main missions: improving my arabic skills, preparing my PhD and getting some sun :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm exited!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;aah, and by the way, although DHL worked kind of blowzy, the package finally arrived at my friend's who brought most of the toys to a hospital for children again. He and some friends collected additional toys und hopefully I will get some pics for the blog from him. When I'm back I will send the toys that are still waiting in my kitchen.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-2745709517461309879?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/2745709517461309879/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=2745709517461309879' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2745709517461309879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2745709517461309879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/02/flight-is-booked-starting-on-february.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8606212744294977533</id><published>2010-01-05T11:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-27T13:59:14.502-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" &gt;A happy new year to everyone!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me I wish I will post more again cause that will mean that I travel more. Does not look too bad for this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bad news from Iraq - the last package has not arrived yet. My friend there is looking for it. I do not know what happened...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And for you some winter fun I had during the last weeks. It's snowing. It's cold. I can not ride my bike. But still ... there is fun ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First small fun at home:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0ONkAEtS8I/AAAAAAAABK8/A5hbL-jmz7M/s1600-h/DSC00060winter3.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0ONkAEtS8I/AAAAAAAABK8/A5hbL-jmz7M/s400/DSC00060winter3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423334025918761922" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0ONjwDTZuI/AAAAAAAABK0/sJtZb81G9No/s1600-h/DSC00055winter2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0ONjwDTZuI/AAAAAAAABK0/sJtZb81G9No/s400/DSC00055winter2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423334021617903330" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0ONjZ5LSII/AAAAAAAABKs/oFMALUBVgPo/s1600-h/DSC00052winter1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0ONjZ5LSII/AAAAAAAABKs/oFMALUBVgPo/s400/DSC00052winter1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423334015669848194" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and some really big fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0OOTo81InI/AAAAAAAABLU/8ny9HbKB6-I/s1600-h/DSC00067winter.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0OOTo81InI/AAAAAAAABLU/8ny9HbKB6-I/s400/DSC00067winter.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423334844345426546" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0OOTAWeMrI/AAAAAAAABLM/Qmxxng1SqLM/s1600-h/DSC00068wintergesicht.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0OOTAWeMrI/AAAAAAAABLM/Qmxxng1SqLM/s400/DSC00068wintergesicht.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423334833447121586" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;We named her Elisabeth. And I'm sorry the pics are this bad but I only had my mobile with me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8606212744294977533?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8606212744294977533/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8606212744294977533' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8606212744294977533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8606212744294977533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-new-year-to-everyone-for-me-i.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/S0ONkAEtS8I/AAAAAAAABK8/A5hbL-jmz7M/s72-c/DSC00060winter3.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8980343706619149967</id><published>2009-08-25T12:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-21T15:21:42.065-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>washing time again...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Som299GZoSI/AAAAAAAABJU/QR1dZK-kk4M/s1600-h/DSCF9140.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Som299GZoSI/AAAAAAAABJU/QR1dZK-kk4M/s400/DSCF9140.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371025206105710882" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;only the plush underneath will stay with me ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SqYMG33fTNI/AAAAAAAABJc/BFPU4gXkmCs/s1600-h/DSCF9148.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SqYMG33fTNI/AAAAAAAABJc/BFPU4gXkmCs/s400/DSCF9148.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379000117156072658" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8980343706619149967?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8980343706619149967/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8980343706619149967' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8980343706619149967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8980343706619149967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2009/08/washing-time-again.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Som299GZoSI/AAAAAAAABJU/QR1dZK-kk4M/s72-c/DSCF9140.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-6082235508058897898</id><published>2009-08-15T15:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-21T15:19:45.171-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>three days of sun, music and happiness in &lt;a href="http://haldern-pop.de/de/festival/programm/"&gt;Haldern&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;my castle&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf62QCgkcI/AAAAAAAABKk/LU-oVK0cOpE/s1600-h/P1020417.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf62QCgkcI/AAAAAAAABKk/LU-oVK0cOpE/s400/P1020417.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384047689470087618" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;and what made me smile every morning when I crawled out of bed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf612Qu_QI/AAAAAAAABKc/lx-ML8v7cqw/s1600-h/P1020436.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf612Qu_QI/AAAAAAAABKc/lx-ML8v7cqw/s400/P1020436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384047682550430978" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The beautiful &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Spiegelzelt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf61Szei7I/AAAAAAAABKU/HFxC7nfCTy8/s1600-h/P1020419.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf61Szei7I/AAAAAAAABKU/HFxC7nfCTy8/s400/P1020419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384047673032477618" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf602BrDyI/AAAAAAAABKM/sz1JA8WYOyI/s1600-h/P1020421.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf602BrDyI/AAAAAAAABKM/sz1JA8WYOyI/s400/P1020421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384047665307389730" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;beer, coffee and other good things&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf6HzEFc2I/AAAAAAAABKE/6a8OQA8TcQc/s1600-h/P1020456.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf6HzEFc2I/AAAAAAAABKE/6a8OQA8TcQc/s400/P1020456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384046891418088290" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;mainstage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf6HWKlL7I/AAAAAAAABJ8/Jl_qf3QbCv8/s1600-h/P1020448.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf6HWKlL7I/AAAAAAAABJ8/Jl_qf3QbCv8/s400/P1020448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384046883660705714" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf6G6SjxUI/AAAAAAAABJ0/9O3wHINHeB4/s1600-h/P1020442.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf6G6SjxUI/AAAAAAAABJ0/9O3wHINHeB4/s400/P1020442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384046876177974594" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf6GiQS9WI/AAAAAAAABJs/NeesjZpQxFQ/s1600-h/P1020463.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf6GiQS9WI/AAAAAAAABJs/NeesjZpQxFQ/s400/P1020463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384046869726033250" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the day after&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf6F284hhI/AAAAAAAABJk/GPeIrngDt_g/s1600-h/P1020474.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf6F284hhI/AAAAAAAABJk/GPeIrngDt_g/s400/P1020474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384046858101884434" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-6082235508058897898?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/6082235508058897898/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=6082235508058897898' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6082235508058897898'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6082235508058897898'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-castle-and-what-made-me-smile-every.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Srf62QCgkcI/AAAAAAAABKk/LU-oVK0cOpE/s72-c/P1020417.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-5939961501631710317</id><published>2009-07-05T13:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-05T13:56:41.151-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>biking again. unfortunately only for one day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlEQxwScPLI/AAAAAAAABIE/39ua9Zd-k_8/s1600-h/DSCF8978jord-bikes.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlEQxwScPLI/AAAAAAAABIE/39ua9Zd-k_8/s400/DSCF8978jord-bikes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355079878882114738" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlEQyKhbauI/AAAAAAAABIM/N61nz5xIhFo/s1600-h/DSCF8967jord-kanuball.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlEQyKhbauI/AAAAAAAABIM/N61nz5xIhFo/s400/DSCF8967jord-kanuball.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355079885924297442" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlEQynXcj6I/AAAAAAAABIU/1sqMGPFp87A/s1600-h/DSCF8996berghaus.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlEQynXcj6I/AAAAAAAABIU/1sqMGPFp87A/s400/DSCF8996berghaus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355079893667057570" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlEQy1l85lI/AAAAAAAABIc/L3B74g4QmOI/s1600-h/DSCF8998koepwerk.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlEQy1l85lI/AAAAAAAABIc/L3B74g4QmOI/s400/DSCF8998koepwerk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355079897485993554" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlEQzBYiKXI/AAAAAAAABIk/m1d7Yk3m-4I/s1600-h/DSCF9015ruhraka.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlESNXws0HI/AAAAAAAABI0/0961kHpmLxI/s400/DSCF9020bath.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355081452846108786" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlESNyxx7iI/AAAAAAAABI8/LVnQxjbLYas/s1600-h/DSCF9041cloud.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlESNyxx7iI/AAAAAAAABI8/LVnQxjbLYas/s400/DSCF9041cloud.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355081460098395682" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlESOKMom-I/AAAAAAAABJE/VlI8fu1SAns/s1600-h/DSCF8988jord-dragon.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlESOKMom-I/AAAAAAAABJE/VlI8fu1SAns/s400/DSCF8988jord-dragon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355081466385046498" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlESOdta91I/AAAAAAAABJM/KBSVckGakiE/s1600-h/DSCF9022bug.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlESOdta91I/AAAAAAAABJM/KBSVckGakiE/s400/DSCF9022bug.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355081471622838098" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-5939961501631710317?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/5939961501631710317/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=5939961501631710317' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5939961501631710317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/5939961501631710317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2009/07/biking-again.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SlEQxwScPLI/AAAAAAAABIE/39ua9Zd-k_8/s72-c/DSCF8978jord-bikes.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-681750789924265342</id><published>2009-05-16T16:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-13T03:04:21.944-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>So maybe the saying is true that haste makes waste, that the good things need their time to ripe. I've got mail from Iraq. One of the two boxes I filled with the help of some friends and beautiful plush toys arrived in a hospital for children who have cancer. I got some pictures and it is very moving to see one of my old toys in the arms of a pretty little boy who lost his hair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Sg9UVUc16II/AAAAAAAABHs/I9hhhVTeAw8/s1600-h/Picture+12cross.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Sg9UVUc16II/AAAAAAAABHs/I9hhhVTeAw8/s400/Picture+12cross.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336576808700995714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Sg9UVornaeI/AAAAAAAABH0/oXE_3hQ1_00/s1600-h/Picture+8cross.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Sg9UVornaeI/AAAAAAAABH0/oXE_3hQ1_00/s400/Picture+8cross.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336576814131669474" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Sg9UV4JxJuI/AAAAAAAABH8/riWqLmvVYMs/s1600-h/Picture+6cross.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Sg9UV4JxJuI/AAAAAAAABH8/riWqLmvVYMs/s400/Picture+6cross.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336576818284668642" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-681750789924265342?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/681750789924265342/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=681750789924265342' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/681750789924265342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/681750789924265342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2009/05/so-maybe-saying-is-true-that-haste.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/Sg9UVUc16II/AAAAAAAABHs/I9hhhVTeAw8/s72-c/Picture+12cross.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3810959704194129383</id><published>2009-04-06T03:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-06T03:51:08.986-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>feeling homey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SdnaFFBhFiI/AAAAAAAABGU/pyaI4zAzOr8/s1600-h/DSCF8235.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SdnZV093AGI/AAAAAAAABF0/0XqQsZgHzV0/s400/DSC00010jord.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321523403733532770" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SdnZV-P0wcI/AAAAAAAABF8/FvurVlKyRkk/s1600-h/DSC00009jord.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SdnZV-P0wcI/AAAAAAAABF8/FvurVlKyRkk/s400/DSC00009jord.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321523406224802242" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SdnZWYwRLMI/AAAAAAAABGE/2T-kMQoR6O8/s1600-h/DSC00027paulus.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SdnZWYwRLMI/AAAAAAAABGE/2T-kMQoR6O8/s400/DSC00027paulus.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321523413340204226" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SdnZWU-AncI/AAAAAAAABGM/4cUffvgOc2o/s1600-h/DSC00029desk.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SdnZWU-AncI/AAAAAAAABGM/4cUffvgOc2o/s400/DSC00029desk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321523412324097474" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3810959704194129383?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3810959704194129383/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3810959704194129383' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3810959704194129383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3810959704194129383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2009/04/feeling-homey.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SdnaFFBhFiI/AAAAAAAABGU/pyaI4zAzOr8/s72-c/DSCF8235.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1869954889724591313</id><published>2009-02-17T03:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-19T04:19:12.649-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>61 hours in Berlin. and I fell in love again with the city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SZ1M7b2wq0I/AAAAAAAABDI/PdVwdFw-lyI/s1600-h/DSCF7859berlin_b.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SZ1M7b2wq0I/AAAAAAAABDI/PdVwdFw-lyI/s400/DSCF7859berlin_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304480520085744450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SZ1N8yDKkyI/AAAAAAAABDQ/j8zqso-AWXY/s1600-h/DSCF7865berlin_b.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SZ1N8yDKkyI/AAAAAAAABDQ/j8zqso-AWXY/s400/DSCF7865berlin_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304481642734850850" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SZ1MZVZMc1I/AAAAAAAABDA/TvVp7mCbkA0/s1600-h/DSCF7868berlin_b.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SZ1MZVZMc1I/AAAAAAAABDA/TvVp7mCbkA0/s400/DSCF7868berlin_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304479934235571026" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SZ1LdXB6uXI/AAAAAAAABC4/8tyWqnLqz1I/s1600-h/DSCF7863berlin_b.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SZ1LdXB6uXI/AAAAAAAABC4/8tyWqnLqz1I/s400/DSCF7863berlin_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304478903882660210" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1869954889724591313?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1869954889724591313/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1869954889724591313' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1869954889724591313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1869954889724591313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2009/02/61-hours-in-berlin.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SZ1M7b2wq0I/AAAAAAAABDI/PdVwdFw-lyI/s72-c/DSCF7859berlin_b.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3084129102653764514</id><published>2009-01-24T04:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T05:19:40.411-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I'm shocked! I confess it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With no TV in my home I'm quite observant when watching TV at friend's. So yesterday a friend told me that there will be &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W_(film)"&gt;Oliver Stone's W.&lt;/a&gt; in the little poisened box and because I was eating with another friend anyway we decided for watching and talking instead of talking only after dinner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So as usual on german private TV there were commercials and unfortunately at the moment it's not the time of big creativity in the ad agencies - and I do know other times! But the boredom was not the problem. Even that the preservation of the environment finally became a big issue is not that surprising at all, although I wonder why it took them so much time to percieve environmentalism as the thing it is... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What really took my breath were two seconds of just one spot. A dating agency, one of the many you can find in the triple w. People were telling their stories of how easy they got to know other lonely ones. And next to them in a strong red against the white background words like quick, dates, love... Me and my friend were talking, listining and watching only with one ear and eye. And then I saw the word &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;side leap&lt;/span&gt; and asked my friend if she saw it too. She did.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HELLO??????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In which world are we living in? (Extra-marital) Affairs are part of everyday life. I know! Advertisements for infidelities are absolutely common in the internet. I know and I hate and love the net for the fact that it's not controllable in many ways. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BUT! Watching a commercial on TV I know how many people were involved in its production and broadcasting. And I wonder if really none of them said: This is a no-go because it shows how broken our relationships and how shattered our hopes are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can you implicate on TV that an escapade is something that is accepted by the society that surrounds you when it shouldn't because it breaks hearts and hurts feelings? How can you imply that this kind of lie is something you don't have to be ashamed for? How can you tell your audience: Hey, come on! Having sex with anybody different from your partner is standard. Everyone does it! And you don't? Come on! ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I really wonder.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3084129102653764514?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3084129102653764514/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3084129102653764514' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3084129102653764514'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3084129102653764514'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2009/01/im-shocked-i-confess-it.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1411527963633889474</id><published>2009-01-06T05:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T05:41:31.780-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I travelled to winter wonder land, took some walks and pictures and then left again. See:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYkHyBEZI/AAAAAAAABCo/ZVhiqTPy-mM/s1600-h/jord1DSC00010.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYkHyBEZI/AAAAAAAABCo/ZVhiqTPy-mM/s400/jord1DSC00010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852795747340690" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYkgOSwqI/AAAAAAAABCw/8KNqzAQOtKI/s1600-h/jord1DSC00014.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYkgOSwqI/AAAAAAAABCw/8KNqzAQOtKI/s400/jord1DSC00014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852802308391586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYRZ7DEqI/AAAAAAAABCg/B_rsmywsTBk/s1600-h/jord4DSC00029.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYRZ7DEqI/AAAAAAAABCg/B_rsmywsTBk/s400/jord4DSC00029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852474199544482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYRIM4vcI/AAAAAAAABCY/74C8Rg4hCr4/s1600-h/jord3DSC00024.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYRIM4vcI/AAAAAAAABCY/74C8Rg4hCr4/s400/jord3DSC00024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852469442526658" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYQ0sYXzI/AAAAAAAABCQ/ff3tauqsZl0/s1600-h/jord3DSC00011.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYQ0sYXzI/AAAAAAAABCQ/ff3tauqsZl0/s400/jord3DSC00011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852464205913906" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYQlOYQfI/AAAAAAAABCI/gw7o-RqhF8Q/s1600-h/jord3DSC00010.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYQlOYQfI/AAAAAAAABCI/gw7o-RqhF8Q/s400/jord3DSC00010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852460053545458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYQY11KII/AAAAAAAABCA/UzjlIbbcqMY/s1600-h/jord3DSC00009.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYQY11KII/AAAAAAAABCA/UzjlIbbcqMY/s400/jord3DSC00009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852456729356418" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsX6sz1ReI/AAAAAAAABBY/cTgI7F76cn4/s1600-h/jord5DSC00014.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsX6sz1ReI/AAAAAAAABBY/cTgI7F76cn4/s400/jord5DSC00014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852084132562402" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;waiting to leave&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsX6wmlr3I/AAAAAAAABBg/-fcY156ZdzM/s1600-h/jord6DSC00015.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsX6wmlr3I/AAAAAAAABBg/-fcY156ZdzM/s400/jord6DSC00015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852085150756722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsX7J8pewI/AAAAAAAABBo/yl3mEhiNzt0/s1600-h/jord7DSC00017.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsX7J8pewI/AAAAAAAABBo/yl3mEhiNzt0/s400/jord7DSC00017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852091954166530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;wrong direction:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsX7arNE9I/AAAAAAAABBw/GTgJ7b1NF-E/s1600-h/jord8DSC00022.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsX7arNE9I/AAAAAAAABBw/GTgJ7b1NF-E/s400/jord8DSC00022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852096444404690" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;freezing for almost an hour&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsX7noiPdI/AAAAAAAABB4/sB9V9824Ids/s1600-h/jordDSC00036.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsX7noiPdI/AAAAAAAABB4/sB9V9824Ids/s400/jordDSC00036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294852099922869714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1411527963633889474?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1411527963633889474/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1411527963633889474' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1411527963633889474'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1411527963633889474'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-travelled-to-winter-wonder-land-took.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SXsYkHyBEZI/AAAAAAAABCo/ZVhiqTPy-mM/s72-c/jord1DSC00010.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-6720724399198728086</id><published>2008-12-22T07:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-22T07:55:00.422-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>no news are good news?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do wish all of you peaceful days and all the best at the turn of the year!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SU-4LzLsToI/AAAAAAAABBI/ASKPEFWR1e8/s1600-h/sanaDSC00024.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SU-4LzLsToI/AAAAAAAABBI/ASKPEFWR1e8/s400/sanaDSC00024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282643400786202242" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-6720724399198728086?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/6720724399198728086/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=6720724399198728086' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6720724399198728086'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6720724399198728086'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/12/no-news-are-good-news-i-do-wish-all-of.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SU-4LzLsToI/AAAAAAAABBI/ASKPEFWR1e8/s72-c/sanaDSC00024.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-9075081772029210559</id><published>2008-11-10T04:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-23T15:56:35.434-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Some weeks later I’m done collecting plush toys. I’m still overwhelmed by the strong response of friends and colleagues. Thank you all so much!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So now I’m sitting in the middle of dogs, mice, rabbits, birds, bears (of course they outnumber the others…), sheep, cows, lions, elephants, monkeys, turtles, hippos and so many more and feel like in wonderland. I did wash and dry all of them... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4m-I27qI/AAAAAAAAA1o/IMVl-sP5qxg/s1600-h/DSCF7131hangndry.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4m-I27qI/AAAAAAAAA1o/IMVl-sP5qxg/s320/DSCF7131hangndry.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267022006376132258" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...and now will put them into two big boxes and send them to Dohuk and Bagdad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4mZowvMI/AAAAAAAAA1g/UuuTujcitow/s1600-h/DSCF7598sorted.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4mZowvMI/AAAAAAAAA1g/UuuTujcitow/s320/DSCF7598sorted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267021996577832130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;... I had to climb pretty high to get this pic ... ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4l3juczI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/5iNpYWV_d-8/s1600-h/DSCF7606turt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4l3juczI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/5iNpYWV_d-8/s320/DSCF7606turt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267021987429905202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4Jw8gtNI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/HGBWoL9Cz08/s1600-h/DSCF7610closer.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4Jw8gtNI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/HGBWoL9Cz08/s320/DSCF7610closer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267021504618476754" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4Je8cjoI/AAAAAAAAA1I/j503r1TxkYY/s1600-h/DSCF7612bears.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4Je8cjoI/AAAAAAAAA1I/j503r1TxkYY/s320/DSCF7612bears.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267021499786366594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4IusKfyI/AAAAAAAAA1A/43eTNe-7okc/s1600-h/DSCF7633packing.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4IusKfyI/AAAAAAAAA1A/43eTNe-7okc/s320/DSCF7633packing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267021486833172258" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4IGlIGfI/AAAAAAAAA04/j-j6lNCCEc8/s1600-h/DSCF7635packing.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4IGlIGfI/AAAAAAAAA04/j-j6lNCCEc8/s320/DSCF7635packing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267021476066236914" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4HzFD7SI/AAAAAAAAA0w/PTODO6jSmN8/s1600-h/DSCF7639almostdone.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4HzFD7SI/AAAAAAAAA0w/PTODO6jSmN8/s320/DSCF7639almostdone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267021470831471906" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They could be even more since a friend collected toys in her school but because of a misunderstanding the package went to a shelter for disabled children in Frankfurt/Main. Maybe she will collect some more and send them herself to Iraq. But I couldn’t stand the big brown boxes in my kitchen anymore and am happy to finally send them away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of the collected will stay with me. I tell you which ones so you know what you don’t want in case you decide to collect plushies for peace too. Some of them I couldn’t clean without cracking them. Others had electric devices inside which make them talk or whistle or bark. Because Iraq is a war zone I wanted to make sure that nobody at the customs would suspect anything else but a friendly gift for children who need it. So some of theses devices I could remove, the others will stay with me in Germany and I have to think what to do about them. Somebody send me a very sweet little pink pig holding a heart. But in Islam pigs are impure, even worse than dogs. This knowledge led me to the decision to not send the pig to the kids of Iraq because I don’t want to offend anybody. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;EDIT: The young man who is the reason of my little collecting story told me that he is sure nobody in Bagdad would have been offended by the little pink pig. But still, I remember an artikel in the Yemen Times, condemning "M&amp;Ms" because of the big feet of the advertisement guys, and think my decision was not entirely wrong. However the pig now is loved by the daughter of a friend of mine *g*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My contact person in Bagdad promised to send me some pictures of the arrival of the toys in Bagdad. So stay tuned, I will post them ;)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-9075081772029210559?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/9075081772029210559/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=9075081772029210559' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/9075081772029210559'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/9075081772029210559'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/11/some-weeks-later-im-done-collecting.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRg4m-I27qI/AAAAAAAAA1o/IMVl-sP5qxg/s72-c/DSCF7131hangndry.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8493261245767761198</id><published>2008-11-08T13:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-09T14:30:52.707-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Birthdaytime again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRddWclnZYI/AAAAAAAAAk4/OPjHLAhNpeg/s1600-h/DSCF7476kbirthday+babe.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRddWclnZYI/AAAAAAAAAk4/OPjHLAhNpeg/s320/DSCF7476kbirthday+babe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266780929445553538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So after celebrating at midnight and some hours of sleep me and four friends entered a car and went to Gorleben. By chance my birthday and &lt;a href="http://www.castor.de/index.html"&gt;a big demonstration&lt;/a&gt; against the &lt;a href="http://www.anti-atom-aktuell.de/landebahn/index.html"&gt;usage of nuclear energy&lt;/a&gt; happened to be at the same date. And since I’ve never been to this kind of demonstration before but think it’s an important subject these days I decided to go there and celebrate the fortune of life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdd_rMrjzI/AAAAAAAAAlA/DNxhA-1Kl2Q/s1600-h/DSCF7514xgirl.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdd_rMrjzI/AAAAAAAAAlA/DNxhA-1Kl2Q/s320/DSCF7514xgirl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266781637742137138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdd_8DIX0I/AAAAAAAAAlI/Pl6bWGEWsVw/s1600-h/DSCF7563stop.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdd_8DIX0I/AAAAAAAAAlI/Pl6bWGEWsVw/s320/DSCF7563stop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266781642265485122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRde0ejUTQI/AAAAAAAAAlo/HQzSYU4Sdm4/s1600-h/DSCF7503nebenstra%C3%9Fe.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRde0ejUTQI/AAAAAAAAAlo/HQzSYU4Sdm4/s320/DSCF7503nebenstra%C3%9Fe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266782544880487682" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRde02QqlQI/AAAAAAAAAl4/IQmA9irIYw0/s1600-h/DSCF7528dogsnkids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRde02QqlQI/AAAAAAAAAl4/IQmA9irIYw0/s320/DSCF7528dogsnkids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266782551244707074" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdeA3G6aBI/AAAAAAAAAlY/wy9z8UhDz64/s1600-h/DSCF7522people.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdeA3G6aBI/AAAAAAAAAlY/wy9z8UhDz64/s320/DSCF7522people.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266781658119038994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdeAQslxOI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/folFoc4LSAY/s1600-h/DSCF7573people.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdeAQslxOI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/folFoc4LSAY/s320/DSCF7573people.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266781647808087266" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdeBBgKg8I/AAAAAAAAAlg/QFllL5hdahU/s1600-h/DSCF7549kids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdeBBgKg8I/AAAAAAAAAlg/QFllL5hdahU/s320/DSCF7549kids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266781660909306818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRde0tvROnI/AAAAAAAAAlw/d007t_FZ8gs/s1600-h/DSCF7557kid.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRde0tvROnI/AAAAAAAAAlw/d007t_FZ8gs/s320/DSCF7557kid.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266782548957149810" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdgM2GExoI/AAAAAAAAAmo/avA45myZS0Y/s1600-h/DSCF7540trak.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdgM2GExoI/AAAAAAAAAmo/avA45myZS0Y/s320/DSCF7540trak.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266784063028774530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdgMWRGgCI/AAAAAAAAAmg/ULIMp-HFgGg/s1600-h/DSCF7567clown.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdgMWRGgCI/AAAAAAAAAmg/ULIMp-HFgGg/s320/DSCF7567clown.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266784054485090338" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdgLy60YYI/AAAAAAAAAmY/K7xLPOi2gMk/s1600-h/DSCF7578clown.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdgLy60YYI/AAAAAAAAAmY/K7xLPOi2gMk/s320/DSCF7578clown.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266784044996387202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdgLTI4VKI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/5ITijT8ag44/s1600-h/DSCF7538c%26akids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdgLTI4VKI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/5ITijT8ag44/s320/DSCF7538c%26akids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266784036465431714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRde16L54mI/AAAAAAAAAmI/OHNKk_hb4Rc/s1600-h/DSCF7539isitlove.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRde16L54mI/AAAAAAAAAmI/OHNKk_hb4Rc/s320/DSCF7539isitlove.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266782569478349410" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Compared to other demonstrations I’ve been to this one was the most peaceful and relaxed meeting of thousands of people. We were walking and talking und smiling and laughing all day long. Next to us, wearing green or black and being forced to stand straight almost all the time, were policemen and –women, some of them stunningly young, some smiling and others not batting an eyelid. It was impossible to ignore them but until the end of the day they were just standing there waiting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdhTpOvxQI/AAAAAAAAAnA/m2SucegXuFc/s1600-h/DSCF7547poli.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdhTpOvxQI/AAAAAAAAAnA/m2SucegXuFc/s320/DSCF7547poli.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266785279346197762" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdhTWEEZtI/AAAAAAAAAm4/mfp6IzZ2iT8/s1600-h/DSCF7556poli.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdhTWEEZtI/AAAAAAAAAm4/mfp6IzZ2iT8/s320/DSCF7556poli.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266785274201138898" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdhUOT0o1I/AAAAAAAAAnI/3NPbA134ahw/s1600-h/DSCF7541poli.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdhUOT0o1I/AAAAAAAAAnI/3NPbA134ahw/s320/DSCF7541poli.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266785289299600210" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdhSllLDXI/AAAAAAAAAmw/j0lNW-A1SuY/s1600-h/DSCF7515poli.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRdhSllLDXI/AAAAAAAAAmw/j0lNW-A1SuY/s320/DSCF7515poli.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266785261186649458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We went home when it got dark, not without sitting for some minutes with the people that planned to stay the next nights to the moment when the as we call it &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;castor&lt;/span&gt; would arrive, trying to stop it at least for a few minutes. For the time of the whole demonstration three people had stopped the train near the french-german border chaining themselves to the rails. But walking back to our car we saw lots of police stepping in order, giggling as if being on a trip with classmates and preparing to encircle our sitting comrades. Watching them was the only negative hunch of the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lucky me!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8493261245767761198?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8493261245767761198/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8493261245767761198' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8493261245767761198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8493261245767761198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/11/birthdaytime-again.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRddWclnZYI/AAAAAAAAAk4/OPjHLAhNpeg/s72-c/DSCF7476kbirthday+babe.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1327162760389281754</id><published>2008-08-31T14:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T16:19:17.532-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Long time no sign. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been quiet busy since returning from Jordan to Germany. I left some friends there and at other places in the world. So now it seems to be time to write about my travelling in the language all of them can understand. The good news about that: I will write much shorter – and I know that some of you will really appreciate that. That’s okay with me ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I visited Egypt, returned to Germany, found a flat, finished my studies, tried to keep my Arabic, met old friends and started working again. Two days ago I came back from a trip with my bike to Bremen and back home and saw some things I would like to present in here. I also sorted the pictures of Egypt – which definitely was hard work – and will show some of them. But I guess this will take some more time because the computer sometimes is doing strange things when it’s about pictures …&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the future I will invite my friends from time to time to see what is going on in my life because I’m very, very bad in staying in touch and want to give them the chance to find out where I am. To the ones who found these pages without my help: You are very welcome too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since I think my time in Jordan was way to short I plan to go to Syria for at least a year. Thinking about how to earn money a friend in Damascus had a wonderful idea: Teaching German. So I will start new studies during the next weeks and learn how to become a teacher. This will take about one year time, so I hope to see Syria in 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Besides I will hopefully improve my Arabic and do some things for my fathers folks. As all of you will know changing a flat means to let things go, to give them away, often even throw them in the trash. I had lots of plush toys in my cellar for years and now decided to give them away. I read about a &lt;a href="http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/12/01/help-renovate-2-iraqi-orphanages-in-duhok-iraq/"&gt;orphan’s shelter in Dohuk&lt;/a&gt;, Northern Iraq, and will try to contact them and send my toys for the kids. So if you are in Germany and have some toys you will never play with again, send me your little loved ones.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1327162760389281754?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1327162760389281754/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1327162760389281754' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1327162760389281754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1327162760389281754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/08/long-time-no-sign.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-639967862154267291</id><published>2008-08-28T14:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T14:40:30.434-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>this is not a cycling track? it is!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKzl3B5WI/AAAAAAAAAdw/3AJrU-4Uii4/s1600-h/DSCF6940tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKzl3B5WI/AAAAAAAAAdw/3AJrU-4Uii4/s320/DSCF6940tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240794472828233058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;somewhere in westphalia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKz06DIsI/AAAAAAAAAd4/ewWSJQNmal8/s1600-h/DSCF6942tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKz06DIsI/AAAAAAAAAd4/ewWSJQNmal8/s320/DSCF6942tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240794476867429058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKkh90EQI/AAAAAAAAAdI/XzT_5BSsNug/s1600-h/DSCF6947tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKkh90EQI/AAAAAAAAAdI/XzT_5BSsNug/s320/DSCF6947tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240794214084907266" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKlMvu0HI/AAAAAAAAAdY/zZJdpC-5SVU/s1600-h/DSCF6951tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKlMvu0HI/AAAAAAAAAdY/zZJdpC-5SVU/s320/DSCF6951tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240794225568567410" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKlX3S8HI/AAAAAAAAAdg/ovbLeAHFIUs/s1600-h/DSCF6958tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKlX3S8HI/AAAAAAAAAdg/ovbLeAHFIUs/s320/DSCF6958tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240794228553085042" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKllOEFRI/AAAAAAAAAdo/JjAiXLvqb34/s1600-h/DSCF6959tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKllOEFRI/AAAAAAAAAdo/JjAiXLvqb34/s320/DSCF6959tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240794232138241298" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a rotten mill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKEl3A7TI/AAAAAAAAAcg/pUXFrOB5l1s/s1600-h/DSCF6962tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKEl3A7TI/AAAAAAAAAcg/pUXFrOB5l1s/s320/DSCF6962tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240793665374317874" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKE1wEYiI/AAAAAAAAAcw/Z93Bj7TwwHM/s1600-h/DSCF6967tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKE1wEYiI/AAAAAAAAAcw/Z93Bj7TwwHM/s320/DSCF6967tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240793669640151586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKFEbwrqI/AAAAAAAAAc4/56tr5VcW5XI/s1600-h/DSCF6980tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKFEbwrqI/AAAAAAAAAc4/56tr5VcW5XI/s320/DSCF6980tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240793673581506210" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKFTNqV-I/AAAAAAAAAdA/Wb3h4iuXtTE/s1600-h/DSCF6983tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKFTNqV-I/AAAAAAAAAdA/Wb3h4iuXtTE/s320/DSCF6983tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240793677548902370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;wild orchids behind the mill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKEuafvPI/AAAAAAAAAco/YL4qYjix3LU/s1600-h/DSCF6966tag10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKEuafvPI/AAAAAAAAAco/YL4qYjix3LU/s320/DSCF6966tag10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240793667670621426" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-639967862154267291?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/639967862154267291/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=639967862154267291' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/639967862154267291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/639967862154267291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-is-not-cycling-track-it-is.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsKzl3B5WI/AAAAAAAAAdw/3AJrU-4Uii4/s72-c/DSCF6940tag10.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3528926808861026251</id><published>2008-08-27T14:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T14:35:44.319-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>the mosque of Vechta, mainly for turkish people&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNa6x8BPI/AAAAAAAAAeo/xaaCnylbbYA/s1600-h/DSCF6921tag9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNa6x8BPI/AAAAAAAAAeo/xaaCnylbbYA/s320/DSCF6921tag9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240797347482174706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sitting, eating, taking silly pictures&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNL-ZQDOI/AAAAAAAAAeA/urTcDDs10hw/s1600-h/DSCF6923tag9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNL-ZQDOI/AAAAAAAAAeA/urTcDDs10hw/s320/DSCF6923tag9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240797090754333922" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNMI3ilgI/AAAAAAAAAeI/jqfF4U1oUrc/s1600-h/DSCF6927tag9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNMI3ilgI/AAAAAAAAAeI/jqfF4U1oUrc/s320/DSCF6927tag9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240797093565732354" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hungry and curios&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNMVkn_iI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/SB_rGxoBVTs/s1600-h/DSCF6928tag9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNMVkn_iI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/SB_rGxoBVTs/s320/DSCF6928tag9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240797096976055842" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNMihc27I/AAAAAAAAAeY/WItUiAYQDAE/s1600-h/DSCF6930tag9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNMihc27I/AAAAAAAAAeY/WItUiAYQDAE/s320/DSCF6930tag9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240797100452404146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;late and whacked in Rheine and then i got the bridal suite...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNM5i2w7I/AAAAAAAAAeg/FRB6DKqXdmM/s1600-h/DSCF6937tag9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNM5i2w7I/AAAAAAAAAeg/FRB6DKqXdmM/s320/DSCF6937tag9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240797106632311730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3528926808861026251?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3528926808861026251/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3528926808861026251' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3528926808861026251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3528926808861026251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/08/mosque-of-vechta-mainly-for-turkish.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsNa6x8BPI/AAAAAAAAAeo/xaaCnylbbYA/s72-c/DSCF6921tag9.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-2053852504578791265</id><published>2008-08-26T14:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T14:45:24.276-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>leaving Bremen, alone with my bike.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPx-SniLI/AAAAAAAAAfY/DqqKA5P-31g/s1600-h/DSCF6906tag8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPx-SniLI/AAAAAAAAAfY/DqqKA5P-31g/s320/DSCF6906tag8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240799942584797362" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the power of water&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPyJ1d-FI/AAAAAAAAAfg/gDTkXkSSgI0/s1600-h/DSCF6911tag8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPyJ1d-FI/AAAAAAAAAfg/gDTkXkSSgI0/s320/DSCF6911tag8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240799945683761234" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPyaFnhII/AAAAAAAAAfo/EHw4eJKZ6tM/s1600-h/DSCF6913tag8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPyaFnhII/AAAAAAAAAfo/EHw4eJKZ6tM/s320/DSCF6913tag8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240799950046463106" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;brilliant roadsigns&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPTNvyKKI/AAAAAAAAAe4/y944i74SStU/s1600-h/DSCF6915tag8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPTNvyKKI/AAAAAAAAAe4/y944i74SStU/s320/DSCF6915tag8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240799414157715618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;old, everything seems to be old &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPSy6jXJI/AAAAAAAAAew/kcCO0MTg8gM/s1600-h/DSCF6914tag8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPSy6jXJI/AAAAAAAAAew/kcCO0MTg8gM/s320/DSCF6914tag8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240799406955125906" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPTbabpmI/AAAAAAAAAfA/zNFymxKOlvo/s1600-h/DSCF6917tag8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPTbabpmI/AAAAAAAAAfA/zNFymxKOlvo/s320/DSCF6917tag8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240799417826256482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPT326AyI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/zEYvvPYRAbo/s1600-h/DSCF6920tag8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPT326AyI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/zEYvvPYRAbo/s320/DSCF6920tag8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240799425461879586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sweety&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPTnwK9KI/AAAAAAAAAfI/R65czZkhLn0/s1600-h/DSCF6918tag8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPTnwK9KI/AAAAAAAAAfI/R65czZkhLn0/s320/DSCF6918tag8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240799421138662562" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-2053852504578791265?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/2053852504578791265/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=2053852504578791265' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2053852504578791265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2053852504578791265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/08/leaving-bremen-alone-with-my-bike.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsPx-SniLI/AAAAAAAAAfY/DqqKA5P-31g/s72-c/DSCF6906tag8.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-7892395534746442573</id><published>2008-08-25T14:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T14:54:08.110-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>there have been thousands of good photographers in &lt;a href="http://images.google.de/images?q=Bremen"&gt;Bremen&lt;/a&gt;. So I only show what I really liked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guess which parts of the three statues are the "most touched"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsRfqkdh4I/AAAAAAAAAfw/FVfKnJ37rVo/s1600-h/DSCF6891tag7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsRfqkdh4I/AAAAAAAAAfw/FVfKnJ37rVo/s320/DSCF6891tag7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240801827076540290" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;coffee, no cigarettes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsRgHRL8cI/AAAAAAAAAgA/3-SYslJCYDw/s1600-h/DSCF6898tag7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsRgHRL8cI/AAAAAAAAAgA/3-SYslJCYDw/s320/DSCF6898tag7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240801834780324290" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sweet little houses at Schnoor&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsRfzYNYpI/AAAAAAAAAf4/58w_444x48M/s1600-h/DSCF6896tag7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsRfzYNYpI/AAAAAAAAAf4/58w_444x48M/s320/DSCF6896tag7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240801829441069714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsRgNBaROI/AAAAAAAAAgI/vOPdOXJBqoo/s1600-h/DSCF6899tag7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsRgNBaROI/AAAAAAAAAgI/vOPdOXJBqoo/s320/DSCF6899tag7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240801836324766946" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-7892395534746442573?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/7892395534746442573/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=7892395534746442573' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7892395534746442573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7892395534746442573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/08/there-have-been-thousands-of-good.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsRfqkdh4I/AAAAAAAAAfw/FVfKnJ37rVo/s72-c/DSCF6891tag7.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-125162381370761364</id><published>2008-08-23T14:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T15:00:58.493-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>The evening before: Only five more kilometres to go and all of the sudden I crashed my bike. So we spent the next day buying the spare part, cleaning the broken parts and repairing all stuff. Actually, I mainly cleaned and then asked how to put the parts together again. Lots of fun, really! :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsTczrWBhI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/-HMDFqruDYs/s1600-h/DSCF6855tag5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsTczrWBhI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/-HMDFqruDYs/s320/DSCF6855tag5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240803977004975634" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsTdCW8YgI/AAAAAAAAAgY/KbgLRNi4Qh0/s1600-h/DSCF6866tag5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsTdCW8YgI/AAAAAAAAAgY/KbgLRNi4Qh0/s320/DSCF6866tag5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240803980945940994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-125162381370761364?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/125162381370761364/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=125162381370761364' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/125162381370761364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/125162381370761364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/08/only-five-more-kilometres-to-go-and-all.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsTczrWBhI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/-HMDFqruDYs/s72-c/DSCF6855tag5.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-589518849273293720</id><published>2008-08-22T15:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T15:16:49.722-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>The church of Damme is a very interesting looking mix of different architectural styles as this sign explains and you easily can see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsXglm6cdI/AAAAAAAAAiA/DJmce_g5rYg/s1600-h/DSCF6803tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsXglm6cdI/AAAAAAAAAiA/DJmce_g5rYg/s320/DSCF6803tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240808439994282450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsXgSTdmCI/AAAAAAAAAh4/lR_qHvEmyQw/s1600-h/DSCF6798tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsXgSTdmCI/AAAAAAAAAh4/lR_qHvEmyQw/s320/DSCF6798tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240808434812426274" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsWnmCBkfI/AAAAAAAAAhI/R8wlYLBzNIQ/s1600-h/DSCF6805tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsWnmCBkfI/AAAAAAAAAhI/R8wlYLBzNIQ/s320/DSCF6805tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240807460855452146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today the people of Damme still try to mix architectural styles, but it is'nt funny anymore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsXgN1cwfI/AAAAAAAAAhw/auvgBIUz1pw/s1600-h/DSCF6795tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsXgN1cwfI/AAAAAAAAAhw/auvgBIUz1pw/s320/DSCF6795tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240808433612800498" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsWni1m8yI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/B_1BsK0nDzU/s1600-h/DSCF6807tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsWni1m8yI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/B_1BsK0nDzU/s320/DSCF6807tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240807459998069538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;digging peat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsWnzSx0QI/AAAAAAAAAhY/4n8zJsco8RU/s1600-h/DSCF6814tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsWnzSx0QI/AAAAAAAAAhY/4n8zJsco8RU/s320/DSCF6814tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240807464415383810" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsWoPVs0UI/AAAAAAAAAhg/YVpnn3eHLf4/s1600-h/DSCF6818tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsWoPVs0UI/AAAAAAAAAhg/YVpnn3eHLf4/s320/DSCF6818tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240807471943831874" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsWoQSuBRI/AAAAAAAAAho/VBZNtwWZaLM/s1600-h/DSCF6821tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsWoQSuBRI/AAAAAAAAAho/VBZNtwWZaLM/s320/DSCF6821tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240807472199763218" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;exxon flows oil in northern germany&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsVjynU6yI/AAAAAAAAAgg/OMl9oOFC_Q4/s1600-h/DSCF6825tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsVjynU6yI/AAAAAAAAAgg/OMl9oOFC_Q4/s320/DSCF6825tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240806296002030370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;b. is looking for the right way&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsVkOeYrZI/AAAAAAAAAgo/UgK_DcBDa80/s1600-h/DSCF6826tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsVkOeYrZI/AAAAAAAAAgo/UgK_DcBDa80/s320/DSCF6826tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240806303480720786" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a sweat lodge and beautiful wooden furniture just next our path&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsVkWZQvsI/AAAAAAAAAgw/NyoN6h28m8w/s1600-h/DSCF6829tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsVkWZQvsI/AAAAAAAAAgw/NyoN6h28m8w/s320/DSCF6829tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240806305606713026" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsVkiscChI/AAAAAAAAAg4/MdV0XirzKZc/s1600-h/DSCF6830tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsVkiscChI/AAAAAAAAAg4/MdV0XirzKZc/s320/DSCF6830tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240806308908370450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;raining since two hours, and only ten more kilometres to go&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsVk4RP5fI/AAAAAAAAAhA/ttTkwIX1AHA/s1600-h/DSCF6841tag4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsVk4RP5fI/AAAAAAAAAhA/ttTkwIX1AHA/s320/DSCF6841tag4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240806314699908594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-589518849273293720?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/589518849273293720/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=589518849273293720' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/589518849273293720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/589518849273293720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/08/church-of-damme-is-very-interesting.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsXglm6cdI/AAAAAAAAAiA/DJmce_g5rYg/s72-c/DSCF6803tag4.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1555907335546093021</id><published>2008-08-21T15:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T15:57:38.078-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Who had to sleep on top? And how did she get up there and down again without breaking her bones?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdAJrugGI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/yXu59DKiXGc/s1600-h/DSCF6753tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdAJrugGI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/yXu59DKiXGc/s320/DSCF6753tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240814479812231266" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Part of the Museum for Industrial Heritag in &lt;a href="http://www.osnabrueck.de/"&gt;Osnabrück&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdAYOWlQI/AAAAAAAAAjY/ypN-2CgtdrI/s1600-h/DSCF6757tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdAYOWlQI/AAAAAAAAAjY/ypN-2CgtdrI/s320/DSCF6757tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240814483715560706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdAmG8-WI/AAAAAAAAAjg/hk4U2edIJcU/s1600-h/DSCF6758tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdAmG8-WI/AAAAAAAAAjg/hk4U2edIJcU/s320/DSCF6758tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240814487442618722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdAze6BeI/AAAAAAAAAjo/-YHfxaruhlg/s1600-h/DSCF6764tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdAze6BeI/AAAAAAAAAjo/-YHfxaruhlg/s320/DSCF6764tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240814491032749538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old trains next to it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdBHhwfJI/AAAAAAAAAjw/e2xb0w1hdHA/s1600-h/DSCF6765tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdBHhwfJI/AAAAAAAAAjw/e2xb0w1hdHA/s320/DSCF6765tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240814496413416594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLseEPVkKKI/AAAAAAAAAj4/ctDq5k5wqGw/s1600-h/DSCF6766tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLseEPVkKKI/AAAAAAAAAj4/ctDq5k5wqGw/s320/DSCF6766tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240815649560996002" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;cargo ship at the canal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLseEXlXu0I/AAAAAAAAAkA/Mon8KbXdzEs/s1600-h/DSCF6772tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLseEXlXu0I/AAAAAAAAAkA/Mon8KbXdzEs/s320/DSCF6772tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240815651774774082" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLseEe7cYUI/AAAAAAAAAkI/8yAHJJgdRTg/s1600-h/DSCF6776tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLseEe7cYUI/AAAAAAAAAkI/8yAHJJgdRTg/s320/DSCF6776tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240815653746401602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;arcadian green&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLseEuQcAhI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/U4Ql6nvd5PM/s1600-h/DSCF6778tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLseEuQcAhI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/U4Ql6nvd5PM/s320/DSCF6778tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240815657860989458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLseE59X2xI/AAAAAAAAAkY/S05GsClI9Vo/s1600-h/DSCF6784tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLseE59X2xI/AAAAAAAAAkY/S05GsClI9Vo/s320/DSCF6784tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240815661002251026" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;stumbling by accident in this very well done &lt;a href="http://www.tuchmachermuseum.de/"&gt;cloth manufacturer Museum&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href="http://www.bramsche.de/"&gt;Bramsche&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLse8OQqjfI/AAAAAAAAAkg/XqadUUu4974/s1600-h/DSCF6787tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLse8OQqjfI/AAAAAAAAAkg/XqadUUu4974/s320/DSCF6787tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240816611344682482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLse8VL6VjI/AAAAAAAAAko/LQXx27iIl2k/s1600-h/DSCF6788tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLse8VL6VjI/AAAAAAAAAko/LQXx27iIl2k/s320/DSCF6788tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240816613203793458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLse8e39dII/AAAAAAAAAkw/2Yn6x9OaGzE/s1600-h/DSCF6791tag3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLse8e39dII/AAAAAAAAAkw/2Yn6x9OaGzE/s320/DSCF6791tag3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240816615804466306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...and having excellent &lt;a href="http://hjhagendorf.de/Kuchen/backen_r3194.html"&gt;marzipan-pieplant-cake&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1555907335546093021?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1555907335546093021/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1555907335546093021' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1555907335546093021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1555907335546093021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/08/who-had-to-sleep-on-top-and-how-did-she.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsdAJrugGI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/yXu59DKiXGc/s72-c/DSCF6753tag3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3807112650120469465</id><published>2008-08-20T15:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T15:30:15.849-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Never been in &lt;a href="http://www.muenster.de/"&gt;Münster &lt;/a&gt;before...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa2BqIcLI/AAAAAAAAAio/CvQwwbtAh4Q/s1600-h/DSCF6738tag2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa2BqIcLI/AAAAAAAAAio/CvQwwbtAh4Q/s320/DSCF6738tag2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240812106836111538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa2TbKxrI/AAAAAAAAAiw/9zLJep96-MY/s1600-h/DSCF6740tag2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa2TbKxrI/AAAAAAAAAiw/9zLJep96-MY/s320/DSCF6740tag2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240812111605188274" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa2jjyCAI/AAAAAAAAAi4/xEgOR8RSTcI/s1600-h/DSCF6741tag2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa2jjyCAI/AAAAAAAAAi4/xEgOR8RSTcI/s320/DSCF6741tag2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240812115936282626" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa25PlrNI/AAAAAAAAAjA/sAOnsmX83Qg/s1600-h/DSCF6743tag2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa25PlrNI/AAAAAAAAAjA/sAOnsmX83Qg/s320/DSCF6743tag2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240812121757166802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a little joke for native-speakers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa3AbiMaI/AAAAAAAAAjI/GJDOSvGvJ7o/s1600-h/DSCF6751tag2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa3AbiMaI/AAAAAAAAAjI/GJDOSvGvJ7o/s320/DSCF6751tag2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240812123686318498" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3807112650120469465?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3807112650120469465/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3807112650120469465' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3807112650120469465'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3807112650120469465'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/08/never-been-in-mnster-before.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsa2BqIcLI/AAAAAAAAAio/CvQwwbtAh4Q/s72-c/DSCF6738tag2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-7183575521026773124</id><published>2008-08-19T15:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T15:34:10.485-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>A friend of mine moved to Bremen just before I went to Jordan. And since I wanted to do a bike trip anyway I decided to visit him by bike. Fortunate as I am an other friend of mine came with me on the way to the North. The way back home I will do by myself. The weather never was what you would expect for summer, but it wasn't toooo bad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;straight&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsZZJQtw4I/AAAAAAAAAiI/cDDubZ9XT68/s1600-h/DSCF6707tag1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsZZJQtw4I/AAAAAAAAAiI/cDDubZ9XT68/s320/DSCF6707tag1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240810511149155202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nature takes it back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsZZXvfn9I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/CVR8cgQRtOQ/s1600-h/DSCF6711tag1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsZZXvfn9I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/CVR8cgQRtOQ/s320/DSCF6711tag1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240810515036348370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;happy pigs living at a meadow with scattered fruit trees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsZZV-3GdI/AAAAAAAAAiY/iIAyrLg3jr0/s1600-h/DSCF6712tag1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsZZV-3GdI/AAAAAAAAAiY/iIAyrLg3jr0/s320/DSCF6712tag1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240810514563930578" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hello?!?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsZZyU5efI/AAAAAAAAAig/AX8DrvDUd3M/s1600-h/DSCF6718tag1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsZZyU5efI/AAAAAAAAAig/AX8DrvDUd3M/s320/DSCF6718tag1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240810522172553714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-7183575521026773124?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/7183575521026773124/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=7183575521026773124' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7183575521026773124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/7183575521026773124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/08/straight-nature-takes-it-back.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SLsZZJQtw4I/AAAAAAAAAiI/cDDubZ9XT68/s72-c/DSCF6707tag1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-8673319422407939223</id><published>2008-04-15T06:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T06:52:34.217-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>going home again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrtn5kNSUI/AAAAAAAAA_I/-KzBIJFcRgo/s1600-h/DSCF5823pepsi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrtn5kNSUI/AAAAAAAAA_I/-KzBIJFcRgo/s320/DSCF5823pepsi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267783983886584130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-8673319422407939223?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/8673319422407939223/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=8673319422407939223' title='1 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8673319422407939223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/8673319422407939223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/04/going-home-again.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrtn5kNSUI/AAAAAAAAA_I/-KzBIJFcRgo/s72-c/DSCF5823pepsi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-9031060137349784663</id><published>2008-04-14T06:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T06:51:08.734-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>in the coptic quarter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsxQRNS1I/AAAAAAAAA_A/ATN_1v7nGYE/s1600-h/DSCF5962copt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsxQRNS1I/AAAAAAAAA_A/ATN_1v7nGYE/s320/DSCF5962copt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267783045088103250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsw-UuU9I/AAAAAAAAA-4/-6xWR5p2Kjo/s1600-h/DSCF5966kopt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsw-UuU9I/AAAAAAAAA-4/-6xWR5p2Kjo/s320/DSCF5966kopt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267783040271012818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrswSdrPfI/AAAAAAAAA-w/JYas37eXvTs/s1600-h/DSCF5967kopt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrswSdrPfI/AAAAAAAAA-w/JYas37eXvTs/s320/DSCF5967kopt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267783028497399282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsv-eK6WI/AAAAAAAAA-o/gWPtHPBHbeU/s1600-h/DSCF5971kopt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsv-eK6WI/AAAAAAAAA-o/gWPtHPBHbeU/s320/DSCF5971kopt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267783023130765666" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsvkBOVGI/AAAAAAAAA-g/JSpuV5R8zC4/s1600-h/DSCF5972kopt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsvkBOVGI/AAAAAAAAA-g/JSpuV5R8zC4/s320/DSCF5972kopt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267783016030032994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsWGLlJCI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/TFCGz4TQKP8/s1600-h/DSCF5993kopt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsWGLlJCI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/TFCGz4TQKP8/s320/DSCF5993kopt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267782578523677730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;strolling along the nile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsVq5RPCI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/4nW3pInKQs8/s1600-h/DSCF6005nil.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsVq5RPCI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/4nW3pInKQs8/s320/DSCF6005nil.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267782571199118370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsVIK_XLI/AAAAAAAAA-I/_fSu6S8X4Xk/s1600-h/DSCF6030nil.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsVIK_XLI/AAAAAAAAA-I/_fSu6S8X4Xk/s320/DSCF6030nil.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267782561878203570" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsUe8MeJI/AAAAAAAAA94/VnZKuozFNAk/s1600-h/DSCF6034nil.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsUe8MeJI/AAAAAAAAA94/VnZKuozFNAk/s320/DSCF6034nil.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267782550810294418" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsUyWdETI/AAAAAAAAA-A/EjqL5dIK04w/s1600-h/DSCF6031nil.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsUyWdETI/AAAAAAAAA-A/EjqL5dIK04w/s320/DSCF6031nil.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267782556020707634" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-9031060137349784663?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/9031060137349784663/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=9031060137349784663' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/9031060137349784663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/9031060137349784663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/04/coptic-quarter-strolling-along-nile.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrsxQRNS1I/AAAAAAAAA_A/ATN_1v7nGYE/s72-c/DSCF5962copt.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-9078681770888411450</id><published>2008-04-12T06:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T06:44:33.580-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>the mediterannian again - al-Iskanderia / Alexandria&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrquLO9KRI/AAAAAAAAA9w/soyxam9HUuo/s1600-h/DSCF5842iskanderia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrquLO9KRI/AAAAAAAAA9w/soyxam9HUuo/s320/DSCF5842iskanderia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780793173616914" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqthoDvfI/AAAAAAAAA9o/fYBooRMvrMo/s1600-h/DSCF5843iskanderia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqthoDvfI/AAAAAAAAA9o/fYBooRMvrMo/s320/DSCF5843iskanderia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780782004616690" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqtcyQiVI/AAAAAAAAA9g/tgN3mInqlN8/s1600-h/DSCF5867iskanderia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqtcyQiVI/AAAAAAAAA9g/tgN3mInqlN8/s320/DSCF5867iskanderia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780780705220946" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqsy6eK2I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/IZNMteua3AI/s1600-h/DSCF5881iskanderia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqsy6eK2I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/IZNMteua3AI/s320/DSCF5881iskanderia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780769465379682" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqsYQdWQI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/dHQcrNT48ws/s1600-h/DSCF5885iskanderia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqsYQdWQI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/dHQcrNT48ws/s320/DSCF5885iskanderia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780762309843202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqUiEJwQI/AAAAAAAAA8w/gLZZqiNXLDE/s1600-h/DSCF5952iskanderia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqUiEJwQI/AAAAAAAAA8w/gLZZqiNXLDE/s320/DSCF5952iskanderia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780352625721602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqUQ0KkBI/AAAAAAAAA8o/RSBbC0M3LrY/s1600-h/DSCF5960iskanderia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqUQ0KkBI/AAAAAAAAA8o/RSBbC0M3LrY/s320/DSCF5960iskanderia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780347995262994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the library of Alexandria/Iskenderia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqVZ0IPcI/AAAAAAAAA9I/sG83BdMHx78/s1600-h/DSCF5899iskanderia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqVZ0IPcI/AAAAAAAAA9I/sG83BdMHx78/s320/DSCF5899iskanderia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780367590899138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqVITkvUI/AAAAAAAAA9A/XmNG-uVe6qs/s1600-h/DSCF5919iskanderia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqVITkvUI/AAAAAAAAA9A/XmNG-uVe6qs/s320/DSCF5919iskanderia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780362890952002" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqU-qO2FI/AAAAAAAAA84/ozzpQahy5tA/s1600-h/DSCF5920iskanderia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrqU-qO2FI/AAAAAAAAA84/ozzpQahy5tA/s320/DSCF5920iskanderia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267780360301631570" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-9078681770888411450?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/9078681770888411450/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=9078681770888411450' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/9078681770888411450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/9078681770888411450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/04/mediterannian-again-iskanderia.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrquLO9KRI/AAAAAAAAA9w/soyxam9HUuo/s72-c/DSCF5842iskanderia.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-215298899201744061</id><published>2008-04-10T06:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T06:21:37.387-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>the pyramids of gizeh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrl8EI6eVI/AAAAAAAAA8g/t7zQUEsXkMU/s1600-h/DSCF5729pyramids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrl8EI6eVI/AAAAAAAAA8g/t7zQUEsXkMU/s320/DSCF5729pyramids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267775534229256530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrl7o0WQ5I/AAAAAAAAA8Y/vrsQcqoyz-U/s1600-h/DSCF5730pyramids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrl7o0WQ5I/AAAAAAAAA8Y/vrsQcqoyz-U/s320/DSCF5730pyramids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267775526895240082" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrl7NyWrYI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/MFBMCfEB9ZQ/s1600-h/DSCF5734pyramids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrl7NyWrYI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/MFBMCfEB9ZQ/s320/DSCF5734pyramids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267775519639121282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrljwslRWI/AAAAAAAAA8I/VFkN9qO98T0/s1600-h/DSCF5755pyramids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrljwslRWI/AAAAAAAAA8I/VFkN9qO98T0/s320/DSCF5755pyramids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267775116693292386" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrljRO_7NI/AAAAAAAAA8A/RL5UshjExRE/s1600-h/DSCF5767pyramids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrljRO_7NI/AAAAAAAAA8A/RL5UshjExRE/s320/DSCF5767pyramids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267775108247710930" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrljDRrhhI/AAAAAAAAA74/4mtAW8sHhnM/s1600-h/DSCF5783pyramids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrljDRrhhI/AAAAAAAAA74/4mtAW8sHhnM/s320/DSCF5783pyramids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267775104500860434" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrli2MZIPI/AAAAAAAAA7w/29tD_Cti8GY/s1600-h/DSCF5807pyramids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrli2MZIPI/AAAAAAAAA7w/29tD_Cti8GY/s320/DSCF5807pyramids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267775100989022450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrliAdm-YI/AAAAAAAAA7o/IEBypY9BLPw/s1600-h/DSCF5816pyramids.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrliAdm-YI/AAAAAAAAA7o/IEBypY9BLPw/s320/DSCF5816pyramids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267775086565718402" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-215298899201744061?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrl8EI6eVI/AAAAAAAAA8g/t7zQUEsXkMU/s72-c/DSCF5729pyramids.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-1816671935287640601</id><published>2008-04-09T06:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T06:11:31.028-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>the old, islamic cairo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjfCjyxXI/AAAAAAAAA7g/7HHZxvkyFdM/s1600-h/DSCF5606khankhalili.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjfCjyxXI/AAAAAAAAA7g/7HHZxvkyFdM/s320/DSCF5606khankhalili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267772836565665138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjenX2OCI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/KogzQWX8dvs/s1600-h/DSCF5609khankhalili.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjenX2OCI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/KogzQWX8dvs/s320/DSCF5609khankhalili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267772829267802146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjbhvmOlI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/QLKRDMjDOck/s1600-h/DSCF5614khankhalili.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjbhvmOlI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/QLKRDMjDOck/s320/DSCF5614khankhalili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267772776217197138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjbKLHmvI/AAAAAAAAA7I/FIlIGRgJsoc/s1600-h/DSCF5640khankhalili.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjbKLHmvI/AAAAAAAAA7I/FIlIGRgJsoc/s320/DSCF5640khankhalili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267772769890179826" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjXmqyH3I/AAAAAAAAA7A/hrTzfvoBKoo/s1600-h/DSCF5647khankhalili.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjXmqyH3I/AAAAAAAAA7A/hrTzfvoBKoo/s320/DSCF5647khankhalili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267772708819705714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRri_jhXXwI/AAAAAAAAA64/pdMp-TUwUGw/s1600-h/DSCF5668khankhalili.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRri_jhXXwI/AAAAAAAAA64/pdMp-TUwUGw/s320/DSCF5668khankhalili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267772295658036994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRri-7RMs7I/AAAAAAAAA6w/lZG88m_79nA/s1600-h/DSCF5672khankhalili.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRri-7RMs7I/AAAAAAAAA6w/lZG88m_79nA/s320/DSCF5672khankhalili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267772284852810674" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRri9OCl93I/AAAAAAAAA6o/MBquvmdKEIw/s1600-h/DSCF5676khankhalili.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRri9OCl93I/AAAAAAAAA6o/MBquvmdKEIw/s320/DSCF5676khankhalili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267772255532087154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRri8PTY7gI/AAAAAAAAA6g/Ab1_OcrKPvA/s1600-h/DSCF5680khankhalili.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRri8PTY7gI/AAAAAAAAA6g/Ab1_OcrKPvA/s320/DSCF5680khankhalili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267772238691102210" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRri62EyGII/AAAAAAAAA6Y/V1XyTatNZe8/s1600-h/DSCF5698khankhalili.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRri62EyGII/AAAAAAAAA6Y/V1XyTatNZe8/s320/DSCF5698khankhalili.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267772214739081346" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-1816671935287640601?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/1816671935287640601/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=1816671935287640601' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1816671935287640601'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/1816671935287640601'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/04/old-islamic-cairo.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrjfCjyxXI/AAAAAAAAA7g/7HHZxvkyFdM/s72-c/DSCF5606khankhalili.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-75091341441071797</id><published>2008-04-08T05:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T06:03:21.497-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>the gorgeous temple of karnak. but as always: try to stay away from the tourist paths ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgn8aG5ZI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/5gQ36s48zlY/s1600-h/DSCF5474karnak-luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgn8aG5ZI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/5gQ36s48zlY/s320/DSCF5474karnak-luxor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769690998367634" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and you find people, happy to talk about their marvellous work. americans clean a temple:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgnUjL6tI/AAAAAAAAA6I/AFcHt56b_8Q/s1600-h/DSCF5492karnak-luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgnUjL6tI/AAAAAAAAA6I/AFcHt56b_8Q/s320/DSCF5492karnak-luxor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769680299027154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;try to catch a swallow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgm7ZnaoI/AAAAAAAAA6A/egUunBhpwx0/s1600-h/DSCF5514karnak-luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgm7ZnaoI/AAAAAAAAA6A/egUunBhpwx0/s320/DSCF5514karnak-luxor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769673547999874" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the sacred lake&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgmRcofzI/AAAAAAAAA54/MdB_pKqNK5g/s1600-h/DSCF5528karnak-luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgmRcofzI/AAAAAAAAA54/MdB_pKqNK5g/s320/DSCF5528karnak-luxor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769662286364466" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;actual religion &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgmDqZhfI/AAAAAAAAA5w/lLG3z3ryNmA/s1600-h/DSCF5543karnak-luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgmDqZhfI/AAAAAAAAA5w/lLG3z3ryNmA/s320/DSCF5543karnak-luxor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769658586007026" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;silly pics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgOM_fJPI/AAAAAAAAA5o/eqJRvPAAfzc/s1600-h/DSCF5545karnak-luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgOM_fJPI/AAAAAAAAA5o/eqJRvPAAfzc/s320/DSCF5545karnak-luxor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769248773514482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgNzPl51I/AAAAAAAAA5g/jsfsFFg0eb8/s1600-h/DSCF5547karnak-luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgNzPl51I/AAAAAAAAA5g/jsfsFFg0eb8/s320/DSCF5547karnak-luxor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769241861744466" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgNlziBnI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/CJWmK4cDf-g/s1600-h/DSCF5548karnak-luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgNlziBnI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/CJWmK4cDf-g/s320/DSCF5548karnak-luxor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769238254388850" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;keep on wandering around &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgNHnYxzI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/50W_ExA4mB8/s1600-h/DSCF5570karnak-luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgNHnYxzI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/50W_ExA4mB8/s320/DSCF5570karnak-luxor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769230150387506" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgMbPVUOI/AAAAAAAAA5I/6mZCG24X-Pk/s1600-h/DSCF5593karnak-luxor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgMbPVUOI/AAAAAAAAA5I/6mZCG24X-Pk/s320/DSCF5593karnak-luxor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769218238337250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-75091341441071797?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/75091341441071797/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=75091341441071797' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/75091341441071797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/75091341441071797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/04/gorgeous-temple-of-karnak.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrgn8aG5ZI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/5gQ36s48zlY/s72-c/DSCF5474karnak-luxor.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-6731003578936906774</id><published>2008-04-07T06:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T07:12:43.909-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>a dusty day in the valley of kings and luxor. i wonder why i have no pics on my computer. i'm sure i did some, ähm, lots... ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and there, they are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the valley of kings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrwhyB0lfI/AAAAAAAABA4/qwy3je4WvLE/s1600-h/DSCF5380westbank.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrwhyB0lfI/AAAAAAAABA4/qwy3je4WvLE/s320/DSCF5380westbank.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267787177318979058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrwhfPgJkI/AAAAAAAABAw/8imalsJDNnI/s1600-h/DSCF5386westbank.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrwhfPgJkI/AAAAAAAABAw/8imalsJDNnI/s320/DSCF5386westbank.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267787172276086338" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrwg82JLXI/AAAAAAAABAo/PRMWPm97KsE/s1600-h/DSCF5391westbank.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrwg82JLXI/AAAAAAAABAo/PRMWPm97KsE/s320/DSCF5391westbank.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267787163042917746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;carving alabaster&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrwgnEKbKI/AAAAAAAABAg/xxnWx6fsF58/s1600-h/DSCF5393alabaster.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrwgnEKbKI/AAAAAAAABAg/xxnWx6fsF58/s320/DSCF5393alabaster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267787157196139682" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the temple of hatschepsut&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrv1txisiI/AAAAAAAABAY/E5LWjBLPJHU/s1600-h/DSCF5403hatschepsut.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrv1txisiI/AAAAAAAABAY/E5LWjBLPJHU/s320/DSCF5403hatschepsut.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267786420262711842" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrv0qG-lyI/AAAAAAAABAI/1XXZ5KG6qrk/s1600-h/DSCF5419hatsche.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrv0qG-lyI/AAAAAAAABAI/1XXZ5KG6qrk/s320/DSCF5419hatsche.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267786402099009314" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrv0f2vT-I/AAAAAAAABAA/-1CcrA80PLs/s1600-h/DSCF5423hatsch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrv0f2vT-I/AAAAAAAABAA/-1CcrA80PLs/s320/DSCF5423hatsch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267786399346544610" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrv0KTZ7FI/AAAAAAAAA_4/BM2Y1kUBCok/s1600-h/DSCF5429hatsch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrv0KTZ7FI/AAAAAAAAA_4/BM2Y1kUBCok/s320/DSCF5429hatsch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267786393561197650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrvc2Zf8VI/AAAAAAAAA_w/jYAKpf9BuLg/s1600-h/DSCF5430hatsch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrvc2Zf8VI/AAAAAAAAA_w/jYAKpf9BuLg/s320/DSCF5430hatsch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267785993081057618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a polish archaeologist&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrv1GWOqaI/AAAAAAAABAQ/H_WE3NkAEUY/s1600-h/DSCF5410polnischeex.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrv1GWOqaI/AAAAAAAABAQ/H_WE3NkAEUY/s320/DSCF5410polnischeex.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267786409679169954" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the valley of queens&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrvcnVRWbI/AAAAAAAAA_o/e8s4nSQIGaU/s1600-h/DSCF5440talderkoeniginnen.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrvcnVRWbI/AAAAAAAAA_o/e8s4nSQIGaU/s320/DSCF5440talderkoeniginnen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267785989036792242" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the colossi of memnon &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrvcVcK7XI/AAAAAAAAA_g/KYcrybkQ62I/s1600-h/DSCF5451memnon.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrvcVcK7XI/AAAAAAAAA_g/KYcrybkQ62I/s320/DSCF5451memnon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267785984233893234" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrvb1iNWMI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/NLd9iK6Hy2g/s1600-h/DSCF5453memnon.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrvb1iNWMI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/NLd9iK6Hy2g/s320/DSCF5453memnon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267785975669283010" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrvbuZZW8I/AAAAAAAAA_Q/hCnqKyQFLNE/s1600-h/DSCF5455memnon.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrvbuZZW8I/AAAAAAAAA_Q/hCnqKyQFLNE/s320/DSCF5455memnon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267785973753273282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-6731003578936906774?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/6731003578936906774/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=6731003578936906774' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6731003578936906774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6731003578936906774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/04/dusty-day-in-valley-of-kings-and-luxor.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrwhyB0lfI/AAAAAAAABA4/qwy3je4WvLE/s72-c/DSCF5380westbank.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-4163393879991462605</id><published>2008-04-06T05:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T05:52:49.387-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>good bye, my friendly aswan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfZemSQyI/AAAAAAAAA5A/y57rj2tipCk/s1600-h/DSCF5358aswan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfZemSQyI/AAAAAAAAA5A/y57rj2tipCk/s320/DSCF5358aswan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267768342966584098" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfZCwUvNI/AAAAAAAAA44/ECWshS_A-dg/s1600-h/DSCF5359aswan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfZCwUvNI/AAAAAAAAA44/ECWshS_A-dg/s320/DSCF5359aswan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267768335492496594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfYdL-FfI/AAAAAAAAA4w/3voODpi9GMg/s1600-h/DSCF5360aswan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfYdL-FfI/AAAAAAAAA4w/3voODpi9GMg/s320/DSCF5360aswan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267768325407905266" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfYWoPWXI/AAAAAAAAA4o/jUuYhGwFm1M/s1600-h/DSCF5366aswan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfYWoPWXI/AAAAAAAAA4o/jUuYhGwFm1M/s320/DSCF5366aswan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267768323647428978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfYOhRDCI/AAAAAAAAA4g/W5yFgkg_qZ0/s1600-h/DSCF5372nile.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfYOhRDCI/AAAAAAAAA4g/W5yFgkg_qZ0/s320/DSCF5372nile.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267768321470696482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-4163393879991462605?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/4163393879991462605/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=4163393879991462605' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4163393879991462605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4163393879991462605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/04/good-bye-my-friendly-aswan.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrfZemSQyI/AAAAAAAAA5A/y57rj2tipCk/s72-c/DSCF5358aswan.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-3537874032116176299</id><published>2008-04-05T05:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T06:55:25.717-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>abu simbel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdmog-QEI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/lGyWsZUtJGo/s1600-h/DSCF5204abusimbel.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdmog-QEI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/lGyWsZUtJGo/s320/DSCF5204abusimbel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267766369943699522" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdmWX8TOI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/NZV_xBuJTZI/s1600-h/DSCF5207abusimbel.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdmWX8TOI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/NZV_xBuJTZI/s320/DSCF5207abusimbel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267766365073984738" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdmGyShJI/AAAAAAAAA4I/B6xlM3sPlaQ/s1600-h/DSCF5217abusimbel.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdmGyShJI/AAAAAAAAA4I/B6xlM3sPlaQ/s320/DSCF5217abusimbel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267766360889525394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;on the way back north&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdl1RO0YI/AAAAAAAAA4A/-rhTBgae_L8/s1600-h/DSCF5253.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdl1RO0YI/AAAAAAAAA4A/-rhTBgae_L8/s320/DSCF5253.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267766356187468162" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;gosh, i really forgot the name of this tempel. if it comes back to my mind, i'll edit... edit: philea, of course *g*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdlUYnefI/AAAAAAAAA34/509LY_ZYit4/s1600-h/DSCF5268island.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdlUYnefI/AAAAAAAAA34/509LY_ZYit4/s320/DSCF5268island.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267766347360074226" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdACAg8JI/AAAAAAAAA3w/TfUH8zd5RI4/s1600-h/DSCF5288island.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdACAg8JI/AAAAAAAAA3w/TfUH8zd5RI4/s320/DSCF5288island.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267765706771984530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrc_tBe_AI/AAAAAAAAA3o/nl2BirYYg0Y/s1600-h/DSCF5296island.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrc_tBe_AI/AAAAAAAAA3o/nl2BirYYg0Y/s320/DSCF5296island.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267765701138906114" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a little trip by boat in the late afternoon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrc_YaSk3I/AAAAAAAAA3g/BJ3ivJk6sHA/s1600-h/DSCF5314nile.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrc_YaSk3I/AAAAAAAAA3g/BJ3ivJk6sHA/s320/DSCF5314nile.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267765695605805938" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrc_GppJ9I/AAAAAAAAA3Y/oeRCGR5sDWg/s1600-h/DSCF5319nile.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrc_GppJ9I/AAAAAAAAA3Y/oeRCGR5sDWg/s320/DSCF5319nile.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267765690838362066" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrc-6GC6rI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/jyl4wSwYEPw/s1600-h/DSCF5346nile.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrc-6GC6rI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/jyl4wSwYEPw/s320/DSCF5346nile.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267765687467829938" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-3537874032116176299?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/3537874032116176299/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=3537874032116176299' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3537874032116176299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/3537874032116176299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/04/abu-simbel-gosh-i-really-forgot-name-of.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrdmog-QEI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/lGyWsZUtJGo/s72-c/DSCF5204abusimbel.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-4927565575117830118</id><published>2008-04-04T05:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T05:35:11.331-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>walking throug aswan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbYwV4XpI/AAAAAAAAA2g/GWfxUrdx5RQ/s1600-h/DSCF5174aswan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbYwV4XpI/AAAAAAAAA2g/GWfxUrdx5RQ/s320/DSCF5174aswan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267763932503236242" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbYQT7jdI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/wrS5qk4ZB8Q/s1600-h/DSCF5170aswan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbYQT7jdI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/wrS5qk4ZB8Q/s320/DSCF5170aswan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267763923905121746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbYPgvs1I/AAAAAAAAA2Q/hK_i4xazAIs/s1600-h/DSCF5165aswan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbYPgvs1I/AAAAAAAAA2Q/hK_i4xazAIs/s320/DSCF5165aswan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267763923690435410" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbXr9tJeI/AAAAAAAAA2I/WkZ33xQwHSY/s1600-h/DSCF5150aswan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbXr9tJeI/AAAAAAAAA2I/WkZ33xQwHSY/s320/DSCF5150aswan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267763914148226530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbXQy9tsI/AAAAAAAAA2A/Bwbw5KBFW34/s1600-h/DSCF5144aswan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbXQy9tsI/AAAAAAAAA2A/Bwbw5KBFW34/s320/DSCF5144aswan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267763906855417538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-4927565575117830118?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/4927565575117830118/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=4927565575117830118' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4927565575117830118'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/4927565575117830118'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/04/walking-throug-aswan.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRrbYwV4XpI/AAAAAAAAA2g/GWfxUrdx5RQ/s72-c/DSCF5174aswan.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-6394315650440528010</id><published>2008-04-02T05:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T05:31:12.676-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>cairo, downtown&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRraSiHk5sI/AAAAAAAAA14/TehI9Xok__w/s1600-h/DSCF5120kairo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRraSiHk5sI/AAAAAAAAA14/TehI9Xok__w/s320/DSCF5120kairo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267762726094300866" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRraSJvCP4I/AAAAAAAAA1w/ZiXGC7_lozQ/s1600-h/DSCF5114kairo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRraSJvCP4I/AAAAAAAAA1w/ZiXGC7_lozQ/s320/DSCF5114kairo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267762719548915586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-6394315650440528010?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/6394315650440528010/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=6394315650440528010' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6394315650440528010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/6394315650440528010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/04/cairo-downtown.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SRraSiHk5sI/AAAAAAAAA14/TehI9Xok__w/s72-c/DSCF5120kairo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-846804021212513955</id><published>2008-03-31T10:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-31T11:06:44.524-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>ach, eine wasserfeste Kamera. wuensche ich mir nun schon zum zweiten mal...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nachdem ich die leiterin einer tauchschule interviewt hatte, bin ich der versuchung erlegen: tauchen im roten meer. nach allem, was ich bisher gelesen hatte, waere ich schoen doof, mir diese gelegenheit entgehen zu lassen. und nach meiner netten ersten erfahrung im spanischen mittelmeer um so mehr. also heute morgen mit einer gruppe hollaender laila 1 geentert und gleich zweimal fuer je knapp ne halbe stunde die bunte wasserwelt bewundert. kann ich gar nicht in worte fassen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;als erstes begruesste mich ein verwandter von nemo, dann blendeten knallblaue korallen entlang des wegs. am fels wandte eine schildkroete uns den ruecken zu und war ganz offensichtlich an konversation nicht interessiert. das knie schrabbte ich mir an einer koralle auf als ich voellig versunken ins spiel der bunten fischchen nicht merkte, dass ich selber sank. spaeter dann eine seegraswiese, eine toedlich haesslicher steinfisch, diverse aale und ich glaube, dass mich ein kugelfisch aus der sicherheit einer koralle angelinst hat. aber mit fischbestimmung hatte ich es ja bisher noch nicht so wirklich. dazwischen wieder all diese bunten fische in allen formen und groessen - naja, mehr als vierzig zentimenter waren es wohl nicht. dann zurueck durch einen blauen schwarm, dahinter gruessten uns (mich, den anderen neuling bert und unseren erfahrenen begleiter) andere taucher und dann ploetzlich ein riesiges wrack. ein alter tanker, voellig verrostet und bereits huebsch mit korallen bewachsen. traumhaft schoen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;schaetze eines der naechsten ziele ist wohl doch ein tauchschein…&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-846804021212513955?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/846804021212513955/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=846804021212513955' title='0 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/846804021212513955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/846804021212513955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/03/nachdem-ich-die-leiterin-einer.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-2465858335368483650</id><published>2008-03-28T23:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-28T23:59:46.216-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>taschen sind gepackt, gerade wird ein letztes mal der internetzugang genutzt, der kopf schwirrt noch etwas vom rotwein gestern abend. um 12.30 geht der bus nach akaba für letzte interviews. montag dann mit der fähre über's rote meer und ab nach ägypten. zwei wochen urlaub und ich hoffe, dass mein irakischer kumpel hayder zeit und lust hast, mit mir durch die gegend zu gurken.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;und dann, ja dann, dann bin ich wieder in kalten deutschen gefilden. ich bestelle hiermit schon mal sonne!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;bis bald also&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-2465858335368483650?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/2465858335368483650/comments/default' title='Kommentare zum Post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1963821542348917334&amp;postID=2465858335368483650' title='1 Kommentare'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2465858335368483650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1963821542348917334/posts/default/2465858335368483650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/2008/03/taschen-sind-gepackt-gerade-wird-ein.html' title=''/><author><name>crossing jordan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13084706785839950147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/SaUtow3RcHI/AAAAAAAABD8/2ocEaDhctiw/S220/DSCF6966.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963821542348917334.post-5554368832022227055</id><published>2008-03-16T11:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-19T11:40:03.152-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Rückweg nach Damaskus, im alten GM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/R-FbN-avgoI/AAAAAAAAAcY/B4VFP9fuKFo/s1600-h/DSCF4856.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/R-FaduavgmI/AAAAAAAAAcI/SYPRljadWE4/s320/DSCF4865.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179520513175683682" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/R-FaeOavgnI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/gbmTizEjiyc/s1600-h/DSCF4873.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/R-FaeOavgnI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/gbmTizEjiyc/s320/DSCF4873.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179520521765618290" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1963821542348917334-5554368832022227055?l=justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://justcrossedjordan.blogspot.com/feeds/5554368832022227055/comments/default' 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Das Schönste an Beirut: Alles ist fußläufig. Neben alt steht hochmodern. Und hin und wieder mahnt die Geschichte in Form von Einschusslöchern.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ar5lwJZL7o8/R-FNxuavgVI/AAAAAAAAAaA/6cm6NcTTj4s/s1600-h/DSCF4720.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; curso
