Egypt, Part 2: Cairo with family

We returned to Cairo from Luxor on Sunday afternoon. Lucky for us, Justin came to pick us up at the airport and had already arranged a cab ride, our first of many. He had also worked out a great itinerary for the week.

Sunday night: Great dinner at Felfela for typical Egyptian fare.

Monday: Adventures in transportation to Alexandria. The catacombs and the library.

Tuesday: The Egyptian museum. We had to leave early due to the arrival of a Russian diplomat, but not before seeing the mummy room and King Tut's tomb treasures. No cameras were allowed :(

Wednesday: Islamic Cairo. The citadel and its mosques. I took the afternoon off to get some rest after coming down with the stomach flu.

Thursday: the grand finale: the pyramids. We saw all of them and rode camels- it felt very unstable!

What a great time we had with the family. I hope this is the first of many with the whole Hoyle clan. Thanks again to Morgan and Justin for being such great hosts and even teaching us to play Egyptian backgammon.

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