Karvin Cairo

... was that i converted too much and was 50 euro short when i handed over the money at check-out! Sprinted to the nearest ATM around the corner and up the highway because i was now running short on time to get the train to the airport (they run every 30 mins - i thought in Rome it would be every 5 mins). I have 20 mins, if i miss this train, i miss my flight and the beginning of my Egyptian tour - my heart was pounding. Long story short - i got the train with ...

... expats, and best of all...trees).<br><br><br><br>Untitled<b r><br>The following morning, Ana and I walked on a bridge across the Nile to catch a taxi to historic Islamic Cairo to go to the Khan el-Khalili (the mother load of all bazaars established in the 14th century-there is even an argument stating that if it wasn&#8217;t for the Khan, Columbus wouldn&#8217;t have discovered ...

... This museum is said to take thousands of hours to appreciate, and we had three. The incredible display of King Tut&#8217;s tomb treasures were definitely the highlight. All other King&#8217;s tombs were long ago raided by grave robbers, but King Tut&#8217;s tomb was discovered untouched, revealing unimaginable riches, now on display. <br><br>After a day like this, one can only imagine collapsing in a bed for a good night&#8217;s sleep, but alas ...

... shop and once your inside they've got you. That is where my politeness ends, however, as I'm not going to listen to his schpeel about the essences they sell then buy something I don't want. I always get out of there as quickly as possible.<br>One question the men in Egypt always ask is are you married? If not, do you have a boyfriend? I was on my own at this point so I quickly realized I needed to lie and say I had a boyfriend. That didn't bother them much so I then ...

... After the mosque, at about 1 p.m., we returned back to Zamalek, the island where my residence hall is located, to take care of some logistical items, such as money changing and cell phones. I spent the three hours after that waiting for iftar, or the breaking of the fast, to come. Fasting is tough work in the desert. When it did come, I really didn't even want food so much as water. I finished off a liter and a half in under a minute. After iftar, I hung around with new friends ...

... shady!" Eventually the driver got back into the car turned to us and said, "Welcome to Cairo."<br><br>Welcome to Cairo indeed.<br><br>When we arrived at the King Tut hostel we had to pile into the shadiest elevator we have ever seen. There was no interior door, and it would occasionally go to the floor you requested, and immediately turn around. Brittany got into the habit of jumping up while we were ascending or descending, which made us all mad. The owner of our hostel, Atef ...

... Proceed to visit Luxor temple, the ancient Egyptian "Ipet Reset", dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Chons. Overnight in Luxor.<br><br>Day 4:<br><br>Breakfast at hotel- Enjoy an excursion to visit Valley of the Kings &amp; Valley of the Queens, then visit Hatshepsut temple at Deir El Bahari, then visit the Colossi of Memnon, the tow massive statues of Pharaohs Amenhotep III- Transfer to Luxor Airport for departure by flight to ...

... making the map utterly useless. I did what I always do, I asked people how to get here or there if I actually have a destination.<br> Another surprise about Cairo. Men are very affectionate towards one another in public. They hold hands, they sort of cuddle when sitting down. In Toronto people would think they were gay, not that we care if you are, it's just that that is what people would assume. I like the PDA between men here, I dig it. Also, couples are quite ...

... their looks of agony or peace depending on the position in the tomb are quite incredible &#8211; and a bit unsettling. The other great part of the museum was the contents of Tuttan Kamun&#8217;s tomb &#8211; it was a huge room and the detail on the sarcophaguses the Pharaoh himself was entombed in &#8211; Vultures and birds of prey on the designs and well, it really blows your mind, any further description would not do it justice. We saw his Head masque &#8211; maybe the most ...

... to take our first view, whilst still taking in the surroundings, we were accosted by an elegantly dressed Egyptian gentleman, with a camera over his shoulder, who told us in English what we were looking at. <br><br>He whisked us around the whole platform pointing out various sights and then took our camera to take shots of us with the city in the background. Once we got back to the start of course we realised this was not just a helpful Egyptian but rather ...