Sofitel le Sphinx Cairo

02.04.09 Fun packed day on tour at the Pyramids... collected from Sofitel Le Sphinx at 8am, off to Memphis to see artifacts including statues of Ramsses the second some outside and one covered at the Mit Rahina Museum.... the traffic is total chaos ...

... We only explored a small part of the market, it is actually huge. After a tiring day, we went back to our hotel at Sofitel Le Sphinx. Cassey and I enjoyed the swimming pool. it was a good swim because the water was warm. Around 7 pm, we went for dinner ...

... fact that it wasn’t a real felucca (it had a motor). From there, we headed to the Sofitel hotel where we heard about a great bar/restaurant called Le Deck. Unfortunately it was closed for construction so we just had a drink and some snacks in the ...

... and comfortable. After breakfast we arranged for a hotel taxi driver, Khalel, to take us to the Pyramids and the Sphinx.  It cost 130 Egyptian pounds (LE), including tip.  He drove us through the back streets (rat running) to get us there as ...

... which appear to be finished. Having your hand luggage x-rayed coming into the hotel is a bit unnerving but I guess it adds a layer of security.    Cairo museum tomorrow which opens @ 8am so early start but looking forward to seeing all the ...

Shopping today in the big market in Cairo but once again the highlight is the drive to and from. Traffic today is the worst so far with many jams and accidents including one when the taxi was parking in a side street a moped passed us at speed and hit a ...

... best fun I've had in a car in a long time!    Having arrived somewhat scared witless by the traffic at the Cairo museum we settled into exploring the many statues, carvings and jewellry from the many tombs that have been discovered. The highlight ...

... dam also resulted in the need to relocate Abu Simbel, the temple complex of Ramses II (one of the New Kingdom pharaohs).   Cairo is an absolutely massive city, with a population (depending on who you listen to) of between 18 and 20 million (that's ...

... papyrus is made We didn't buy anything but we now know how we could make papyrus at home. At last,we were at our hotel,the Sofitel Le Sphinx. It was nice but not up to the standard of the one we stayed at in London Heathrow.But it was included in the $210 ...

Pyramid day which started with a visit to Sakara which is close to Memphis and the original capital. Having decided that yesterday's driver was crazy we decided to book him again today! Yes, you heard right we asked him back, what fun! Sakara has a ...

... nbsp;Beban; sal the Nile on  a felucca, a traditional Egyptian sailboat; dress pretty for dinner at the Tarboush Tent at the Sofitel Old Winter Palace Hotel April 20 - visit Karnak Temple; BBQ lunch on the Nile pontoon at the hotel; fly back to ...