Egypt -




If you're a movie lover and want to go back in time to imagine that you're in "The Maltese Falcon" or "Indiana Jones" then Cairo is for you! A sprawling buzzing mass of humanity.

I landed in cairo in the middle of the night and was woken up by the speedy cab I was in.Was staying with my dad so everything was quite peaceful.The best thing about our hotel was that the balcony opened to River Nile and you could see the whole city of Cairo.
While in Cairo ,I obviously checked out the Pyramids and the Sphinx.I had heard that the pyramids are close to the city itself but they are Bang! In the middle of the city.The pyramids ,the camels ,the sand ..everything was quite picturesque.
The bazaars of Cairo are always crowded and unless you are with somebody there is a 100% probability of getting lost.Went to some of the famous bazaars and bought some awesome Egyptian jewellery.
The roads of Cairo deserve a mention.
You just have to walk and hope. As I stand on the edge of the road and hesitate for a while, I see some locals just walk out and let the cars dodge them. My golden travel rule of "do as the locals" was put into practice. I walked out and jumped back in again. It was crazy. People just walk all over the road and don't really look where they are going or what the traffic is doing. My golden travel rule of "do as the locals" was regressed.

The citadel,the museum ,the cairo tower are all good places to sightsee.The scene stealer was lovely cruise dinner on nile with traditional Egyptian music and yes of course!belly dancing.Guys! you gotta check it out.
I also went to another old city of Egypt,called Alexandria.Its by the coast of Meditteranean sea and has an amazing view.The food obviously is great.
Egypt is certainly one of those places that is so different to anything I have ever experienced before and am so happy I did it.

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Folder - Egypt