8th Day in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

On the 28th of December 2007, Daddy bought Gabriel got his own snorkling for his baby size head. He swim in the pool and practise it. Infact he is good and he is not afraid to swim using flippers and goggles.It is a good practise and he also built up his confidence in the water day by day.




Later in the afternoon we gathered together the whole big group and out of spontanous respond from everyone we asked for bread to feed the fishes to one of the staff and walk down the long step just before lunch to go snorkling.




Gabriel politely bending down and opening the PRIVATE SIGN gate to let everyone in and out.


Vesa jump from the high bridge.




Closing of gate and walking back home.

Sharm El Sheikh Still.

Gabriel by the pool with his favourite Snoopy.

Veldiner and Elrener in the game room that evening before the dinner.

My 2 girls inside the private Cinema room in the private Villa of Sheikh Bakr.

Vel and Elrener walked back to our villa after having to watch movie in Sheikh Bakr private cinema in his home.

7th Day in Sharm

27th December after breakfast we decided to go for snorkling in the Red Sea. They prepared flippers and goggles for us and we took a walk down at the bridge.



The corals and colourful fishes are just amazingly beautiful.



The water in the sea are not cold at all.


I am ready to go in after Peter.

Gianni comes in after.


Gabriel, Elle and Vel did not enter. They are waiting for the bread to feed the fishes. Somehow we do not have bread that day so they were just waiting and playing on the bridge.

5th and 6th Day in Sharm

On 25th of December, we spent our day by the wonderful sunny pool and since Sheikh Bakr has just arrived to Sharm, he bought us to Hard Rock Cafe for dinner that night. After dinner we took a walk along NaaMaa Bay and later we sat at typical Egyptian cafe while Gabriella, Vesa, Åsa and her husband smoke Shisha.

26th December, we had another friend came to join us for the holiday. Gianni came alone while Sarah will take a flight down on the 30th and we will be celebrating the New Year together.



Gianni was enjoying the sun by the pool.







In the main villa where we are going for our dinner.



We had our dinner at 8 the evening in the villa. Before the dinner we went into the game room and we played.


Gianni and Peter are playing pinball.





Veldiner and Elrener are playing the racing car game.
There are lots of games and things to do in the main villa.



Gabriella, Gianni and myself.




Dinner is prepared while we are playing.

Christmas Day in Egypt

Start of the day, Gabriel was excited to see what he got for his Christmas presents.





He was very happy with his toys. Probably he loves his snoppy the best as he is hugging it everywhere he goes.



From left: Ryno and his wife Åsa, Gabriella and her husband Vesa, Peter, myself, Veldiner, Gabriel and Elle is taking the photo.








Later in the night we had our dinner outside the villa in the Italian Restaurant with a bunch of friends.


Gabriel took a chance to be with Santa outside the Restaurant.



Gabriel and her sister Elle. Obviously there are no snow in Egypt. These are fake snow outside the restaurant.



The dinner ends at 1.30 in the morning and we went back to the villa.

2nd and 3rd Day of Holiday

On the 22nd we went to swim in the Sheraton pool but after the 23rd of December we spent all our days by the pool in Sheikh Bakr villa and when the breakfast is ready they will call us out by the pool and we were also being served lunch by the pool side.

Dinner is prepared indoor.

First day of our Holiday in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

The past days before we left for our Holiday Villa to Sharm El Sheikh, we have guests coming continuously to visit us. It was indeed long days and we were indeed very busy entertaining the guests. Per and his family was staying with us from Wednesday afternoon and we went out for dinner at the Piano Bar Restaurant that night. Since Anna wanted to go to disco and dance, we bought her to Hard Rock Cafe in Cairo where she actually enjoyed herself. We came home at 4 in the morning and they flew off to Sweden the next day.



Our house was actually pretty convenience for all friends to stay a night before their flight as we are near to the airport.
The next day we have Frederick and his family over to visit us as he is also flying home to Sweden for Christmas the next following day.

Finally on Friday 21st December 07 at 12.30, we packed and leave to Sharm. It took us almost 5 hour drive from Cairo to Sharm. We had 3 stop to fill the gas and a short stop in between to do some stretching.




Gabriel was indeed a very good boy and easy to handle even when he have to sit in the car for a long period of time.





We arrived the Villa in Sheraton around 6 and everyone was so hungry. We decided to put our bags and drove to a nearby downtown where we ended up in TGIFriday for dinner.
After dinner we took a short walk in Namma Bay and headed back to take a rest.


It was indeed very long days for the past few days for us, so we really needed this rest.

I think that night everyone slept well until Gabriel woke us up at 10am. Abdullah prepared us breakfast and later we went to the pool.



Gabriel and Daddy went for a long swim. The girls were in the water for a short while as they felt cold.
Obviously I was the only one who did not swim as I am not feeling too well. It has been 3 days now in Sharm and yet I am still not getting any better. I am down with flu and sitting by the pool with my full clothes and sweater on.



The next day we decided to stay around in the private pool instead of walking down to Sheraton pool.




Relaxing day with surrounding solid systems of music by the pool.



They prepared our table for lunch by the pool side at 14.30.



We had two Swedish couple the next day who came to join their Christmas and New Year holiday here and they will also be with us until 2nd January.