OK, I did Alexandria. Different historical place as it is alot more greco-roman in flavour. It really is a large resort town for Cairo. Population of 4-6,000,000 but about triple that in summer. I did go to El Alamein museum and cemetery. It’s not a tour I would overly recommend but it was important to me. You don’t really see the battle site as I was told there are still lots of land mines, about two a day still hurting people. My guide is studying for his Phd in Egyptology. I was asked at least twice to sponsor someone to come to Canada.
On my last morning I had about 4 hours to kill so walked to the citadel, about 1.5 hrs each way around the bay. people were shocked. When I went to get my shirt I had a taxi all afternoon and he took me to a great hole in the wall restaurant, not cheap but good sea food. Later I actually found a cheap bar for beer 10 minutes from the hotel.
I have to keep saying it, people are very friendly just watch out for the friendly who wants you to come to his store for his card.
This is my last day in Egypt, I fly out tonight for an overnight to Kenya.
The weather has been nice, some hot days but mostly 15 to 25. I’ve actually seen clouds.
Boy am I saving up a ton of punch buggies.
I’d really like to see Christopher drive here, at first he would love it, horns to pass, to clear the way, just to make noise, to signal it’s OK to come in my part lane. You would really get irate at the people who drift across lanes though. In grid lock, there is lots, its a miracle there aren’t more accidents.
Hope you’re all well, luv, moi
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We are done the deep history part of the tour, having gone to the valley of the kings this morning. I would really stress that to do this tour in summer would be insane both for crowds and temperatures. Had a great donkey ride to the valley, my donkey kept trying to lead the way even if I was hauling back on the reins. There really is some outstanding preserved stuff to be seen here but if one is interested it would be best to take more time and maybe small private tours.
The locals are friendly, just watch out because they want baksheesh for anything or nothing.
We take an overnight train back to Cairo tonight, hopefully this ones bathroom was cleaned in the last year or so.
Extremely lush country and farm land immediate to the nile with absolute desert outside of irrigation.
Just to let you know, so far I have not found a computer that will allow photo downloads, I may already have quite a bunch.
OK, I am down some back street in Luxor and found an internet. We got on the boat, a quite upper class boat trip but really relaxing. Heat, we have had some quite hot days, nights are cool.
Aswan was a beautiful city, morris think of the Valencia and sister city thrown together. Wow you should experience the aggresive street sellers here, I mean aggressive but you can get through them. Market street in Aswan was a zoo, I must be Hogan by now in fact. By the way, peas soaked in a pepper brine go well with beer. Try Arabic web sites with arabic writing someimte.
Abdul, our leader is fantastic. Other guides have also been good.
OK, temples, some are fantastic but I’m getting a little templed out. The Amon Ra here at Luxor is wow awesome though, best so far with the previous being Ramses II as mentioned.
Nubian village at Aswan was an experience as was wandering back streets here in Luxor. I did do a camel ride, try it sometime, different. Most of these will require better explanations when I get home. By the way, do not ever plan this trip in summer as it is busy now, can you imagine the crowds at busy time. Also, walking a temple at 45???
OK, that was a flights. From departure to bed at 4:00 in Cairo in 32 hours, we are 9 hours ahead of GP. All connections went smooth including no long treks at any airport. I even had 4 seats to sleep across the Atlantic. Arrival went smooth, my pick up just took me through easy. Actually all security was smooth. By the way, I have seen palm trees, lots actually. Got into many short meet the stranger chats along the way, especially in Amsterdam meeting people from everywhere.
Cairo itself looked quite cosmopolitan and clean at that time of the night oin zero sleep. Today our trip to the local pyramids showed more what I expected. Traffic actually rivaled south america this afternoon. Room is clean and definetely OK. Met my group, 14 in all, one of special interest, ha ha. Went inside a tomb, looked at the Egyptian museum based only on ancient Egypt and it would take a long time to actually explore. Tut’s gold mask and all that stuff. Only 1 local meal so far and no beer but that is about to change, 57 hours on 2 sleep is a bit of a stretch so pardon any spelling errors. My transfer pick up gut, Macmoud was real nice.
People are friendly, lots of english. The sellers at the Giza pyramids were on the extreme side though.
luv, moi
Date: 09/20/2008
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