We ate at the same restaurant about 3 times a day, it was right across from our hotel and it was awesome. It was the only one our tour guide recommended we eat at (also happened to be in the Lonely Planet book), and they cooked all the food with bottled water. They had amazing curry type dishes, chicken couscous dishes cooked in ceramic pots, and even crepes. yum!
We took a half day bicycle tour of the town on the 2nd day, saw some temples and old tombs. We also stopped at Cleopatra's spring, which she "supposedly" bathed at with Alexander the Great back in the day. The second half of the day, about half of our group took jeeps out into the Great Sand Sea (to see the desert I had always imagined), and to try some sand-boarding. We even got to hit up a natural hot spring after sand-boarding.
You dont have to be very old to drive a donkey here. We saw so many kids driving these around. 
The town of Siwa from our Hotel room.
The Hotel. We made friends with the desk clerk and he played cards with us on the roof one night.
Bicycle tour day
Matt & Stacey
Moutain of the Dead. We hiked up and saw a ton of old tombs buried into the top of the mountain.
View of the Oasis. There are SO many palm trees and Date Trees. They sell tons of Dates everywhere and apparently this Oasis is one of the largest Date exporters around the world.
Cleopatra's Spring.
In town
The Great Sand Sea.
It was really windy here.... this is kind of a funny picture.
Sandboarding! Having snowboarded really helped, although the sand did not give at all and you can't turn or carve.... so you just have to go straight down. And the hills were steep! I think I took one turn, and crashed at the bottom and that was good for me.
The town of Siwa from our Hotel room.
The Hotel. We made friends with the desk clerk and he played cards with us on the roof one night.
Bicycle tour day Matt & Stacey
Moutain of the Dead. We hiked up and saw a ton of old tombs buried into the top of the mountain.
View of the Oasis. There are SO many palm trees and Date Trees. They sell tons of Dates everywhere and apparently this Oasis is one of the largest Date exporters around the world.
Cleopatra's Spring.
In town
The Great Sand Sea.
It was really windy here.... this is kind of a funny picture.
Sandboarding! Having snowboarded really helped, although the sand did not give at all and you can't turn or carve.... so you just have to go straight down. And the hills were steep! I think I took one turn, and crashed at the bottom and that was good for me. Here is Matt Wiggins, showing his skills.
Stacey, also using her snowboarding skills!
Beautiful.
Matt.
Our tour guide Ahmad in the red hoodie. I really like this picture.
Cold water spring we stopped at for a swim.
Me, Matt... the desert and the sunset.
Stacey, also using her snowboarding skills!
Beautiful. Matt.
Our tour guide Ahmad in the red hoodie. I really like this picture.
Cold water spring we stopped at for a swim.
Me, Matt... the desert and the sunset.
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