Well it's the end (nearly) of a totally exhausting day. It's 6.30 pm here, which is 3.30am Melbourne time,which goes part of the way towards explaining why I am so tired!
We arrived at Cairo airport this morning to be assaulted by taxi drivers touting for business. We argued the price down from 65 pounds to 44 pounds, or about $11. WOW! Anyway the drive in was scintillating.. speeds between 80 and 100 kph the whole way pretty much, with lots of tooting of the horn and flashing of the lights when people got in his way! Rooms are nice, and mine has a balcony with a great view of the Nile. The smog is pretty amazing, so visibility doesn't extend to the pyramids!
Nicole and I ventured out after having showers and unpacking, and we were taken in hand by Ali, who assured us that the Egyptian Museum was closed as it's Friday,and that we should instead come to his shop where he would make us a nice cup of Egytpian tea and show us his art work.. Oh and his sister was getting married tomorrow so anything he sold would go to her.> What a scam, but we eventually escaped and went to the museum, which was NOT closed! I am already tiring of taxi drivers, they are so pushy, and of people trying to sell me papyrus on the street, so tomorrow's trip to the souks should be fun, or I might just snap!
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