Crazy crazy Cairo
Posted October 31st, 2006 by Valerie MarshallEgypt is so crazy! We just finished a 5-day stay in Cairo. In that time I’ve seen the Great Pyramids of Giza, King Tut’s gorgeous golden mask, and some shockingly well-preserved mummies! In addition to the big sights, we’ve been lucky enough to have time to chill out in the old Islamic area with interesting market alleys, teahouses, and mosques. We also hired a driver for a day to see the Step Pyramid and the Red Pyramid, which were less crowded and easier to enjoy than the Great Pyramids. We climbed down a long, steep ramp into the Red Pyramid and enjoyed an eerie silence in the vaulted rooms. We raced back up the tunnel without realizing two days later our sore legs would still be killing us. Oops. It was fun and worth it though!
Anyway, we took the night train to Aswan and will be editing our Cairo/Pyramids media shortly, so take a look soon. Thanks for checking in!
OMG! We had, like, the same week:
In just a 5-day period, I’ve eaten Sbarro pizza, seen the beautiful new layout of ConEd Power’s billing statement, and in addition, I was recently lucky enough to have 3 songs from The Immaculate Collection rotate IN A ROW on my iPod’s shuffle! Last night, I raced up the 7 flights of stairs at the 181st ST subway station b/c the escalator was out of order. Ouch!
I feel so connected to you all the way around the world!
October 31st, 2006 | #
Hahahaha Matt the Great! Fabulous comment, please keep them coming.
November 2nd, 2006 | #
All I can think about is when Bert & Ernie went into the pyramids and the mummy’s came to life! That always scared the hell out of me. So, If you ever get scared in Egypt, sing the Rubber Duckie Song.
P.S. I bet some people got fired after the making of that Bent Pyramid!
November 3rd, 2006 | #