Another Word on Pigeons

When I arrived at the Oasis Gaza Hotel today, as I sat to lunch, I discovered on the menu that they served Pigeon. Well, after all that talk, I decided I had to try them. Discovering them on the menu meant that I had to have them for dinner.

So, this evening, that's what I had for dinner: pigeons stuffed with rice. It was really very nice. The pigeons are a bit fiddly as they are served unboned, but the flesh is quite tasty, not unlike the darker Turkey meat, say. It was certainly well-worth trying out. That's two Egyptian dishes to that I've adopted as faves.

The Oasis Giza is a different type of hotel to that which I have been using to date. It's a resort style place with rooms all on ground level in squares, surrounding various courtyards of garde ns or tennis courts, or whatever. It's quite comfortable. It also has a well-equipped gym, so I have already had one training session.

Tomorrow is my first tour day and I will be visiting the pyramids! I'm very excited. I will be having dinner on a Nile river boat too, which apparently offers the spectacles of Cairo at night and belly dancers! It's an optional extra that I've taken up because it sounded like fun.