Our team arrived in Cairo around 3 a.m. We were all wiped out (as you can imgine). After purchasing visas and navagating customs, we were off to a guest house for what amounted to about three hours worth of sleep. The good news is...there IS a Starbucks in Cairo.
Check it out:
Interesting note here: we actually got kicked out of Starbucks. Yep, that's right. Dr. Hany bought us a bunch of sandwiches for breakfast (from another restaurant) and apparently that didn't sit too well with the kind folks at Starbucks.
Believe it or not, it was raining in Cairo that day. From what I understand, it like NEVER rains in Cairo...but this day...it was raining. It made for an adventure. The streets flooded (no drains) and the already crazy traffic got even crazier. But it's all good because...we were off to see the pyramids at Giza.
Jared and a Camel (you'll have to figure out which is which):
More shenanigans from Jared (one of my favorite shots):
In the meantime, I had an intimate moment with the Sphinx
We had lunch at Pizza Hut. Check out the view I had while enjoying a stuffed crust...
From the pyramids we headed to the train station in Giza to catch the night train to Luxor (a 12-hour overnight trip). More on that with day three coverage...pp
1 comments:
Very cool. That Dr Hany, he's a risk taker. I can't believe you guys got kicked out of someplace on your second day. And a Starbucks!
I'm loving the day by day report. What an experience!
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