Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan Cairo

Even though my cabin on the overnight train from Luxor sounded like it was going to vibrate apart, I managed to get a fairly good sleep and was woken at 7am for breakfast. My Cairo guide Mamdou was waiting at the station at 10am when I arrived. The train was 2 hours late and as a result the planned excursion to Alexandria (a 3hr drive from Cairo) …

Had a great day here in Cairo, woke up in the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in and had buffet breakfast which for me meant lots of yummy croissants, fresh orange and strawberry and far too many pastries. Today we met the rest of our tour group (only 6 others) and toured Cairo. We began our day with the Egyptian museum, I was so glad we …