Pyramisa Cairo

... , Jacqui and I headed out to walk to the Cairo Metro and for a cost of one Egyptian pound each we took a ride to Coptic Cairo.  After one train change we arrived safe and sound in the heart of Coptic Cairo.  Although, I did take one photo of a ...

... the air space and so there were hundreds of folks trying to fly out resulting in a massive crush.  Finally we arrived at Cairo only to find our expected pickup not there (turns out that the pick-up driver was not given the new flight number and ...

Our flight from Aswan to Cairo took about one and a half hours. We decided along with Ivor and Sriyani to stop at the Egyptian Museum and have a walk through.  The place is massive and full of ancient Egyptian artifacts.  The museum is ...

... young women enjoying their sheesha pipes as you do in these restaurants is a strange sight.  However, I don't really think Cairo is a foodie destination, though I accept this may be different if you are with a local.  You should definitely make ...

... knowing the numbers would come in pretty handy at some point. I was still pretty beat from the Romania adventure, so I just walked around Cairo a bit and got some things to eat.  There was a museum that I went to that had some paintings by Monet and ...

... comer Nancy dancing at the Mena House near the Pyramids, Camelia dancing at Grand Hyatt cruise, Danesh whom I last saw at the Pyramisa. There is also Lucy. Having been to Egypt I have also seen many many non Egyptian dancers on the Nile cruises, dinner ...

... Cairo.  Visited the hanging church and several small shops. This is classic:  For our last night in Cairo, Explore Egypt had upgraded us to the 5 Star Pyramisa Suites Hotel and Casino.  When we got to our room, we found that it was a ...

... all round to the crew and our fellow passengers and then we were off in the taxi (for 150egp!!) to our hotel – The Pyramisa Isis Hotel where we checked in and dropped our luggage off before heading to the airport which is quite a way out of town. ...

... renovations and this was the reason for its less than modern interior! We then made our way to our five star hotel, the Pyramisa Luxor (I thought I must have been dreaming!) where we would be staying for our one night in this city. To our surprise, our ...

... my negative thinking turns positive.  Although it felt a little like a circus, let's be serious, it's a tourist attraction.  Cairo is the largest city on the continent of Africa, and all of the middle east.  20 million people hustling and ...

... by ourselves.  Stopping to take more photos and have a last look at these style of temples as tonight we are off to Cairo.  From the temple we walked through the back streets to the river bank and the Mummification Museum.  Alex was a ...

... out, exhibits are clearly marked, didn't seem to be any rush at all, the exhibits are phenomenal nowhere in the world (outside Cairo) will you see such  3000+ year old statues in such an excellent state of preservation. please, make this a must do ...

... in the evening, we passed by a huge Coptic church. There is probably the largest number of Coptic Christians in Aswan, outside Cairo. The church was humming with activity. In front of the church, there were quite a few young Moslem men hanging about. ...

... excursions.  So far, Aswan is one of my favorite places in Egypt so far.  The weather here is slightly drier than in Cairo, and reminds me very much of Phoenix.  I was out walking for a few hours today, and weather-wise, it felt just like ...

... , these columns remain but are cut to less than half their original height.  When Muhammed Ali was constructing his famous mosque in Cairo, he was in need of stone blocks.  Can you take a guess at where he found the stone?  I find it ...

It seems that everyone I speak with who has been to Egypt has the same thing to say about the Pyramids of Giza.  "I had no idea that they were so BIG!".  I must echo that sentiment.  Unless you've been there, it's really hard to appreciate ...