Arrival in Cairo

Well we are in our last city in Egypt. We took an overnight train from Luxor to Cairo on Thursday night. We had our own compartment with 2 bunks. The beds weren't that comfortable - imagine that! Also very hard to sleep on a loud moving train. We were fed a light dinner and breakfast which consisted of 4 different types of bread, none very appetizing, and butter and jam. We were glad to arrive in Cairo and get to our hotel to take a nap!

We have learned the true meaning of Inshallah (If God is willing) everytime we step off a curb to cross the street. The traffic is crazy! They don't follow any traffic laws, including stop lights, they don't stay in lanes, they honk at everything and it is INSANE! Melanie and I are in the center of Cairo within in walking distance of the Museum and lots of other sites. Of course even walking on the sidewalks brings it's own problems - street hawkers! They ask you where you are from and try to start conversations to get you into their shops. We've actually become pretty adept at getting around them. But even with the crazy traffic and people on the streets, it's a fascinating city, such a mixture of modern and old.

The museum was great - see photo below for more details. Of course Melanie was proposed to yet again and her beau was disappointed when we left the museum. (Melissa has taken to wearing a silver ring on her ring finger!) Tomorrow we head to the pyramids - at last! We will see the pyramids, the Sphinx, Memphis and Saqqura where the oldest step pyramid is. Looking forward to it and will post more tomorrow.