Egypt in 2 days

Being a flight attendant with the increased flying hours in the last months of working, did not leave me with much chance to travel. However, Egypt has always been a one of the countries I wanted to visited. And given its proximity to our base in the middle East, I couldn’t leave with without catching at least a glimpse of the Great Pyramids of Giza and Cairo.

So I picked two days off in my busy schedule, booked myself a ticket to Cairo, threw the essentials in my lovely purple suitcase, hired mr. Sherif as my amazing tour guide and set off. 

Again, I was a little bit skeptical about this trip because of the period I chose to do it in. It was the holy month of Ramadan, where Muslims choose to fast from sunrise to sunset, when they break their fast with tasty meals, which is known in their culture as Iftar. I was familiar with the Ramadan tradition from Dubai, where they usually fine tourists and non muslims who tend to drink on the street or stuff like that and I did a thorough research if I should expect the similar situation in Cairo. However, mr. Sherif reassured me and stated that they are very relaxed about this and they respect each other's choices. 

We started our tour with the Egyptian museum in Cairo. Honestly, I have never been the museum lover and even though this one had plenty to offer, I found it a bit boring. Then we continued our tour towards one of the most famous souqs in Cairo, Khan el Khalily. I was impressed by the language skills of the locals. English, Spanish, German, Russian and a lot more all with the aim to get their comission and sell their products. We ended the first evening with some shisha, falafel and hummous which were all very tasty. 

The next day was reserved for the aim of my trip, The Great Pyramids of Giza. The three pyramids stood proudly in the sea of stand surrounding them. I was worried initially for th visibility as the wind was blowing and consequently lifting all the sand and throwing into my eyes. But later this calmed down and I could enjoy my camel ride and the view of the three main beauties. I need to emphasize three main pyramids because there are actually six pyramids. Three of them are really tiny, and according to lot of people, not even worth mentioning. The ancient Egyptian logic was that the big pyramids were tombs for Pharaohs and greater rulers and the little ones for their mothers, daughters and sisters.

We entered one of these smaller pyramids and it was a really narrow and steep descent. I managed to hit my head quite lot of times. The mummies were buried with food, jewellery, sometimes even carriages and similar stuff which they were supposed to use in their after life. 

I couldn’t pass on taking the pictures with the sphinx either. I was amazed by how well they managed to preserve the whole place.

When we finished this part of the tour, we roamed around the Cristian area of Cairo. It was impressive to see where Virgin Mary hid for years after she escaped from Palestine. 

When mr. Sherif drove me back to the airport, I was kind of sad to leave. Sitting at the gate, I was checking the lovely photos I took, wishing that I had more time to go to Alexandria and Luxor. But  I guess, I have to leave something for next time. Until then, I will enjoy my memories. 

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