Sofitel Cairo Maadi Towers

... t go into Tutankhamen's tomb (would've liked to), but saw his treasures in the Egyptian Museum, which was incredible to see in person rather than the history books i remember reading at school. So much gold. <br><br>Had an argument with a man selling statues while leaving the Valley of the Kings. He tricked me into thinking something was 5 Egyptian Pounds, when he meant 500! I fully yelled at him, i was that angry that he ...

... world. Perhaps the documentary I watched on the Discovery Channel when we had free cable was sufficient enough to satisfy my cravings.<br><br>We tagged along with our friends Huck Finn and Jill Milk on a train ride from hell. We remained convinced for the duration of the ride that the passenger car was trying to simulate a walk-in freezer. The mixture of blowing cold air and cigarette ...

... the summit of Mount Sinai by sunrise, we were forced to drag ourselves out of bed at a sickening 1am. The path up was exciting but extremely crowded, and we spend much of the time trying to dodge camels that came trotting down the mountain and appeared out of the pitch blackness within inches of us. The groaning call of the camel mixed with the darkness and dust of the climb was a surreal experience, almost like a crazy dream. We mounted the ...

... downtown area the driver had to ask for directions to find the street my hotel was on, then again to find the hotel but there were a lot of people out even that late. One big reason for that may be because it was Ramadan. This is a month in the Muslim calendar when Muslims fast during daylight but once the sun goes down they come out, eat, celebrate, have fun, shop and do everything until very late/early morning. I suppose if I hadn't eaten or drank anything all day I would ...

... galibaya, a male Egyptian dress that is body-length and one piece (think nightgown but for guys and during the day). He wore a stocking cap and was missing most of his teeth. But the guy could sail. We got back from the boat rides and were not ready to call our first night in Egypt over (it was only 11:00 pm!), so we went to a place called OUN. OUN is a restaurant/café on the Nile with coffee, tea, and shisha. After about two hours of smoking and chatting and listening to ...

... Bank<br><br>Breakfast at hotel- Optional to visit Karnak temple, the ancient Egyptian "Ipet-Isut", the largest ancient religious site in the world and Luxor temple, the ancient Egyptian "Ipet Resyt", dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Chon- Drive by air-conditioned modern vehicle to Hurghada- Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hurghada.<br><br>Day 7: Hurghada<br><br>Breakfast at hotel - Enjoy the marvelous sandy &amp; sunny beach - enjoy swimming, snorkeling ...

... 4,000 year old monoliths (built around 2,600 BC) that words do not do justice to describe them. They are huge, sitting on the edge of the city one side and great expanses of desert on the other where they sit. The ride was pleasant as we rode around the 3 pyramids and it was good to be away from the touts at the entry to the area. We got off the camels and walked up to the pyramid and it was here the massive sandstone blocks are seen and from a distance they look like bricks but up close ...

... of the university of Gloucestershire, and went to the office with a print out I was quite pleased with&#8230;&#8230; She wasn't! She said I needed to go to my embassy to get a stamp to make it valid. So off I went to the embassy &#8211; ive got nothing else to do today! This was a bit rubbish as well, I waited in the queue to the sob stories of English dudes who cant get any money and are off on tours etc etc. On my turn I was told I needed to go the education building in ...

... of churches dating back as far as the 4th century which supported the early Christians.<br><br>First stop was the convent of St George, the patron saint of the area who featured many times in the different buildings. Here a group of young women were participating in morning prayers and their voices added to the mystique of the place.<br><br>We had been told that everywhere was free entry but at each doorway a guard or a gatekeeper requested the standard baksheesh ...