Sofitel Sphinx

... party was in full swing with lots of Copts enjoying Easter.  We got our own Easter present, a plate of chocolate from the Sofitel.  Even through we were warned about the danger of crossing the road, as it  was Easter and the traffic was ...

... hassled by the hawkers and traders. It was worse for her and they were more pushy when I was not there. After a stop at the Sphinx it was back to the pool for swimming and relaxation.  We had a late lunch and skipped dinner.  Then a final ...

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 ...

... not look back at Pizza Hutt and the other shops.  The Sphinx was higher than it looks and is in a sunken hollow.  The Sphinx was covered with sand and has been dug out.  What else remains buried in Egypt?  Standing at the back, next to ...

... ; Amazing views of the city from there...need to mention, it's HOT tamales outside! Visited the Pyramids and the Sphinx after lunch, crazy crowded, but absolutely amazing! Most everything you see adjacent to these magnificient sites are just hodge podge ...

... and interesting. Without going into too much detail, learnt that a lot of the statues are missing their noses (including The Sphinx) because when Muslim's first invaded Egypt, they looked on these statues as a symbol of paganism. The nose ...

... 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 ...

... the end…despite the 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... So 1 1 /2 hours later, now midnite, we were at terminal 5 - British Airways terminal.But all counters were closed. So we went to the Sofitel Hotel to get a room and surf the net for flights. It was feeling like we were in the Amazing Race but there was no ...

Egypt is a welcoming but chaotic place.  We arrived on Egypt Air, the national carrier, landing safely to the applause of everyone on board.  Just prior to our landing, the pilot had wished us a good landing - I had previously thought this was ...

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 ...

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 ...

   Having missed the opportunity to reserve an air conditioned Mercedes for the day we were offered an alternative at 150 Egyptian pounds for the whole day, that's just under £20 and the driver takes us anywhere we want and waits for us for as long as ...

A nice flight on an airbus A330 despite someone taking Ill on the flight but it added some exitement. Also I managed to spill a whole glass of red wine down my legs and Meryl. For Meryl not so bad but I got soaked right down to my socks and trainers. My ...