Egyptian Museum and the Pyramids
Went to Egyptian museum (30 pounds for student) and spent 2 hours there. There are many cool artifacts but I can’t bring in my camera.
Egyptian Museum
Walked around the city, to opera house and Cairo tower which is not far away from downtown.
Took a bus to Giza with Mahmod and we got there around 4.30pm. It’s around 40 mins ride by bus. The Pyramid closed early because of Ramadan so we rent a horse (after haggling, I paid around 75 pounds for each person for a 1.5 hours ride) and ride around outside the pyramids instead.
Pyramid
Muslims in Cairo fast during Ramadan from around 4am till 6pm. I spent the whole day without eating or drinking, just to try out how it felt. I was exhausted after the day because the weather in Cairo is hot and dusty.
Egypt is so chaotic; bus doesn’t have set schedule nor a fix stop, to get on the bus is by chance and no one queues here. There are not many traffic lights in Cairo and nobody follow the traffic lights, the traffic lights here are just for decorations and it’s a challenge to cross the road.
Walked around Talab Hart st (street for shopping) in downtown. Met up with Don and he brought me to Goal Café in Zamalek with his scooter.
Sheesha (called hookah in the US)
With Don
People don’t sleep here. It’s 2.30am and there are still many families and kids running on the street.
I was there, Warren! Looks like you are having lots of fun 🙂
Hey Big V, so far so good. Egypt is hot and chaotic..
what I’d give to be you right now. Random fact: hookah is worst than cigarettes haha
how about second hand hookah smoke? I had that a lot too..