Veldiner and Gabriel Ridding at a farm in Cairo

Our visit for Iftar to Khaled and Carrie has made us coming back there weekly. Veldiner has been ridding in Sweden for the past 3 years in a ridding school but somehow she stop taking ridding classes when we moved to Ireland and Spain. She rode twice when we were living in Ireland but that was all. After 2 years finally she started again here in Egypt. She had a French ridding teacher who only speaks French; it is excellent as she is learning French in her school now to practice the language there.
The first time I saw her climbing back again on the horse, she has never lost of what she has learnt during the last few years.




The ridding club was also a nice social place for all parents to meet while waiting for their kids.



There she is on top of a very big tall horse feeling very confident.




Gabriel was a very shy and he is afraid of being near to any horses before. After which he first tried with a small pony during Iftar in September which Shiekh Khaled whom manage to convinced him, telling him that it was nothing dangerous being around horses. From that time onwards, he rode every weekend when her sister is taking the lesson.


Gabriel on a pony.
That Saturday, a friend of us came along to see the place and he was so impress of the greenery trees surrounding thre area and many nice friendly people whom we met there.




Everyone standing excitedly to see how she is for the first time again on the horse.



On the way back home.
Elrener and brother Gabriel.

A Wonderful Day

The sun is shinning, the weekend is here and the kids are free from school. Woke up at 10 that day as we have been staying up late night the day before. Gianni was here that night. We were talking and planning exchanging ideas as always.

Met Raed On the Run just next to Marriott. Bought some drinks and we drove there. To my surprised, the place was so lively and we cannot compared to the time when we were there during Ramadan. It was so full of people everywhere, the music were played out loud, pop corn stand is open, more beach chair laying around, children activities are all over surrounding the area and we got a nice whole stretch of front beach chair for ourselves.

Lara had 2 children with her and Gabriel was playing with on of the boy, Bilat. Even though Bilat only speaks French, they played well the whle time when we were there. That is the beauty of kids!


We just arrived and everyone of us is everywhere doing what they have to do.


The smiling baby whom I never saw him crying once when we were there.


The big boys gathering and talking



I keep a look out of the children in the water.



Elrener with her Ipod all the time.


People going around in different costume trying to be friendly and playing with the children but it seems to give the opposite effect to most children. The kids got scared of them. Gabriel and Bilat ran back to us when the costume man came nearer to them. Gabriel hide under the towel.




While the rest is in the pool, Gianni took a small nap. Lara was taking the opportunity to sleep as the little son is by the pool with his dad. Since I decided not to be swimming that day, I went lay down and continue reading my book.



Both 4 years old boys : One French and One Swedish.



Vel and Lara with the baby.