Each Way Hostel Cairo

... the day and headed out to the Pyramids. On the way to Giza we stopped as we crossed the Nile and took in the views of the great river. Instead of dropping us off at the entry-point to the Pyramids, our driver then took us to his friend's stable to hire a horse or camel and guide. We had discussed doing this after briefly reading about it, as it seemed like a neat way to get around, but thought we could jump on for a quick ride once inside the gates ...

... to every country would be easy, but without the master plan, I wouldn’t be here now, would I?... or not THERE, rather. Egypt has always been on the list, and for a long time, part of one of the few regions that I really haven’t explored thoroughly.

Cairo at midnight is something to behold, something like Halogen heaven. If you shine bright enough lights on anything, I guess it’ll look good, because in the daytime, Cairo ...

... and drove straight to the Pyramids at Giza which is surprisingly adjacent to the city itself. The unfortunate part of the bus trip today was the short time that we were allowed at the various attractions and there was s sense of rush throughout. We stopped at two spots at the Pyramids and once at the Sphinx. At all of the spots we were assailed by aggressive touts, none more so than at the second pyramid stop where we eventually ended up having our ...

... buried with him, his 11 kilo golden mask, the 7 sarcophagi and some of his jewelery. We went in to the mummy room and saw an array of mummies, they were startlingly well preserved. It was amazing to be so close to pharaohs that ruled over 3,000 yrs ago - one of whom was bumped off by members of his own Harem !!

We had an amazing 5 hrs there (till hunger drove us out), the museum was one of the best I have ever been to. It was still old school ...

... east-west axis corresponds to the longest land parallel across the Earth. The Pyramids height and circumference result in the number PI accurate to six digits. The perimeter of all sides is 36,524 inches, and the total number of days in a year today is calculated at 365.24. The average height of land above sea level is 5,449 inches, also the exact height of the pyramid! Finally the Great Pyramid is bowed along all its sides. This radius ...

Day 1 of the tour, we wake early and head directly for the biggest tourist site in all of Egypt, if not the world. The Great Pyramid of Giza, well actually the 3 Pyramids of Giza, or maybe the 9 Pyramids of Giza if you count the little ones for the wives and mothers of the Pharaohs. This was our first interaction as a group and my first time meeting everyone since I'd missed the meet and greet portion the night before. We're a group of 14, 11 happen to be ...

... going to Cairo if you like to hang out in Hell. I know I don't, which is why I have no interest in going back to Cairo. To me, it was a lot like Tijuana but a hell of a lot worse. for more reasons than I am going to talk about now. Most of the Egyptian people are very nice. But the ones that we, as tourists, had direct contact with are shiestily trying to get your money by any means possible. There were people scamming everywhere we ...

... read the feedback and hustled to the table to assure me all I had to do was ask...and so a bowl of vanilla ice cream appeared! Now that is service!
We've ordered our doggy bag breafast, 6am departure to Alexandria..bags packed and on our own out of 5 star comfort tomorrow after the trip. Going to need to hit up our guide Mohammed to go to the pharmacy tomorrow as gastrointestinal tract is just a. not quite right..and b. just not getting any better!

... and we just hung out in there for a little to get out of the 40oC heat. After a while we went into the big Pyramid. It is amazing. Up a big ramp to the top of the Pyramid which takes a little time to get there. Once in the tomb the acoustics are amazing. We did the usual shouts and screams and then while relaxing we must have really freaked out when we started singing barber shop quartet songs randomly – Mr Sandman was the best – it sounded brilliant!

We ...

... Great Pyramids of Giza, with the backdrop of vast golden desert and the green of Nile Valley with cultivated fields and urban areas of Cairo. Here Novlett made a spectacle of herself after climbing up a camel with her mom together, and the camel was starting to stand up, tilting the saddle severely downward. Not being used to that she got really scared, it ...