Oberoi The Mena House Cairo

... to go to the other entr*nce. When we got there, he *sked me if I w*nted him to w*it for us while we were in the pyr*mids so th*t he could t*ke us to our next destin*tion (the new c*mpus for the Americ*n University in C*iro). I chuckled *nd told him th*t I re*lly didn't ever w*nt to ride in * c*b *fter wh*t he s*id *bout Muslims. He yelled something *s I w*lked *w*y. <br><br>The Pyr*mids of Giz* were * lot more enjoy*ble th*n I thought ...

... and then demanded money, they followed us for blocks, they yelled angrily at us when we said no. Displaying any sort of interest in an item and then not buying it invited even worse attention. Once, a guy even followed us to dinner, and tried to re-order our meals in Arabic to include him! When Chad told him to go away, he yelled &#8220;you go away, this is my country!&#8221; (Chad replied&#8230;&#8221;gladly!&#8221;)<br ><br>Sweaty, dusty and ...

... to catch it before it hurt her. But really, this just makes life more fun, right?<br><br>So I know what you're thinking - sure, your apartment is falling apart at the seams, but outside of the apartment is surely better, right? Of course! Unless you need money from the ATM, which eats every single debit card that is put into it, like my roommate's card at a hotel ATM. We tried to get the hotel to open up the ATM to get it back, but they told us to call ...

... and is only 30 pounds for students which is quite awesome. I late found out that all monuments in Egypt are about 50% off for students. Score. The Saqqara complex is unique as it is still an active excavation site. You will see people with wheelbarrels and axes digging away all over the place. The downside is they also allow the touts in who will try and show you around or give you camel rides in exchange for money. I fell for this one, albeit on purpose, as he put ...

... everyone wants to touch you, and everyone (okay, just young men) takes cell phone pictures of you. Those last two are definitely creepy and uncomfortable. We intended to take the subway to the train station to buy our tickets to Giza. We got to the subway station and waited for the train. When the first train pulled up we were horrified by how crowded itwas, people were hanging out the doors and windows. The subways in Cairo actually have cars that are just for women. The all ...

... continue visiting Citadel of Salah El-Din- the Alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali- Back to hotel. Overnight in Cairo.<br><br>Day 4:<br><br>Breakfast at hotel- Day at leisure in Cairo, optional to visit Alexandria including visits to Roman Amphitheater, Cata Comb, Kaitbai Citadel and Alexandria Library, One of the largest libraries of the ancient World. Overnight in Cairo<br><br>Day ...

... to fully implying that the whole thing was a mistake (he essentially said that). He called out Arab governments. He pledged to work to change the prejudiced culture of America and he showed more respect than perhaps any president before to a religion that Americans in so many ways unfairly mistrust. He admitted that Iran does have a right to use nuclear power for peaceful means, if not a weapon. And he didn't mention terrorists or Islamofacists or any of ...

... the King Tut exhibit when it was in Chicago, and thought it was amazing. It doesn&#8217;t even compare to the quantity and splendor of Cairo's. Gilded thrones, beds, chariots, statues of kings, statues of servants, statues of gods, etc and even more amazing, King Tut&#8217;s solid gold mask which was placed on his head in his solid gold sarcophagus which then went into a wooden but gold leaf painted larger sarcophagus. As if that weren&#8217;t splendid enough ...