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WOW!! Who knew that Egypt was cold, freezing on fact... Well, 12 degrees and really windy!
I totally got to cross two things off my bucket list today... Camel riding and seeing the great pyramids. The best bit was that the camel ride was through the Sahara desert right next to a pyramid... Totally awesome. I also got to go inside the third great pyramid and kiss the sphinx.
We are now off to catch a sleeper train and head to Aswan for more sightseeing of temples and a spice market.
- K
Here are a few observations about Cairo.
1. It is HUGE! 23 million people! Definitely one of the biggest cities we have been to, driving in Cairo seems like it would be difficult. My interpretation of the road rules are: the bigger vehicle has right of way at all times, beep your horn and flick your lights at every opportunity. That is all.
These skills seem to have been mastered by some of the local children, like the 10 year old doubling another helmetless kid, on a motorbike, (to work probably) and the 13 year old driving the front end loader.
2. The hi way etiquette is surprisingly effective, no better or worse than peak hour in any Australian city considering there are no lanes to speak of.
3. There are lots of Mosques, 85% of the population are Muslim so it's definitely an experience hearing the call to prayer every couple of hours.
4. Local food is pretty good, our guide shouted us a local takeaway that was pasta, rice, tomato sauce, chickpea, lentils and fried onion with lemon and vinegar dressing. Tasty!!!
5. 60% of men in Egypt are named Mohammed, including our tour guide, so we call him Momo for short and to avoid 20 guys turning around when we say his name!
-M
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Kathy We are sitting down reading your blogs. Alf read it aloud for us all. What an experience.