Long day began with saying bye to my family in Greece in the wee hours, and flying from Athens to Cairo. We were met by the lovely Noha, who is our gracious and most generous hostess. She took us back to her appartment right in the center of the city and led us to a giant bedroom, and we immediately felt right at home!
After lunch, we took a cab to the Egyptian Museum. Talk about a way to get right into history! Our time there was far too short, but we got to see statues, mummified animals, jewelry, sarchophogi, and of course, King Tut! His rooms were by far the most sumptuous (which makes sense seeing as his was one of very few tombs that were not looted!), and it was really cool to see his sarcophogus and funeral mask in person!
Shortly after our audience with his grace the boy-king, the museum closed. Karla and I decided to walk back to Noha's, stopping along the way to watch the people dancing in the feluccas on the Nile. It was quite the spectacle with the music and dancing!
We spent a short time at Noha's before heading out to the pyramids (for the first time!!!) to see the Light and Sound show! The pyramids are every bit as breathtaking as people say. Even in the dark, and even though we were far away, I sat through most of the show in absolute awe of them. Of course I enjoyed the show too!
We then piled back in the car and went to dinner. Noha treated us to a feast of traditional foods, all of which we thoroughly enjoyed, despite our exhaustion from the long day. Walking home was the perfect nightcap...now off to get some rest for another big day tomorrow!
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