Pics and commentary from the first 24 hours in Egypt;

A first glimpse of the Cairo driving from the airport to the hotel. The buildings were close together and made out of bricks or and other thick looking stone. I was surprised, I was expecting something "lighter" though the material makes sense...


















A lot of the buildings looked very old. Windows were often broken or nonexistent, clothes hanging out the sides were a trend.

Our first view of the Nile...

There were modern western looking buildings side by side with Mosques.

So we tried to order falafel for dinner at No Big Deal, but instead we ended up with four plates of babbagunish. We decided it was eggplant, chickpeas and ... it tastes delicious w/ pita bread =D

Paying was a little tricky...

This morning we rode camels to see the Giza pyramids. The boys who led the camels were anywhere from 7 year old to maybe late teens. We learned "baksheesh" means tip.

The Sphinx--this pics for you Lauren...lololol...yeah we'll fill in the story later...

I had so many expectations for the pyramids. They're surely the most known and talked about ancient relic in school.
Getting there though, seeing them, all the talk became secondary. They did not disappoint.