Sofitel le Sphinx Hotel

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 ...

... how 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 ...

... market. 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 ...

... 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 ...

... a bunch of Lego bricks packed together, none of 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 ...

... mosque of Mohammed Ali, no, not the boxer but the man seen as having a major influence on modern Egypt.    Back to the hotel for some relaxation time not before finding the gym though and doing a 20 minute jog on the treadmill, fortunately it was ...

... 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 ...

... ; 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 Cairo; farewell ...