Tag: Cairo

  • Sunday 21 June 2009 Highlights: The weird Cairo International Airport A late check out at 2 pm, waiting for a taxi booked for 7 pm and then a flight (hopefully at 11.45 pm) to Madrid and onwards to Brussels to catch up with Inge who I first met during my 2006 travels.

  • Saturday 20 June 2009 Highlights: Mohammed Ali Mosque, Turkish Bazaar Today we started with a visit to the Citadel which houses the Mohammed Ali Mosque. Surprisingly this was my first and only visit to a mosque in Egypt but it was a sight to behold. When entering the mosque you must take off your shoes…

  • Friday 19 June 2009 Highlights: Trekking up Mt Sinai, Mountain Ranges at Sunrise With views so spectacular it’s difficult to do them justice in words. We got a wakeup call at 1.00 am and were off to trek up Mt Sinai at 1.30 am arriving about 15 minutes later. As expected Mark decided to sleep…

  • Monday 8 June 2009 Highlights: Giza Pyramids, Visiting Papyrus and Perfume Outlets, Overnight Train We started with a 7 am wake up call, 7.30 am breakfast, a welcome to Amy and off we headed at 8 am to the Giza Pyramids. As soon as I got into the paid area I made the mistake of…

  • Sunday 7 June 2009 Highlights: Sakkah  Pyramids, Papyrus Museum Today I managed to get to breakfast having not eaten breakfast yesterday after the feast from the multiple plane/lounge visits).  I went for a walk and then broke all my travel rules by talking to a local resident and booking a private day tour. The guy…