Day: 6 September 2004

After lunch we visited the Cairo Museum. The lack of sleep was finally hitting us and therefore it was, at times, a bit of a struggle to keep interested in what our guide telling us. The first thing that really made an impression was the fact that they had a replica of the Rosetta Stone.… Continue reading Cairo Museum

We landed at about 23:30 and by the time we had got through immigration and collected our luggage it was after midnight before we set off on the 45-minute drive to the hotel. I knew we were staying at Le Meridian Pyramids in Giza, but I was still surprised at just how close to the… Continue reading Pyramids

Here’s a useful tip for travellers to Egypt. Don’t use Egypt Air. As we entered the departure gate for our flight there was an extra security check. Now that’s pretty understandable given the current political situation in the area, but the problem was that the Egypt Air security guard doing the checks spoke very little… Continue reading Egypt Air