Sunday, January 27, 2008

Robert Burns night- in Cairo!

On friday night I went round to my friends Ruth and Mohammend's place to help celebrate the birthday of the great Scottish Poet, Robert Burns.....

They have a LOVELY flat (in which they rent out room as a bed and breakfast.....)


and Mohammed even donned his tartan trous for the occasion........


In fact- most people had some tartan on of some discription-
from a kilt...........


to a scarf...........

to a fleece.........



or even just a ribbon............



some people really went the whole hog.... well- I guess he did have the job off addressing the lassies- so it was only right! Check out the shoes! Ruth modelled the lovely new 'gold tartan' sash............. with interesting footwear too..........



and I got to wear my lovely new shoes and bag.... both bought in Cairo this week!!!!!!!!!! Was so chuffed with them... everyone kept asking if I had had the shoes specially made!!!!!!!



We danced that great traditional burns night dance of 'balancing the 'caber' on yer heed'...............

and of course...........we ate lots of haggis........... after talking to it- as you do- well- we do in Scotland... but then we'll address anything if it means a drink after!!!!!!!!!!!




oh- and did I mention my shoes and bag..................................?!!!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my god ....I luuuuuuv those shoes! Never mind bringing belly dance costumes home next month ....Tartan Shoes & Bags!

Looking forward to seeing you at the Belly Dance Banquet

Love
Karen,Dundee

1st Lady said...

Lovely to see so much tartan! I went to a formal Burns night in Edinburgh and apart from the kilts, there was a disappointing amount of tartan to be seen (I made sure to wear a tartan sash). Your Burns night looked much more fun!

Lorna (aka BellyLorna!) said...

hehe. I never really went in for tartan much before moving to Cairo- but seems like my scottishness has been reborn here!!! love it now!