Cairo, Egypt

We have arrived ! After over 16 hours in planes and airports, we finally arrived at our destination. Cairo is loud, dirty and hot...but the pyramids are across the street! It is amazing here and so different, the people are friendly and the sites are overwhelming! We have been in Cairo for 3 days and have seen so much and learned so much about the history of Egypt, we had an amazing guide who traveled with us and happily shared all her knowledge and answered our never ending questions. We've seen the City of the Dead, the Pyramids, the Spinx, the Nile River, the Bazzar, the carpet makers, the papayrus makers, the list is never ending! The most insane thing in Cairo is ....the Drivers!! no signals, no street lights, no lanes, just lay on the horn and go, go, go!!! People cross the street whenever and wherever and then there are donkey carts and men on bikes with plywood balanced on there heads stacked high with freshly made pita! I have never seen children so excited to see us, they laugh and run up to ask us our names and have their picture taken with us and as we drive past buses filled with people they smile, laugh and wave. The only downside is there are alot of people expecting baceesh (Tips), it costs you an Egyptian Pound to go to the bathroom. If you don't pay you don't get toilet paper! Apart from that Bill and I are having a great time we are right now sitting in the airport waiting for our flight to Hurghada, to go diving in the Red Sea.