Novotel 6th Of October Cairo

... sleeved shirt to the pyramids in the dessert without removing it for a while. Lots of europeans wearing short skirts, tight tanks, and belly tops, not exactly the thing to wear here, but hey if they dont mind being gawked at, eye raped, and cat called every 2 minutes.......wait a minute that's what's happening to me!!! : (
I'll wear less clothing in Dahab where it's appropriate! Yaaaay bikinis!!

Oh well, that's the way she goes sometimes ...

... Black Pyramid in the background. The Bent Pyramid which was started at a 54 degree angle but had to be reduced to 43 when it began to show signs of stress and instability. The Red Pyramid by all means was our favorite Pyramid. It is the worlds oldest true Pyramid (they learnt from there mistake at the Bent Pyramid and now constructed the Red at 43 degrees). Here we walked 125 extremely steep steps down a 63m long passage to ...

... stairs going relatively straight up..not on hands and knees though, kinda crouching Once at the top there were cathedral ceiling and a ladder to go to more slanting up path..another 50meters or so, and ducking under a few stone bits, we were in the burial chamber with a granite sarcophagus. Pretty well ventilated, darkish and amazing we were in the middle of a pyramid. Up was pretty exerting..down much the same..so very hot and sweaty coming out ...

Combo tour to Egypt & Jordan 13 Days

13 Day/ 12 Nights

$1710

Day 1: Arrive Cairo International Airport

Meet & assist by Go Egypt Travel representative at Cairo International Airport- Transfer via by air-conditioned modern vehicle to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Giza Pyramids – Memphis - Saqqara

Breakfast at hotel- Enjoy an excursion to visit Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mykerinus, the ...

... to watch the sunset across the Sahara and then to feast on a huge dinner of local/organic foods (chicken, potatoes, eggplant, cucumber, zucchini, pasta, tomatoes and of course hummus and pita bread) at a village home
~Finding it interesting that of the 10% of the Egyptian population that is Christian (almost all Coptic), almost all of such reside in Upper (southern) Egypt
~Cruising down the Nile River in a very peaceful ...

... the bill, which always adds countless confusion and time to the bill paying process. I recognize that as an eater with a more than healthy appetite I almost always "win" when we split the bill, but I think principle and conveinience alone dictates that it is a better policy.

Our dinner conversation did discuss our major dilemma with respect to the following day: while sipping a beer and playing some cards seemed like a sure way to pass the time on ...

... say a word while I was standing there yet somehow I ended up with the same exact drink as he had ordered. Maybe this was just an error but Jonathan definitely did not order two drinks. Additionally, whenever we had to pay for anything or make a decision about the sites we were going to see everyone always addressed Jonathan and basically ignored me.

... got used to it.

By the way, whenever the call to prayer happens, you are supposed to stop what you're doing and go down to the floor and pray (a specific prayer that lasts about 2-3 minutes). And, of course, you're supposed to face toward Mecca. To make it easy for a visitor to Cairo who wouldn't necessarily know what direction that was, there was a little arrow plastered in the dresser drawer so you'd get it right. We ...

... picture on the camel at the Pyramids and then an actual camel trek for sunset when we get to the desert in Dehab. I cant even tell you how great it was getting on that camel for the first time. They are kneeling down at first and then you have to lean back and hold on the front of the saddle when he stands up...and they are tall, and you are really far up there....! Maureen went for the full tourist picture and wrapped her head with a checkered ...

... occasionally goats. The sound of car horns is inescapable. Nearly everywhere you go someone is asking “where you from?” “come look at this scarf, tee shirt, map of nothing, etc” “For you good price”… and yet, for all its chaos you can turn a corner on a busy street and be staring at an ancient wonder of the world. It’s an amazing place and definitely recommended, but it’s also the kind of place you feel ...