Sorry, our last really nice hotel couldn't get their internet to work, so these posts are a few days late....
Again today, we got to see some amazing sights. Unfortunately, too much of our days was taken up with this sight: Cairo traffic. Cairo traffic is perhaps the worst and craziest I have ever seen.
Our sites today were not Biblical in any way. It possible that Abraham, or Jacob, or even Jesus saw the pyramids, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Never the less, they are amazing. I’ve seen too many pictures of them to count and still, just being there, you stand in awe in front of them.
Today was Shawn’s birthday and his daughter Emma wanted a picture of Shawn in front of a pyramid. Here you go Emma.
Also, check out the camels that vendors use near the site.
The sphinx is the same thing. Amazing to see close up.
And if any of us were homesick, comfort food was just outside the sphinx compound (we passed).
What continues to hit me is the level of poverty in Cairo. Many neighborhoods look like this: run down, dirty, tightly packed, almost falling down. It is city designed for 4 million people with 16 million, and it grows every day. For many people life is tough.
We also saw the Egyptian museum, but no cameras were allowed. One of the greatest museums in the world. Tutankhamen’s treasures themselves almost justify the trio to Cairo alone.
As always, thanks for looking!
PS: next time you think your job is tough.....
