Sun Hotel Cairo

... The god Amon worshipped by the ancient Pharaohs and early Egyptians is depicted on almost every wall, great discussion on his lack of significance now. So interesting for the children to learn about the history here.

Luxor Temple sits right on the edge of the Nile and it was special to see at night for a detailed view of the beautifully lit carvings on the walls. We ended our tour with a walk up the avenue of the sphinx and debated who had ...

... dock and had 15 minutes or so until the 'All Aboard' time of 5:30pm Happily we scrounged the bazaar and then I noticed a passenger with their overnight bag. Our suitcase! Where was our suitcase??? I looked at Jim. He looked at me.
I ran back, but our bus was gone. Ok, no biggie, we can live without our overnight bag, but I started asking the porters and one VERY kind old man took me by the hand, saying 'Don't worry, Madam. Don't worry.' and we ran all ...

... and hieroglyphics were awesome in some areas, especially those with colour still remaining. Took loads of pictures. I really liked the Ankh (Key of Life).

Valley of the Kings was inspiring. So many tombs in such a compact area. But we only had 10 mins in 3 tombs (no photos). Again, i was disappointed how rushed this was. 1 tomb was completely worthless because it was damaged during a war some time in the 1950s ...

... flight was, again, lackluster, and at 2:30 pm we choked down the same boiled egg and boiled wiener that they served us on our last flight. Landing in Dubai airport was like landing in the future, given its comparison with the previous countries. It was spotless and modern and we were able to easily find our way to the ‘futuristic’ metro line headed for town. We arrived at our clean, swanky digs hours before Joe and D. As Steph was not ...

... again it was also about 30 degrees Celsius at around 11 a.m.
I walked toward the river as I wanted to check out the Nile. It looks the same as any other river that flows through a large city but it is the Nile, one of the most famous rivers in the world. Very cool to see it in person.
Eventually I went to Coptic Cairo, which is an older area of the city and was where some of the Christian population of the city lived. I don't know if its specifically a Christian area ...

... to me. I slept until 5:30 pm the next day, missing the advising appointment I had set up to set my schedule. My friend helped me out, rescheduling it for the next day. I went to the apartment of two friends, Corley and Jasmine, and hung out there before breaking the fast at “Euro Deli,” a restaurant that has just about everything you could ever want to eat here. After dinner, we hopped in a cab to Tahrir Square, the ...

... of free time to explore the city and go to cultural events!

For lunch, they served us pizza – not to play on the American stereotype, but because during Ramadan Muslims don’t eat during daylight hours, so most (aka all) eateries are closed until around 4 or so. So Western places like Pizza Hut and McDonalds are the only places open to those who aren’t fasting.

After lunch, some people from the ...

... must if you want to travel with so little, and its funny watching them load your bags onto the bus, and they are the smallest their. Being so portable means you don't have to rely on porters to take your bags and less cost in tips! Hand sanitzer is a must, insect repellent wasnt needed here..sunscreen a must but I haven't been burnt once, so the sun is less hot here.

I've found the attention a little bit unerving, I was ...

... There was a small group of people that came up the same time as me but they left while I took pics of the stairs. I realized that there was no one in the room so I went back.
I had the room all to myself! There was silence!
I imagined what it was like when it was first discovered, what it was like when my peeps built this so many years ago. I put my hand on the wall. It was all granite, no carvings. I continued listening to the silence. It was a good ...

... the city, we got to see some pretty amazing sites during our three day stay. I guess the title of this entry is a bit misleading because we barely did any walking in Cairo. We had a tour guide and driver for two of the days and stuck to the island in the Nile where our hotel was located for the third day. As expected, the Pyramids where pretty amazing. But I was very ...