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المكان كان جميل و كله جناين و الهوا نقى.,And the photo which will get the most number of ‘likes’ wins a trip to Barcelona paid for by the company.

المكان هو حديقة الازهر و هو بقى مكان مشهور دلوقتى فى مصر.,The competition had 2 goals: the first one was for employees to make some good publicity and promotion for Etisalat.

انبسطت انى قبلت الناس و بدأنا تمرين.,And the second goal was for employees to feel more engaged and love the company.

طبعا كان معانا ناس مستواهم عالى و التمرينه كانت شديده.,Today was the last day of exams.

بس عجبنى ان الناس كلها كانت بتحمس بعضيها و تشجع بعض.,"Of course, I was very happy that I’d finish my exams and have a vacation, and be able to do anything I wanted during the vacation, especially since the semester was so hard."

و رغم ان انا كنت تعبان بس قدرت اكمل التمرين.,It was full of exams and lots of homework that was hard to complete.

اتصحبت على ناس كتير و اكيد هتقابل معاهم تانى علشان اتمرن.,"After we had finished the exam, I took pictures with my friends for memory’s sake."

و اكيد برضو هاكمل تمرين لوحدى علشان اعلى من مستوايا.,Then we played PlayStation with each other.

و الصراحه كان يوم من اجمل الايام اللى قضتها فى حياتى.,Then we sat around to make a plan for the day [lit.

رغم انى تانى يوم جسمى كان مكسر و مكنتش قادر اتحرك بس الواحد لازم يتعب علشان يلاقى.,we sat to agree on what we’ll do today].

يوم الاتنين اللى فات كان شم النسيم.,We agreed to go out to eat together and go for a walk or play after eating.

و رغم انه يوم اجازه و كان نفسى انام لوقت متأخر لكن سلمان ابنى الصغير معندوش الكلام ده.,"But we decided we needed to rest first, so we went home and slept a bit."

عينه مظبوطه ع المعاد اليومى للصحيان.,"After that, I met my friends and we went to the [country] club, ordered food we like, We ate and drank juice, we took pictures and stayed at the club talking about what would we do during vacation."

طبعاً لما بنصحى بتبتدى الدوشه.,"There were some great ideas I heard from my friends that I’ll try to carry out, such as learning a new language or program."

و بيصحى جوزى على صوتنا.,And someone wanted to travel to enjoy the weather in Alexandria or Sharm al-Sheikh.

قررت انى اسمحله فى اليوم ده يستمتع بشويه نوم زياده.,"After that, we went for a walk along the Nile Corniche [waterfront park]."

اول ما صحيت انا و الولاد، لبسنا و نزلنا.,"The weather was so beautiful that we walked a lot, and time passed quickly."

مكانش فى دماغى اى خطه للخروجه، لكن كنت نازله اضيع وقت.,It just flew by for me with my friends.

ركبنا العربيه لقيتها محتاجه بنزين.,I really enjoyed the day.

بدأنا باول خطوه.,My friends and I agreed that we should meet over the vacation.

رحت على اقرب ماكنة سحب فلوس، و بعدها ملينا بنزين.,Then I went home.

جنب البنزينه، محل السندوتشات اللى بيحبه حمزه ابنى.,I was so tired after a really nice day.

و ماله؟,I changed my clothes and went to bed.

دخلنا خدنا سندوتشات طعميه.,But I was very happy because I had finished exams and vacation had begun.

كان ع الترابيزه اللى جنبنا اتنين اجانب.,I decided to do something different now.

بما ان المحل قدام الهرم، اتوقعت انهم رايحين يزوروه.,"I like playing sports, and I heard about a new exercise called Street Workout."

و هنا جتلى الفكره.,"And I started to do it, and it started to firm me up, and I started to love it."

يلا يا ولاد، عاملالكو مفاجأه.,It was so nice to find people in Egypt practicing the same sport.

ودخلنا على الاهرامات.,And their goal was to spread this sport so they organized a day for people to meet and work out together.

حمزه انبهر.,It was a Friday and I had just finished my high school.

رغم اننا ساكنين جنب الهرم و بنشوفه من العربيه دايما، لكن رؤيته عن قرب مبهره جدا.,the school week finishes on Thursday] so I was so excited to see people love the same sport and practice it.

كان عايز يدخله بس انا اقنعته يأجل الموضوع ده للزياره الجايه.,"Even though the place was far away and I had never been there before, I got up early and I took some public transportation and I went there."

دخول الهرم تجربه شيقه بس مرهقه.,"The place was beautiful, with lots of gardens and the air was clear."

انا جربتها قبل كده.,"The place was Al-Azhar Park, which has become a famous place in Egypt now."

اخدته على متحف مركب خوفو.,I was happy to meet the people and we started the workout.

دى بقى عجبته جدا.,"Of course, there were some people at an advanced level, and the exercise was tough."

المتحف بيديك متعه الفضول و الترقب و التشويق.,But I like that everyone was encouraging and motivating each other.

الاول بتشوف الحفره اللى كان فيها المركب.,"Although I was tired, I was able to complete the workout."

و بعدين تطلع بالتدريج لحد ما يظهر لك المركب بالحجم الطبيعى فى مشهد مهيب و مذهل.,"I made a lot of friends, and I’m sure we’ll meet again to work out together."

كانت تجربه مبهره جدا للاولاد و ليا رغم انى دخلته قبل كده.,And I’ll definitely continue to practice on my own to increase my level.

لكن كل مره بيمتعنى.,"To be honest, it was one of the best days of my life."

مطولناش.,"Even though the next day my body was exhausted and I couldn’t move, “no pain no gain."

كانت زياره سريعه.,"And although it was a holiday and I wanted to sleep in, my little son Salman didn’t have the same idea."

و وعدت الاولاد اننا نكررها قريب.,His eyes open at the same time every day.

خرجنا و رحنا نشرب عصير.,"Of course, once we wake up, the noise begins."

و فى طريقنا للبيت، حمزه كان بيقولى هنلاقى بابا صحى.,"And this wakes my husband, too."

و انا بقوله هيكون نايم.,I decided to give him the opportunity to sleep more that day.

اول ما وصلنا تحت البيت حمزه قعد ينادى: يا بابا اصحى يا بابا.,"As soon as we woke up, we got dressed and went out."

طبعا طلعنا و كان لسه نايم.,"I didn’t have a plan for the outing, rather I was just going out to kill time."

لما صحى بيقولنا: انتو صاحيين من بدرى؟,We got into the car and found it in need of fuel.

قعدنا نضحك.,So we started with the first step.

احنا عملنا مغامرات و رحنا الاهرامات.,I went to the nearest ATM.

طبعا كانت رحله لطيفه جدا و مفاجاه.,Then I got some gas.

و ان شاء الله نكررها.,Beside the gas station is the sandwich shop that my son Hamza likes.

النهارده كان يوم جميل علشان انا و اختى الصغيره نزلنا نتفسح.,Why not?

النهارده كان اجازه فا انا على طول استغليت الفرصه و رحت فاجئت اختى و قلتلها: يلا بينا نخرج نتفسح.,We went in and got falafel sandwiches.

هى اول لما سمعت الكلمه السعاده بانت على وشها و ردت عليا بكل حماس :”ماشى انا موافقه”.,At the table beside us was a foreign couple.

اتفقنا انا و هى على التفاصيل بتاعة الفسحه دى و قررنا اننا نروح الجنينه اللى فى الحى بتاعنا.,"And as the shop is in front of the Pyramids, I expected they were going to visit it."

جهزنا كل حاجه انا و اختى.,I then got an Idea.

لبسنا و جهزنا شنطه فيها ازازة مايه و ازازة عصير مانجا و شوية سندوتشات و كوبايتين فاضيين و شوية فلوس و علبة مناديل.,"“Come on, kids."

بعد كده اتمشينا لحد الجنينه.,I have a surprise.

و لما وصلنا دفعنا رسوم الدخول مكانتش غاليه، كانت عباره عن جنيه واحد للفرد.,” And we went to the Pyramids.

دخلنا بقى الجنينه و اخترنا مكان كويس نقعد فيه.,Hamza was amazed.

الجنينه كان فيها شجر عالى و ورد الوانه جميله.,"Although we live beside the Pyramid and we always see it from the car, seeing it up close is really amazing."

كان فيه ورد ابيض و ورد احمر و ورد بمبى و ورد اصفر, و الالوان دى كانت عامله منظر تحفه و مخليه الجنينه شكلها حلو اوى.,"He wanted to go inside [the pyramid], but I convinced him to postpone this until the next trip."

طبعا اختى الصغيره كانت مبهوره بالورد جدا، حتى من قبل ما ندخل الجنينه.,"Going inside the pyramid is an exciting experience, but it’s so exhausting."

فضلنا قاعدين حوالى تلات ساعات.,I’ve tried it before.

و بعدين سبنا الجنينه و مشينا.,I took him to the Khufu boat museum.

و فى السكه للبيت اشترينا جيلاتى لينا احنا الاتنين.,And he liked it a lot.

هى اختارت طعم المانجه و الفانيليا و انا اخترت طعم الفراوله و الشيكولاته.,The museum gives you the joy of curiosity and anticipation and suspense.

انا اتبسطت اوى النهارده علشان كنت سبب فى سعادة اختى الصغيره.,"First, you see the hole where the boat was first discovered Then you gradually go up to where the boat starts to appear to you in its true scale in the majestic, marvelous scenery."

بجد كانت فرحانه و متحمسه جدا.,"It was an amazing experience for the kids and for me, even though I’ve seen it before."

اما انا فا كنت فرحانه و متحمسه اكتر منها بكتير.,But it gives me pleasure every time.

بعد ما رمضان خلص و الواحد زعلان انه خلص، العيد بدأ و الواحد سعيد جدا بالعيد.,We didn’t stay for long.

اتفقت مع اصحابى اننا هنعقد مع بعض من يوم الوقفة من بعد الفطار لحد صلاة العيد.,It was a quick visit.

بعد الفطار اللى محدش كل حاجة علشان خلاص بقى مفيش صيام تانى قابلت اصحابى.,And I promised the kids we’d do it again soon.

و قعدنا على قهوه.,We exited and went to drink some juice.

قعدنا طلبنا اللى عاوزينه.,"On the way home, Hamza was telling me we’d find dad awake."

و قعدنا نتكلم هنعمل ايه.,And I told him we’d find him still sleeping.

خلصنا كلام بس كنا جعانين.,"When we arrived in front of our building, Hamza started shouting, “Dad!"

رحنا اكلنا و كان المحل زحمه جدا.,Wake up!

استنينا شوية عقبال لما مكان يبقى فاضى.,"” Of course, when we went inside we found him still sleeping."

اكلنا و بعد كده رحنا وسط البلد.,"When he woke up he said, “Did you get up early?"

المكان كان زحمه جدا مليان بالناس.,” We laughed.

الناس بتحفل بالعيد.,We had some adventures and went to the Pyramids.

فيه ناس بتفسح و تروح سينما و فيه ناس بيشترى لبس العيد.,"It sure was a nice, surprising trip."

احنا كنا بنتفرج على المحلات.,"And God willing, we’ll do it again."

كان فيه اطفال بيحتفلوا بالبلالين و البمب و الصواريخ و مسدسات اللعبة.,Today was a great day because my younger sister and I had a picnic.

اتمشينا.,"It’s a holiday today, so I took the opportunity and surprised my sister and said to her, “Let’s go on a picnic."

بعد كده قلنا كل واحد يروح البيت يستريح شوية و نتقابل فى الجامع عشان نصلى الفجر مع بعض.,"” As soon as she heard my words, happiness was clear on her face, and she answered me enthusiastically, “Okay, I’m in."

روحت البيت و استحميت و كلت الكحك و البسكويت و ريحت على السرير شويه.,"” She and I agreed on the details of this picnic, and we decided to go to the park in our neighborhood."

بعد كده نزلت اصلى الفجر.,My sister and I prepared everything.

و قابلت اصحابى.,"We got dressed and prepared a bag with a bottle of water, a bottle of mango juice, some sandwiches, two empty cups, some money and a pack of tissues [napkins]."

و كان فيه ناس بقالى كتير مشفتهاش قابلتها.,"After that, we walked to the park."

و قاعدنا نتكلم مع بعض من بعد نهاية الفجر لحد صلاة العيد.,"When we arrived, we paid the entry charge."

الواحد محسش بالوقت خالص.,It wasn’t expensive–just one Egyptian pound for each person.

رحنا صلينا العيد.,We entered the park and chose a good place to sit down.

و كانت الساحه مليانه بالمصلين.,There are tall trees in the park and flowers with beautiful colors.

و المكان جميل جدا.,"There were white flowers, red flowers, pink flowers, and yellow flowers."

و البلالين الملونة اللى ماسكينها الاطفال و بيجروا فى المكان.,"And these colors made for a great view, and they made the park look very beautiful."