day 1- Settling in. Getting swindled by a perfume shop owner. Realizing I HATE Egyptian food.
day 2- Pyramids in Giza. Went into a pyramid, not a good idea! The dead air, tight space, and heat was unbearable. The Sphinx. Sakkara Pyramids. Dinner at Pizza Hut, mmmmmmmmmmmmm.
day 3- Free day. Morning at the Cairo zoo. Holding and feeding lions, bears, crocodiles, tigers, seals, hippos, and elephants! 20 cent entry fee. $20 on bribes.
Afternoon spent in the National museum, got to see all the contents of King Tut's tomb and tons of other amazing things. Sunset sail on the Nile. Dinner at Chili's, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
day 4- Mosque walk in Cairo. Toured all the most significant mosques in Cairo, some are over 1,200 years old! A long hot day, followed by a miserable night on the sleeper train to Luxor.
day 5- The hottest day yet. Outside all day. Visited the Valley of the Kings where over 64 kings tombs are. Aaron visited King Tut's actual tomb and was busted trying to take a picture of his mummy. Oops! Went to the Karnak temple and Luxor Temple. Amazing! Amazing! amazing! Totally worth the 2 nights on the sleeper train and the heat exhaustion. (Hieroglyphics had a lot of LDS temple significance) Another sunset sailboat ride on the Nile in Luxor before heading back on the sleeper train to Cairo.
day 6- Up at 4:30 on the sleeper train to unload back in Cairo. Friday (today) is the sabbath day. We finally got to shower after 3 days in the heat and spending our nights on trains. Thank goodness! Church in Cairo with all the Americans working in the embassy. The primary chorister didn't show up so they asked Aaron and I to sub. We had so much fun! The members made us a Mexican meal. It was the best food I've eaten since I came here. Now we are sitting in a cafe across from out hotel smelling all the hooka pipes surrounding us. It smells fruity delicious. A guy sitting by us just said, "howdy. what's up? yankee doodle dandy".
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I'm going to provide a detailed analysis of this post.
1. You guys need to do two different author IDs so we can tell who is writing. I assume this is Aaron because Linds would never get swindled-- she'd give a "naaaaah" and keep on walking.
2. Pizza hut? Hysterical. Way to life it up halfway across the world.
3. Was the Chili's actually on the Nile? Talk about classy...
4. Although I like the ring that "Mosque Walk" has to it, I think that a mosque segway tour would have been more amusing. Just a thought. Next time.
5. I would think that you guys would know better than to expect a pleasant ride from a train...did Carrie and Sam teach you nothing?
6. "What's up yankee doodle dandy" is my favorite line ever, and I'm mos def going to start using it in my daily jargon. And you stay away from that hooka, it IS a gateway drug! And I don't necessarily think that charred strawberries are "fruity delicious," but to each his own I guess.
I love the itinerary run-down and the fabulous commentary. This is such a "once in a life-time" event. Thanks for seeing it for all of us. Love, Mama Judy
This blog will be a great journal of your trip.
thanks for the run down it sounds amazing. As usually Linds looks gorgeous and stylish even in the blazing hot heat. You guys sound like you are having a once in a lifetime opportunity, I am jealous. Miss ya
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