Well hello again everyone did you miss us? well what a day yesterday out of Rome to the airport and a 3 hour flight in economy to Egypt ( Business class definetly spoils you ).
We arrived at our hotel at around 8pm after a harrowing taxi ride ,if you think the Italians are crazy drivers at least their cars arent held together with wire and sticky tape ( no joke ) the gap between rich and poor here is vast with almost no middle class so driving around the streets is a real eye opener with refuse just dumped on the side of the road and rivers and people still going around on donkeys and carts.
I guess i was expecting something like this but the reality is quite confronting, still we went to Giza today on a morning that you couldnt see 50 metres in front of you with haze a mixture of pollution and fog when we got to the step pyramid you couldnt see it until you almost fell over it!!
The haze cleared after that and we saw the great pyramid next which was fantastic they are massive and climbing onto it was a boyhood dream that is now fulfilled, we also saw the alabaster sphinx and the large sphinx as well as the solar boat that they found that was built to navigate the pharaoh into the afterlife, it is enormous and made of lebanese hardwood that was imported to egypt and the boat has never touched the water ( well not in this life anyway )
It has been a massive day, tomorrow we are off to the Cairo Museum and an overnight train to Aswan till then looking forward to hearing from you all love you lots Ralf & Sam xx
Hey - you have changed your profile picture! Obviously Egypt is a hit for you! Looks considerably warmer - amazing what a few degrees in latitude can do. Have a grand time - not long until you are ballooning over the Nile!
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Welcome back guys! The photos are amazing, I wish I was there with you both. Thanks for that mini history lesson Ralfy, good to see you are taking in all the info the tour guide is telling you! Make the most of the warmer weather before you head off to the cold again in the States. Hope you got the email I sent you. If not our email is lynngerv@bigpond.net.au Keep having the most amazing time. Love you lots Lynn and co mwah xoxo
ReplyDeleteHello I hope it is all you expected it to be and bye your description I think it is.Yes it is one thing knowing they are huge and its another standing and even walking around them.Enjoy every moment love Mum and Dad
ReplyDeleteHi guys! Happy New Year!! Glad you're enjoying Egypt. It's so crazy when you first arrive and have to get into one of their cars hey!!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics so far - am really looking forward to seeing the rest. How awesome are the pyramids up close?!
Matt and Em x