Wednesday, December 9, 2009

!!!!!!!EGYPT!!!!!!!

Day Two!!! We wake up bright and early to start our journey today! We both very tired with only about 4 hours of sleep! We start off having a nice breakfeast in the hotel... I had a cooked omelette and they didn't for some reason want to cook Josh's! But he still had a smile on his face!

We head out but first before we do our tour guide had to bribe the security guards to let us park outside of the hotel! Yes you heard me right! Next we start off on our 2 minute crazy drive to the Pyramids!!!
The entrance to the pyramids is highly guarded by police, military police, big guns and gates!
When entering the pyramids you have to get searched through security to see if you are caring anything and have to purchase tickets if you want to go inside one of the pyramids...
Our bus was waiting for us at the other side of security to take us to the parking area... Police officers were on camels back lucky I got this picture without having to pay him for it! The city of Giza in the background!
The parking area in the background is the middle pyramid it looks bigger than the first one but in fact it is actually smaller! We were lucky to enter this pyramid and we actually stood in the center of the pyramid. It was a big empty room but worth to go inside. Once we exited the pyramid we got harassed by all these people selling goods... poor Josh has sucker written on this forehead... he just couldn't say no. After they took 200 Egyptian pounds from him and trying to get us on Camel, side note, when they get you on camel they bring you out to the desert and steal all your money and cameras from you luckily we didn't get pulled onto one... but for Josh he couldn't say no so I had to walk away which helped... they offered Josh 800 camels for me!
Next stop our bus driver drove us on top of this hill so we could see all three pyramids! It was so AWESOME! Very hard to take a picture though because it was very crowded. They said though that business has dropped by 70% since 9/11 could you have imaged what it would have been like with that many more people up there! IMPOSSIBLE!
Next to see the Sphinx... The area we were in is where they would bring the mummy in and remove all the brain and stuff in this temple area and then they would continue there journey to the pyramid!

The Sphinx... our guide had told us that his nose was removed because they considered it ideal worshiping for the Christian religion since they don't believe in this they removed his nose and beard to make him look less like a human and more like a God... every tour guide told something different but this one made the most sense but I don't know if it was the Christian's you decide and become your own Egyptologist (if that is a word)
After all that hard work of seeing the pyramids it was time to eat. The food we ate was amazing!!
The women, preparing the food, it was very hot for them I am sure with there long dresses and being covered up to cook the food. Only men served us food though! This was the only time apart from working in the restrooms that we actually saw women working!
All the seats were handmade I think because the one that Josh sat in was really low to the ground! Mine was higher.
The food was so good as you can see by the expression on my face or that I am in a daze because we have gotten no sleep!
The entrance to the restaurant it was between all this rubble and the very very poor area of the city. It was a little bit scary at first you will see by the next picture... which was taken across the street!

This is right outside our room if you look you can see the top of the first pyramid!
After the pyramids we went and saw a laser and light show... it was very 1960's but was so amazing being at the pyramids at night! It was so peaceful amongst the hustle and bustle of the city that was finally waking up! We unfortunatly were growing very tired! I was hoping to see a ghost but didn't spot one sorry! No mummy rising for us that would have made the show very interesting!
Once we were done with the light show we got back to our hotel and had a traditional Egyptian meal! The food was AMAZING!! I have no clue how they stay so skinny with all this food we couldn't eat it all... our meal cost about $10. Can't beat that!! Thus ends day two of our amazing Egyptian experience more to come...

2 comments:

Melissa said...

What a fun trip! I'm glad to how you guys are doing! keep up the posts! :)

leslie jo said...

EGYPT....Now that is awesome!!!! I love reading about all your travels can't wait for more to come.