Day 36 – Sleepless in Cairo

Uffdah. My watch has logged just 3 hours and 7 minutes of sleep in the last 36 hours. Gonna be a power sleep tonight.

We made it to Cairo on time and without delay this morning and jumped right into a jam packed day of delight.

Here is the itinerary highlight:

We left the airport to start a terrific tour in Cairo visiting its impressive landmarks including Giza Pyramids Complex which contains the following Attractions:

· The Magical Pyramid of Khufu

The last remaining monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World & the largest pyramid in the Giza Plateau. It was built for King Khufu with a height of 147 m.  The number of stones used in its construction is more than 2,300,000……Each stone weighs from 2.5 tonnes to 9 tonnes. We also witnessed the hypnotic Pyramids of Chephren and Mykerinus. 

· The Amazing Giza Sphinx

This mythical creature’s limestone statue was made of one piece of stone carved not built and it takes the facial expressions of king Khafre. It stands 73 m long, 19 m wide, and 20 m in height.

· The Incredible Valley Temple

It is the place that witnessed the main mummification & purification of the ancient Egyptian rulers & Pharaohs.

With this tour we also had a great camel ride along the pyramids. This was great but also a pain as we are figuring out the high pressure haggeling and price increases of all things Egypt. I got way laid back in Ethiopia where this is never the case and now am in the ramped up dynamics of hyper tourism. Time to get my A game sharpened as to be a good tourist and not too grumpy over the constant cash exchange of things.

In the evening, we enjoyed a marvelous Nile Dinner Sunset Cruise.

We could not have added another element to this day. We are grateful for June 30th and the lifelong memories that happened on this day in time.

And yes, we are enjoying Cairo Hot Hot Hot!