We arrived in Cairo yesterday where we proceeded to sleep the whole afternoon - defeating the purpose of arriving early before the tour begins. Since I was up for 48 hours prior to departure packing and re-packing--- the 12 hours flight from JFK to Cairo was a breeze. I slept 2 hours of the 12, only to wake up for meals.
We arrived in Cairo and welcomed the dry warm breeze as we exited the plane and boarded the transit bus. If only we knew how harsh Egyptian "winter/spring" was - we wouldn't have "welcomed" such breeze.
Our hotel is located inside of Cairo - a cross the street from the nile The drive from the airport to the hotel introduced us to the sand, sun, and what do you know --- we can see the desert just off the highway! And people thought one had to drive out of town to see it.
Oh no! The desert is Cairo's and pretty much Egypt's backyard. We spent our first night enjoying the night in our hotel - dinner by the pool, and this time - a cool breeze lingers. And I savored their mango juice oh God the mango juice. It was heaven! It was literally a mango crushed and pour into a glass. A sip would include small pieces of the fruit. I was in love!
The next day, the 3ed - we had breakfast at 9am and caught the free shuttle bus to downtown Cairo. It dropped us in front of the Cairo Museum. We spent of our day in that area - shopping. We bought papyrus, cartouches and perfume oils. We finished buying the essentials for souvenirs because we knew we wouldn't have time later on. So shopping we did - and just as easy as that - there goes my $300....
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