Mad about Rain

In a water scarce country such as Egypt, water comes at a greater price than other places on earth. Unlike the song about rain that I grew up with in Canada "Rain, Rain Go Away, Come Again Another Day", Egyptians sing a slightly different version, that welcomes the rain.

The song goes like this,
"Ye matera, ye matera, ruhi ruhi, ala ara2at bint okhti" Come rain, come rain, hurry hurry, fall on the bald head of my niece.
This year, Egypt has seen an unprecedented amount of rainfall - more than I can recall in any year previous year I've been here. But I saw my first Egyptian rainbow last week, and its fabulous arch painted the entire sky. Let's hope for more rainbows.

One thing is for sure, after the rain is gone -
Cairo shines and sparkles