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24Jun
June 24, 2009 – 10:11am (Cairo, Egypt Time)
I arrived in Cairo last night after a 3 hour flight from Rome. There was a guy from the Hotel that I’m staying at standing there to meet me and he helped me with my bags as well as arranged for a Mercedes Benz to take me from the airport to the hotel. The airport was very well air conditioned and there were lots of people, some with those surgical masks on. I guess they are paranoid about the swine flu. The security at the airport is very tight. I had to show my passport to 4 different people just to get out of the airport. The drive from the airport was CRAZY. It was one of the craziest car trips I’ve ever been on in my life. The cars are scattered across the road like ants, just avoiding each other. Traffic lights are non-existent and people cross the road when and wherever they can. It’s like a real life version of the game Frogger. Seriously. But the city of Cairo is beautiful. A lot of people think that it’s a dump but to me there is a kind of beauty in a city that is raw and gritty. You have slums intermingled with beautiful mosques in the backdrop. I also so KFC’s, McDonalds, and other various American influences. After arriving at my hotel I checked into my room, had a shower, a drink at the bar and went to bed. This morning I awoke to a majestic view of the great pyramid of Giza towering over my balcony. I have posted pics of the hotel above. Today I will finally get to go to the pyramids, one of my life long dreams.
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So I am back from my trip and finally had a chance to catch up on all of your travels. You sound exausted… are you blogging before you sleep? At any rate, your pictures are very entertaining to say the very least. the view from your hotel in Cairo is beautiful. Enjoy and I’ll keep checking in.
Comment by Jamie — June 24, 2009 @ 7:57 am
Boy, the green comes to a very decided stop, doesn’t it? Garden/Desert. No inbetween.
Comment by Karin — June 24, 2009 @ 11:27 am