Welcome to Egypt!

Welcome to Egypt! After 14 hours of travel, here is your greeting party:



We know you've been wondering what type of food they have in Egypt (and by you, we mean Merry). Well, they have lots of Mediterranean food, but what they are known for is their desserts. There is a famous bakery around the corner from our hotel where you can get a box of treats for under $4.



Our first stop (after the bakery) was the Egyptian Museum. This building houses some of the most amazing Egyptian artifacts in the world. You should have seen it. Unfortunately, they don't allow cameras, so start looking into airfare to Cairo. Highlights include the contents of King Tut's tomb, such as his iconic burial mask, animal mummies (including cats, dogs, baboons, cows, and even crocodiles!), and royal mummies. You should be glad we don't have any photos of them.



Granted, the real reason people go to Egypt is to see the last ancient wonder of the world that is still standing - the Giza Pyramids. Luckily, they're right down the road from downtown Cairo. If you're worried about them being eaten away by pollution (and there is a lot of it), then you might say their location is rather unlucky.



While this may come as a shock to some, the Sphinx isn't that big. At least not as big as you might imagine. Many years of low angle shots framed by the pyramids have made this monument larger then life. Kind of like meeting Tom Cruise in person.



Granted, a celebrity is a celebrity, and even if they aren't as big as you had imagined, you still can't resist getting your picture taken with them.



Then we had to go traipsing through the sand, walking from one pyramid to the next and... wait a second, why does that shadow have three heads?



So maybe we decided to take the easy route, catching a ride on Charlie Brown. Well, at least that's what the camel guide claimed. Granted, this is the same guy who claimed that there was a perfume and papyrus museum included with our ticket to the pyramids. We've never been to a museum where they tried to sell you their merchandise...er... display items.



Did we mention we saw the pyramids?



Sunset again offered some amazing views. The clouds seemed to dance across the sky.



Incredible to think these structures are thousands of years old. They just don't build them like they used to...